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February 14, 1999
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THE KILLING OF SISTER

GEORGE

By Frank Marcus, Court Theatre, Christchurch, to March 6 Reviewed by JIM TULLY IT'S more than 30 years since the Killing of Sister George created a stir with its candid presentation of the breakdown of a lesbian relationship. I can remember vividly the impact of the 1968 film version which featured a wonderfully powerful performance by Beryl Reid as the radio soap opera star whose character, Sister George, is written out of the series in an attempt to boost ratings. I left the cinema numbed -- my partner didn't want to talk about it. So how would Sister George stand the test of time? After all, attitudes towards lesbianism have changed significantly and Frank ...

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