Daughters of Heaven by Michelanne Forster

First produced in 1991, Daughters of Heaven is the true story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme and the murder that sensationalized an entire country. The Parker/Hulme murder case of Christchurch, New Zealand in 1954 shocked everyone who heard it. Not only was this a horrible and unthinkable crime, but it was fully documented in the pages of Pauline Parker's diary. Her diary was published in the newspaper after the trial. All of the haunting diary entries in the play are Parker's own words. Daughters of Heaven is a story of obsession, passion, malice, and most of all, friendship. It is a provocative and intriguing depiction of innocence and murder and love and betrayal. Daughters of Heaven inspired the acclaimed film, Heavenly Creatures, directed by Peter Jackson and starring Kate Winslet.