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BATHORY BEGIN S INFORMATION FOR SCHOOLS Bathory Begins By Gretel Vella and Emme Hoy Produced by ATYP and Q Theatre The girls of class 10F at Butt Road High School are convinced that their Art and Design Teacher, Mrs Bathory, is a murderer: the sadistic sixteenth-centuty serial killer (and probable vampire) Elrezebet Bathory. It’s pretty obvious, really. Girls have been disappearing one-by-one until only seven (yes, seven) remain. The school says it’s a headlice outbreak, but the girls know it’s really another murderous rampage in Bathory’s endless quest for eternal youth. They prepare to take a stand and put an end to her bloodthirsty tyranny once and for all. Then the boys from Judas Gents Show up. This isn’t going to end well. Bathory Begins is the winner of the 2017 ATYP Foundation Commission, an annual award to support the creation of works for 14-17 year-old performers. Stage Suitability Years 9+ Season Dates 11 21 September 2019 School Matinees Wed & Fri, 12pm Venue Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre 597 High St Penrith Duration 90 mins Tickets $20 1 free teacher per 10 paid students Bookings www.atyp.com.au/productions Contact 02 9270 2400 [email protected]