A Particular Class of Women

runner-up for BEST THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE by The Coast (2002)

"A Particular Class of Women was written by Feindel after a celebrated 1985 court case in 

Ontario where a stripper was raped at knifepoint but Mr. Presiding Judge didn't pay much 

attention to the crime because as he pointed out the woman/victim 'was from a particular class 

of women whose profession it is to promote lust.'  Feindel spent ten years as a stripper to write 

a composite of life in the skin trade, originally produced as a one-woman show."

Frank Magazine - Atlantic Canada

"Raunchy, Raw and relentless, Purple Octogon Theatre's latest production is a blast of 

unconventional drama in a site-specific locale.  This time it's in Hell.  Purple Octogon has 

transformed it into an erotic dance club.  The production is brisk, engaging, and imaginative.

Purple Octogon seems determined to push the accepted boundaries of drama.  The patrons 

in the bar inhabit the show rather than passively watch.  The young women immersed

themselves totally in their roles.  This is a strong and confident production that takes theatre 

to a place Halifax audiences rarely get to visit."    -  Ron Foley MacDonald

The Halifax Daily News

The Dalhousie Gazette