An original play by Dorothy Hewitt 1978
The abuse of Kate & Rozanna Lilley | Pandora's Cross 1978 Martin Sharp, Pandora's Cross , poster, 1978. Notorious King’s Cross witch Rosalie Norton meets iconic fictional Australian poet Ern Malley in a play by Dorothy Hewitt – so reads a possible headline for the little-known play Pandora’s Cross which saw its one and only season at the Paris Theatre, Sydney, in the winter of 1978. On 29 June of that year the Sydney premiere took place of the Paris Company’s production, featuring a stellar cast of some of Sydney’s top theatre performers. The play was directed by Jim Sharman – already famous for his productions of Hair , Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Picture Show . Original music was composed by Ralph Tyrell, with sets by Brian Thompson and costumes by Luciana Arrighi. The surviving record of the production includes numerous media reports – both positive and negative - a spectacular poster by Sydney artist Martin Sharp, ephemera such as the program, an