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kerosene & SIRENS

2 August - 13 August

VIMH presents

kerosene & SIRENS by Benjamin Nichol

2 – 13 August 2023 

Single show: kerosene

Single show: SIRENS

Double Bill: kerosene and SIRENS $49 deal

Double Bill: kerosene and SIRENS (Full price)

Double Bill: kerosene and SIRENS (Concession price)

SHOW DETAILS:

2 – 13 August 2023

preview: Wednesday 2 August
opening night: Thursday 3 August
duration: kerosene – 50 minutes / SIRENS – 65 minutes
times:
kerosene: Tuesday to Saturday 7pm / Sunday 4pm
SIRENS: Tuesday – Saturday 8:15pm / Sunday 5:15pm
ticket price: $30 – $65
bookings: 03 9662 9966

warnings:

kerosene: Descriptions of domestic violence and coarse language

SIRENS: Sexual references, drug use, and coarse language

A double bill of two acclaimed plays by Benjamin Nichol.

kerosene: ★★★★ The Age ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ Theatre People
SIRENS: ★★★★ The Age ★★★★ Time Out ★★★★ Arts Hub ★★★★★ Theatre Matters

kerosene

Millie would do anything for her best friend Annie. No matter the consequence, no matter the cost. Times may be tough and Millie may not have much, but as long as Annie’s happy then so is she.

And that’s all that matters right?

After winning Best Production and Best Direction at the 2022 Green Rooms Awards (with further nominations for Writing, Performer, and Lighting), and featuring a tour de force performance from Izabella Yena, kerosene returns to Melbourne to present a blistering and honest portrayal of love, loneliness and obsession in the suburbs.

SIRENS

Twenty two years old and rurally isolated, Eden is bored, aimless, angry at his Mum, and obsessed with the attention he receives from older men on the internet.

One night Eden meets David, and discovers a world of dancing and divinity, of possibility and potential. But only for as long as he can keep the fantasy alive.

Brought to life by the creative team behind the critically acclaimed KeroseneSIRENS presents a complex psychological study into obsession and intimacy, multi-faceted forms of love, the unpredictability of the queer experience, and what we owe the people and places that ‘make us’.

Photos by Jack Dixon-Gunn

kerosene

Writer and Co-director: Benjamin Nichol
Performer and Co-director: Izabella Yena
Producers: Julian Dibley-Hall and Liv Satchell
Sound Composition: Connor Ross
Lighting Designer: Harrie Hogan
Presented by VIMH

SIRENS

Writer and Performer: Benjamin Nichol
Co-creator: Izabella Yena
Director: Olivia Satchell
Producer: Julian Dibley-Hall
Sound Composition: Connor Ross
Lighting Designer: Harrie Hogan
Presented by VIMH

Ticket Prices:

Preview (single show): $30
Preview (double bill):
$60 
Full (single show):
$45
Full (double bill): $65
Concession / group 6+ (single show): $35
Concession / group 6+ (double bill): $60

Concessions:

Pensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members

*Please note, a seniors card is not a valid concession for this performance

NO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE

Details

Start:
2 August
End:
13 August
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Venue

fortyfivedownstairs theatre
45 Flinders Lane
Melbourne 3000, Victoria 3000 Australia
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Phone
03 9662 9966
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Organiser

fortyfivedownstairs
Phone
03 9662 9966
Email
info@fortyfivedownstairs.com

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VIMH
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