Betty Can Jump
Betty Can Jump was a group devised theatre performance that was first performed in January 1972.[1] It was rehearsed at the Australian Performing Group's Pram Factory then located in Carlton, Victoria.[2] Participants in the performance included Claire Dobbin, Helen Garner, Evelyn Krape, Jude Kuring and Yvonne Marini.[3]
The name is derived from John and Betty, a Victorian Department of Education children's reader from 1951, where the male/female protagonists were stereotypes, playing with truck and dog and pram and cat, respectively.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Late Night Live - Betty can Jump - the women who staged a feminist revolution in 1970s Melbourne theatre". Late Night Live. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Betty Can Jump at the Pram Factory: the radical 1970s play that built a scene – and changed Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Betty jumps high". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Kenny, Kath (2022-09-29). "Friday essay: 'with men I feel like a very sharp, glittering blade' – when 5 liberated women spoke the truth". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
