The Chapel Perilous follows the painful and sometimes farcical life of a defiant young poet, Sally Banner, as she attempts—through her school days, lovers, marriage and politics—to extract meaning from her environment. Music by Frank Arndt.
Also available in Australian Women’s Drama and Dorothy Hewett’s Collected Plays Volume I.
Cue the Chorus is a series of critical responses by Australian playwrights to classic Australian plays, offering insights and personal responses. To read Noëlle Janacsewska’s response to The Chapel Perilous, click here.