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Fatima Palces as the Queen of Sheba
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The Queen of Sheba
An ancient queen like you've never seen

An abrupt blaring of trumpets! A shrill shrieking of peacocks! And suddenly - time is no more. The Queen of Sheba steps from the frame of the magnificent painting, The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon by Edward Poynter. In a dazzle of jewels, feathered flabellums and sassy witticisms, the Queen leads deliciously sassy tours through the Gallery's Old Courts.

Written by Geoffrey McSkimming
Directed by Robina Beard
Performed by Fatima Palces

Sundays
4 & 18 November 2007
2 & 9 December 2007

11.30am & 1.45pm
(Please note: The performances originally scheduled for 30 December have been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The Art Gallery of NSW apologises for any inconvenience caused.)

Please note - special performances
Selected Sundays in 2007, 11.30am
11 November - When camels could fly
25 November - Commedia Dell'Arte
23 December Aditi and her rickshaw