Blue Murder (Beatrix Christian play)
An Australian play written by playwright, Beatrix Christian, which tells the story of Evelyn Carr. who leaves her home town to come to Blackrock to work for Blue, a children's writer. Acting as mentor, Blue leads Evelyn on a journey of self-discovery that is magical, sensuous and frightening (5 acts, 2 men, 4 women). Blue Murder is a complex study of the way men have created the fantasy that their art is more important than reality - even more real than death. It has been published by Currency Press since 1994. First Production. Blue  Murder was first performed by Company B at the Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney on 5 April 1994 with the following cast: Lucy Bell: EVE Kelly Butler: ANGEL Rebecca Frith: LEURA Sacha Horler: ROSE Jamie Jackson: LYLE & ROY Jacek Koman: BLUE Directed by Antoinette Blaxland Designed by Dan Potra Lighting by Rory Dempster Sound Design by Paul Healy