Written & Directed by Michael Beh. After Euripides and Charles Mee’s Remaking Project..

From 21 February – 15 March, for 8 Performances Only

(including one Saturday relaxed matinee at 1.30pm followed by a SPECIAL ‘PEACE’ EVENT – PEACE PERSONALLY – HEART STORIES) The Curators’ perform at our pop-up theatre venue, ‘The BARNEY’, 28 St Barnabas Place, in the heart of Red Hill.

We are in ‘the Bright Inside”. Flowers bloom next to war. Laughter happens, no matter what is happening in the world. Hope flickers in the corner of Pandora’s box.

The play is located both now and in the aftermath of Troy: a reaction to Euripides famous WOMEN of TROY – the first, ever Peace Play. As we try to move forward, to cast a new light in the world, can we create a world of peace? Or are we all suffering from Post Dramatic Troy Disorder – intergenerational trauma passed down through time since the very first wars?

Titsiana von Bumpen-Shparkel (our fallen Angel of the Century of God) curates an anti-violence cabaret of story and performance with the help of her offsiders WooWoo (the poetess) and WoW (the torch singer). In this contemporary pro-peace play, the Trojan stories of Hecuba, Cassandra, Andromache and Polyxena take centre stage.

RATING: For Mature Audiences. There is the use of strong comic and serious sexualised language and the verbal depiction of violent events, including rape and war imagery.

CAST:

ANGEL of the CENTURY of GOD: Bronwyn Naylor

HECUBA: Martie Blanchett

CASSANDRA: Sherri Smith

ANDROMACHE: Vivien Whittle

POLYXENA: Cam Scurrah

WOW: Christie Eckersley

WOOWOO: Adrienne Costello

CREATIVES:

Director/Designer: Michael Beh

Dramaturg: Maureen Todhunter

Music & Technical Designer: Christie Eckersley

Stage Manager: Crystal Griffiths

Marketing & Promotion: Cam Scurrah

Ticket Prices: $39.00 Adult, $32 Concession/Seniors/MEAA/Students.

Preview: $30 Adult/$20 Concession/Seniors/MEAA/Students.

Length: 80 min | Seating: Unreserved | Staging: Thrust

Starting time: 8.00pm Evening (Friday & Saturday only)

1.00 pm Matinee (only on Sat 22 Feb)

RATING: For Mature Audiences. There is the use of strong, comic sexualised language and the verbal depiction of violent events and war imagery.

AUDIO: Live acapella singing is performed in styles from vintage pop to opera.

ACCESS: Due to the heritage nature of the surrounding precinct, and its hilly topography there is limited disability access. There is ramp access to the actual performance space.

STYLES: Post Modern, Post Dramatic, Brecht & Artaud Theatre Conventions, Comedy, Tragedy, Realism, Image Theatre, Song, Dance.

Performance Dates (total of 8): Friday & Saturday nights 8.00 pm 21 Feb – 15 March

• Fri 21 Feb (8.00PM) PREVIEW NIGHT, Sat 22 Feb (1.30pm) Relaxed Matinee Followed by PEACE EVENT

• Fri 28 Feb (8.00PM OPENING NIGHT), Sat 1 Mar (8.00 PM)

• Fri 7 Mar (8.00 PM NIGHT WITH THE ARTISTS), Sat 8 March (8.00 PM)

• Fri 14 Mar (8.00 PM), Sat 15 Mar (8.00 PM CLOSING NIGHT).