Description
The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Lynne BradleyÂ
GENRE: Elizabethan Theatre
THEMES: Magic, Freedom, Outcasts
LENGTH: 90 Minutes
NO. OF CHARACTERS: 10
SYNOPSIS: Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre present a visually, physically and aurally stunning adaption of Shakespeare’s last play, The Tempest. This poetic and provocative retelling of Shakespeare’s classic features live music and a cast of 10 actors, dancers and singers.
Othello by Jimi Barmi and Jason Klarwein
GENRE: Elizabethan Theatre
THEMES: Betrayal & Jealousy, Racism & Hatred, War & Violence, Torres Strait Islander Language & Culture
LENGTH: 2 hours & 25 minutes
NO. OF CHARACTERS: 12
SYNOPSIS: More than 800 Torres Strait Islanders signed up to protect the northern tip of Australia, including Jimi Bani’s great grandfather, the late Ephraim Bani Snr and his grandfather, the late Solomon Gela. Infusing the narrative of Othello with the historical setting of the battalion brings together two powerful artistic cultures — Shakespeare and Wagadagam — creating an utterly distinctive and electrifying theatre experience.
Medea by Kate Mulvany and Anne-Louise SarksÂ
GENRE: Greek Theatre
THEMES: Love, Passion and Revenge
LENGTH: 120 minutes
NO. OF CHARACTERS: 3-4
SYNOPSIS: Two young children play games to distract themselves whilst their parents have a very famous showdown. As the dispute escalates the children are drawn away from their games and enter mythology as the most tragic siblings of all times.
Antigone by Merlynn Tong after Sophocles
GENRE: Greek Theatre
THEMES: Power, Family, Activism
LENGTH: 70 minutes
NO. OF CHARACTERS: 5
SYNOPSIS: A great city has been torn apart by a civil war between two brothers. In the aftermath, both lie dead – one hailed as a hero and lying in state, the other condemned as a traitor and dumped in a carrion pile. From the ashes of their conflict rises a dystopian state under a new leader. Grieving and heartbroken, their sister Antigone challenges the leader for the right to bury and mourn her dead brother with dignity, sparking a furious act of rebellion that will shake the city to its foundations.
The Hypochondriac by Hilary Bell
THEMES: Medical Care, Big Pharma, Marriage
LENGTH:Â 120 Minutes
CHARACTER AGES:Â 30-40s
NO. OF CHARACTERS:Â 7
SUITABLE FOR:Â Senior Years, Adults
SYNOPSIS: Adapting Moliere’s comedy for Australian audiences. Blending a nostalgic use of comic genres with vaudeville, slapstick, and a touch of commedia del’arte, this adaptation is a contemporary take on a classic farce. Argan is a needy and controlling patriarch of a household of women, and his hypochondria is the perfect means to keep them at his beck and call. But when his self-obsession extends to selling off his daughter in return for on-tap medical attention, his housekeeper Toinette decides it’s time to fight back.
An Ideal Husband by Lewis Treston
GENRE: Victorian Theatre
THEMES: Politics, Queer Identity, Environmental DegradationÂ
LENGTH: 150 minutesÂ
NO. OF CHARACTERS: 8Â
SYNOPSIS: Set in 1996, Canberra—the cold-blooded political heartland of Australia—Lewis Treston’s adaptation of An Ideal Husband offers poignant insight into human frailty within the melodrama and farce of Oscar Wilde’s effervescent social satire.