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]