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SUMMARY:Grey Gardens
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:ENDGAMES
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SUMMARY:De Profundis
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SUMMARY:POTUS
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nLightning Jar Theatre in association with fortyfivedownstairs\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1737593615184{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nPOTUS: Or\, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive by Selina Fillinger\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1740100666701{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]13 February – 8 March 2025[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1740100654325{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]Thursday 13 February – Saturday 8 March 2025\n\npreview: Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February\nopening night: Saturday 15 February\nduration: 100 minutes including interval\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSaturday 2:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $40 – $55 + booking fees\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: TBC \nClick HERE to read the program[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10968-0be8″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]Dedicated to any woman who’s ever found herself the secondary character in a male farce. \nWhen a White House PR nightmare spins into a full blown shitshow\, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life\, liberty\, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble. \nLightning Jar Theatre returns to fortyfivedownstairs following their enormously successful production of Mr Burns: a post electric play (Green Room Award Winner for Best Independent Production) in 2019\, teaming with Trophy Boys director Marni Mount to present the Australian premiere of Selina Fillinger’s whip smart\, all female farce\, featuring Lucy Ansell\, Carolyn Bock\, Candy Bowers\, Jen Bush\, Liliana Dalton\, Hannah Greenwood\, Tilly Legge\, and AYA. \n“I am woman\, hear me roar — with laughter” Variety review \n“Located somewhere on the satirical dial between 9 to 5 and Veep” The Washington Post review \nClick HERE to read the program \nPOTUS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French\, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com \nImage by Cameron Grant \nSupported by the City of Melbourne [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10968-0be8″][vc_column_text css=””]Cast: Lucy Ansell\, Carolyn Bock\, Candy Bowers\, Jen Bush\, Liliana Dalton\, Hannah Greenwood\, Tilly Legge and AYA \nDirector: Marni Mount \nSet and Costume Designer: Sophie Woodward \nLighting Designer: Richard Vabre \nSound Designer and Composer: Rachel Lewindon \nStage Manager: Jessica Smart \nSet and Stage Management intern: Bailey Tynan[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10968-0be8″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $40\nFull: $55\nConcession: $45\nGroup 6+: $45 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $2.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express \nTicket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue\, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive\, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support\, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding![/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:BAD BOY
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nDee\, Cornelius and Wilks in association with fortyfivedownstairs and Melbourne Fringe present\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1724909860034{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBAD BOY by Patricia Cornelius\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1724909893410{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]26 September – 13 October 2024[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1727331999973{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]26 September – 13 October 2024\n\npreview: Thursday 26 September\nopening night: Friday 27 September\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Coarse language\, sexual references\, themes of domestic violence and violence against women\, flashing lights and haze[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a75d-c01c” title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]From the stellar team behind acclaimed productions of RUNT\, SHIT\, and Caravan – writer Patricia Cornelius\, director Susie Dee\, and performer Nicci Wilks – comes BAD BOY\, a searing new work that boldly tackles themes of misogyny and domestic violence. \nIt’s time to take on this most difficult of subjects using the power of the metaphorical\, language that is both grungy and poetic\, and the visceral\, often surprisingly comedic physical strengths of performer Nicci Wilks. \nWritten by Cornelius and directed by Dee\, Wilks will inhabit the character of BAD BOY\, a female actor openly playing a male role\, with the gender inversion heightening this sharp examination into male behaviour. \nBAD BOY is presented in association with Melbourne Fringe as part of the Festival’s Pulse Program. \nBAD BOY – PROGRAM \nReviews for RUNT \n★★★★★ ‘Runt is everything remarkable about independent theatre in Melbourne.’ Anne Marie Peard\, Time Out Melbourne \n★★★★½ ‘It’s a superb performance\, full of jutting jaws and wide-eyed anguish\, alternating wildly between desperate hunger and coiled defiance’ Tim Byrne\, Australian Book Review \n★★★★ ‘…between Susie Dee’s direction\, Cornelius’ writing and Wilks’ uncompromising performance\, Runt confronts you with transfixing dramatic art…’ Cameron Woodhead\, The Age[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a75d-c01c”][vc_column_text css=””]Co-creator and Writer: Patricia Cornelius \nCo-creator and Director: Susie Dee \nCo-creator and Performer: Nicci Wilks \nSet and Costume Designer: Romanie Harper \nComposer and Sound Designer: Kelly Ryall \nLighting Designer: Jenny Hector \nProduction/Stage Manager: Harry Dowling \nMovement Consultant: Michelle Heaven \nPromotional image: Ponch Hawkes[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a75d-c01c”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $49\nConcession: $39\nGroup 6+: $39 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $2.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Milk and Blood
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1701400361800{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nMilk and Blood by Benjamin Nichol\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1701400545065{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]15 August – 1 September 2024[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1721892848630{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]15 August – 1 September 2024\n\npreview: Thursday 15 August\nopening night: Friday 16 August\nduration: Milk (70 minutes) and Blood (70 minutes) w a 20 minute interval in between\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 4pm\nticket price: $35 – $49\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Strong language; graphic descriptions of sex and sexual violence\, and homophobic violence; references to self harm[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1783f-69f2″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text css=””]★★★★ “Benjamin Nichol cements himself as one of our most accomplished playwrights with this double bill that pierces the heart” Guy Webster\, Time Out Melbourne \nFollowing the acclaimed and multi-award-winning productions of kerosene and SIRENS\, Milk and Blood make up the next two works in Benjamin Nichol’s anthology series exploring love and loneliness across Australia. Written for and performed by Brigid Gallacher (In The Club and Things I Know To Be True at Theatreworks) and Charles Purcell (Apokalypsis at The Substation and The Inheritance at fortyfivedownstairs)\, Milk and Blood present unflinching examinations into violence and desire\, shame and self sabotage\, and the power of redemption. \nMilk tells the story of Mummy\, a young mother whose unconditional love for her incarcerated son\, Boy\, has led her to staunchly defend his violent sexual crimes. Through monthly visits to Boy\, Mummy meditates on redemption\, motherhood and accountability. While her faith is tested\, her love for him endures. \nBlood tells the story of Daddy\, an experienced sex worker and professional Dom who has devoted his life to caring for\, teaching\, and protecting the queer community. After suffering a violent assault from a gang of teenage boys\, Daddy develops an unfamiliar attraction to danger that begins to radically redefine his relationship to pleasure\, attraction\, strength\, and masculinity. \n★★★★ “Compelling performances and Benjamin Nichol’s scripts make this double bill of one-handers more than the sum of its parts” Patricia Maunder\, Limelight \n★★★★ “Pared back\, and by turns lyrical and gritty\, both plays demonstrate that ‘text-based’\, playwright- rather than director-led theatre can still turn a few tricks” Ben Brooker\, Australian Book Review \nImages by Jack Dixon-Gunn \nSupported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1783f-69f2″][vc_column_text css=””]Writer and Co-Director: Benjamin Nichol \nPerformer and Co-Director (Milk)\, Dramaturg (Blood): Brigid Gallacher \nPerformer and Co-Director (Blood)\, Dramaturg (Milk): Charles Purcell \nLighting Designer: Harrie Hogan \nSound Designer: Connor Ross \nAdditional Dramaturgy: Izabella Yena \nStage Manager: Jacinta Anderson[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1783f-69f2″][vc_column_text css=””]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $49\nConcession: $39\nGroup 6+: $39 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nTicket sales are subject to a booking fee of $2.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:The Inheritance
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1696374492624{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe Inheritance by Matthew López\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1705997024003{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]17 January – 11 February 2024 (If tickets are unavailable through fortyfivedownstairs\, please try Midsumma)[/vc_column_text]book online through Midsumma book online through fortyfivedownstairs [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1705366738421{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]17 January – 11 February 2024\n\npreview: 17-18 January & 19-20 January\nopening night: 21 January\nduration: 180 minutes per part including intervals\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7pm\nSunday 2pm & 7pm\nticket price: $89 – $109\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: Themes of a sexual nature\, full frontal nudity\, strong language\, suicide ideation\, strobe lighting\, and use of haze[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1f0ad-a2bd” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]The Australian premiere of the epic Tony and Olivier Award winner for Best Play!  \nPerformed in two parts and inspired by E. M. Forster’s beloved novel Howards End\, Matthew López’s landmark play The Inheritance spans generations in its exploration of love\, legacy\, and what we owe to those who came before us. Kitan Petkovski directs this bold\, sexy\, and deeply moving production\, featuring a stellar ensemble cast. Petkovski will again collaborate with the creative team behind his Green Room Award winning production of The Gospel According to Jesus\, Queen of Heaven.  \nFollowing the acclaimed\, sellout season of Angels in America (another epic two part play) in 2017\, don’t miss the opportunity to experience this “exquisitely truthful and funny modern classic” (The Telegraph review) in the intimate setting of the theatre at fortyfivedownstairs. \nPart I ★★★★★ Part II ★★★★ “It’s an extraordinary ensemble performance… no serious theatre lover should miss this epic event.” Cameron Woodhead\, The Age \n★★★★½ “Director Kitan Petkovski orchestrates the action with supreme grace and confidence\, those seven hours flying past… An epic undertaking\, the production is a technical triumph… Forster’s work is powerfully – even magically – transformed” Tim Byrne\, Australian Book Review \n“Do not miss this incredible experience.” Keith Gow\, Australian Arts Review \n“a major achievement” Michael Brindley\, Stage Whispers \n“fortyfivedownstairs is to be commended for staging the Australian premiere of such a powerful and poignant work.” Alex First\, The Blurb \n  \nPresented as part of the 2024 Midsumma Festival \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1f0ad-a2bd”][vc_column_text]Cast: Iopu Auva’a\, Rupert Bevan\, Juan Gomez\, Tomáš Kantor\, Javon King\, Joss McClelland\, Dion Mills\, Jillian Murray\, Hunter Perske\, Charles Purcell\, Karl Richmond\, Christian Taylor\, and Alex Thew \nDirector: Kitan Petkovski \nWriter: Matthew López \nProducers: Cameron Lukey and Coady Green \nAssociate Director: Justin Nott \nSet & Costume Designer: Bethany J Fellows \nLighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis \nSound Designer & Composer: Rachel Lewindon \nStage Manager: Ashleigh Walwyn \nAssistant Stage Manager: Tom Backhaus \nHero image: Benny Capp \nGraphic design: Jeff van de Zandt at Workshop Creative[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1f0ad-a2bd”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $89 ($44.50 per part) \nFull: $109 ($54.50 per part)\nConcession: $99 ($49.50 per part)\nGroup 6+: $99 ($49.50 per part)\nCheap Tuesday: $89 ($44.50 per part)\nEarlybird (available until 31 Oct): $89 ($44.50 per part) \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance Schedule” tab_id=”1695367623141-dd61c27a-392f”][vc_column_text]\nPERFORMANCE SCHEDULE\nPREVIEW 1\nPart One – 7pm\, Wednesday 17 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Thursday 18 January \nPREVIEW 2\nPart One – 7pm\, Friday 19 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Saturday 20 January \nCYCLE 1 – OPENING \nPart One – 2pm\, Sunday 21 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Sunday 21 January \nCYCLE 2\nPart One – 7pm\, Wednesday 24 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Thursday 25 January \nCYCLE 3\nPart One – 7pm\, Friday 26 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Saturday 27 January \nCYCLE 4\nPart One – 2pm\, Sunday 28 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Sunday 28 January \nCYCLE 5 – CHEAP TUES DEAL\nPart One – 7pm\, Tuesday 30 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Tuesday 6 February \nCYCLE 6\nPart One – 7pm\, Wednesday 31 January\nPart Two – 7pm\, Thursday 1 February \nCYCLE 7\nPart One – 7pm\, Friday 2 February\nPart Two – 7pm\, Saturday 3 February \nCYCLE 8\nPart One – 2pm\, Sunday 4 February\nPart Two – 7pm\, Sunday 4 February \nCYCLE 9\nPart One – 7pm\, Wednesday 7 February\nPart Two – 7pm\, Thursday 8 February \nCYCLE 10\nPart One – 7pm\, Friday 9 February\nPart Two – 7pm\, Saturday 10 February \nCYCLE 11\nPart One – 2pm\, Sunday 11 February\nPart Two – 7pm\, Sunday 11 February[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets through Midsumma Buy Tickets through fortyfivedownstairs [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:RUNT
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621408100319{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nRUNT | Return Season\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nby Dee\, Cornelius & Wilks\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1614832486106{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]16 – 27 June 2021[/vc_column_text]book live at venue [vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★★ ‘Runt is everything remarkable about independent theatre in Melbourne.’ Time Out Melbourne\n★★★★ 1/2 ‘It’s a superb performance\, full of jutting jaws and wide-eyed anguish\, alternating wildly between desperate hunger and coiled defiance’ Australian Book Review \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1624423186122{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]16 – 27 June 2021\n\npreview: Wednesday 16 June\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains use of haze\, loud sounds\, coarse language\, violence/sexual abuse\nnot suitable for audience members under 16 years of age \nplease note: latecomers will not be permitted into the theatre[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15c2c-1e63″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]After a completely sold-out premiere season\, RUNT returns to fortyfivedownstairs. \nDownload the season program here. \nOne small woman takes on the world. \nFollowing their incredibly successful and multi award-winning collaboration on SHIT\, Susie Dee\, Patricia Cornelius and Nicci Wilks re-teamed to create RUNT\, a play about the runts of the world: the lesser\, the unwanted\, the weak\, those without clout\, the insignificant; all the unders. This June\, RUNT returns after a critically-acclaimed\, sold-out premiere season in February. \nRunt\, a small undernourished woman has endured enough of the misery of being the runt of the litter. She toughens up and attempts to take power\, to lead the oppressed\, to rise up and fight\, for equality\, for decency and what’s right. She liberates sack after sack after sack of miserable runts. And she grows. She feels herself reaching eight foot or more. She gets a taste for what it means to be great. Trouble is\, ‘greatness forgets runtness‘. \n‘This is a spectacular production which is as striking as it is raw’ Stage Whispers \n★★★★ ‘…between Susie Dee’s direction\, Cornelius’ writing and Wilks’ uncompromising performance\, Runt confronts you with transfixing dramatic art…’ The Age \n‘We’ve only just dipped our toe into March\, but goodness gracious Runt is far and above the best theatre of the year to date… a stunning piece of theatre that shouldn’t be missed.’ Australian Arts Review \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15c2c-1e63″][vc_column_text]Writer/Co-creator: Patricia Cornelius \nDirector/Co-creator: Susie Dee \nPerformer/Co-creator: Nicci Wilks \nComposer: Kelly Ryall \nLighting Designer: Jenny Hector \nDesigner: Romanie Harper \nChoreographer: Michelle Heaven \nPhotography: Pier Carthew \nStage Manager/Production Manager: Bec Moore \nDirector’s Assistant: Katie Rowe [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15c2c-1e63″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $45\nConcession: $35\nGroup of 4: $42 each\nGroup of 8 or more: $35 each \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200316
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SUMMARY:The Curtain
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575593393560{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe Curtain by Daniel Keene\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1575593407121{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]26 February – 15 March 2020\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ ‘Like Beckett’s\, Keene’s dialogue is pared back and lyrical.’ Australian Book Review\n‘deeply affecting theatre’ ArtsHub\n★★★★ ‘a poetic and triumphant experience’ The Music\n‘Beng Oh has directed a sensitive and nuanced production\, and Keene’s writing is as touching\, clever and compassionate as always.’ Witness Performance \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1580273403573{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]26 February – 15 March 2020\n\npreview: Wednesday 26 February\nopening night: Thursday 27 February\nduration: 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $48\nbookings: 03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1713c-46e8″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Daniel Keene returns to fortyfivedownstairs with The Curtain\, written with his characteristically sharp ear for poetry in the dialogue of ordinary people. \nAda Munroe rents her two spare rooms to Leon and Francis\, two single\, aging men who seem to have come to the end of their road. The small country town where they live is slowly dying; local businesses are closing\,  familiar faces disappearing. Their narrowing futures seem inescapable. But one night something unexpected happens that shifts how Ada sees her life. And now everything must change.  \nDirected by Beng Oh and featuring Milijana Čančar\, Gil Tucker and Paul Weingott\, this premiere production is a funny and fraught autumnal exploration of human foible and friendships. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1576038044620-5cc7be22-1b8e”][vc_column_text]Writer: Daniel Keene \nDirector: Beng Oh \nPerformers: Milijana Čančar\, Gil Tucker\, Paul Weingott \nSound Design: Ben Keene \nLighting Design: Lisa Mibus \nSet & Costume Design: Andrew Bailey \nStage Manager: Teri Steer \nPublicity images: Jodie Hutchinson \nProduction images: Theresa Harrison \nCollateral design: Daniel Lammin \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1713c-46e8″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $48\nSenior: $45\nConcession: $40\nGroup 6+: $43 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191118
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SUMMARY:The Year of Magical Thinking
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1562134228890{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe Year of Magical Thinking\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nby Joan Didion\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1568859663499{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]31 October – 17 November 2019\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ ‘…a superb performance – poised\, vulnerable\, intelligent and full of the subtlest ironies…hushed and intimate\, solemn and utterly engrossing.’ Herald Sun \n★★★★1/2 ‘Jillian Murray inhabits Joan Didion with absolute conviction…it is as grand as theatre can be.’ ArtsHub\n \n‘There is care and craft in abundance and it was a privilege to watch.’ Australian Arts Review\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1572498571268{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]31 October – 17 November 2019\n\npreview: Thursday 31 October\nopening night: Saturday 2 November\nduration: 85 minutes (without an interval)\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $40 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nplease note: latecomers will not be admitted into the theatre[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1eadd-d6f1″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\n‘This happened on December 30\, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won’t when it happens to you. And it will happen to you… that’s what I’m here to tell you.’ \nFollowing the continuing success of L’amante anglaise\, Green Room Award winners Jillian Murray and Laurence Strangio re-join forces to present Joan Didion’s remarkable memoir\, The Year of Magical Thinking – a highly personal account of loss through the lens of hope. \nAdapted by Didion from her award-winning memoir\, The Year of Magical Thinking unpacks a surreal and overwhelming time in her life\, as she faces the loss of her husband John\, and a year later\, her daughter Quintana. It’s a play about language\, the tension between what is said and what is not said. \n‘This is yet another fine – and\, if you like\, ‘magical’ – performance from Jillian Murray’ Stage Whispers \n  \nThe Year of Magical Thinking is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French\, Inc.\, and Concord Theatricals Company \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1568859693294-42c574df-a750″][vc_column_text]Performer: Jillian Murray \nDirector: Laurence Strangio \nLighting Design: Andy Turner \nSound Design: Darius Kedros \nSound Design Intern: Emmanuel Cundasamy \nWardrobe: Sophie Knox\n \nPhotography: Jodie Hutchinson \nPublicity: Cameron Lukey \nCollateral Design: Daniel Lammin[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Program” tab_id=”1572321633268-c03b1ad8-596f”][vc_column_text]Please download a copy of The Year of Magical Thinking program here. \nfortyfivedownstairs is going paperless! Please note that we will not be printing a hard copy version of the program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1eadd-d6f1″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $45\nConcession: $40\nGroup 6+: $42 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190819
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SUMMARY:The Ghetto Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559199279821{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThe Ghetto Cabaret\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559199305075{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]1 – 18 August 2019\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ ‘one of the most ambitious and stirring\, blackly funny and profoundly sad works of cabaret I’ve seen.’ Cameron Woodhead\, The Age \n‘a piece of magical theatre’ Stage Whispers \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1565746132035{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]1 – 18 August\n\npreviews: Thursday 1 August\nFriday 2 August\nopening night: Saturday 3 August\nduration: approx. 90 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $45 – $55\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: not suitable for children under 14 years of age. Contains haze\, coarse language\, strobe lighting\, loud noises\, adult themes & nudity \nplease note: while the performance features Yiddish songs\, the show has been created for an English speaking audience with many songs featuring a verse in English \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f12460-7559″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Any night could be their last performance. Danger\, disease and betrayal surround the Jewish musicians\, singers\, dancers\, acrobats\, opera and theatre performers thrown together and trapped in the Ghettos of WWII. But their fear is transformed into art as they try to create meaning out of the terror and chaos around them. \nFull of Yiddish songs unheard for decades\, The Ghetto Cabaret is provocative and challenging\, revealing the black humour\, courage and wit of a people struggling to survive. \nPresented by fortyfivedownstairs with the Kadimah Yiddish Theatre\, audiences are challenged to re-think the widely held narrative of Jews in WWII as helpless victims and instead as spiritual fighters using theatre to inspire resistance\, resilience and dignity in the worst of times. \nWritten by Galit Klas and directed by Gary Abrahams\, The Ghetto Cabaret tells a daring story created by third generation survivors rewriting the narrative of the Holocaust as a story for everyone. \n  \nThe Ghetto Cabaret is supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation\, Seaborn\, Broughton & Walford Foundation and Gary Peer \n                 \n  \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast & Creatives” tab_id=”1559613631292-8e50b840-cc94″][vc_column_text]Writer/Performer: Galit Klas \nDirector: Gary Abrahams \nPerformers: Jim Daly\, Nelson Gardner\, Galit Klas\, Evelyn Krape\, Joshua Reuben & Dimity Shepherd \nMusical Director/Pianist: Scott Griffiths \nMusician: Alex Burkoy \nSet & Costume Design: Dann Barber \nLighting Design: Rachel Burke \nChoreographer: Leanne Marsland\n \nStage Manager: Cassandra Fumi \nProduction Assistant: Bridget McWilliams \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f12460-7559″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $40\nFull: $55\nSenior: $50\nConcession: $45\nGroup 6+: $48 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/the-ghetto-cabaret/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190702
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190715
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SUMMARY:Krapp's Last Tape
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544679730718{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nKrapp’s Last Tape by Samuel Beckett\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nstarring Max Gillies\ndirected by Laurence Strangio\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544679830047{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]2 – 14 July 2019\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★★ ‘If you care about acting\, rush to see Max Gillies in this Beckett.’ The Age  \n★★★★1/2 Australian Book Review\n‘Everyone should get a glimpse of it.’ The Saturday Paper \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1560325540048{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]2 – 14 July 2019\n\npreview: Tuesday 2 July\nopening: Wednesday 3 July\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $40 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nplease note: latecomers cannot be admitted to the performance[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f199b5-190b” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Following a highly acclaimed\, sold-out season in 2018\, Australian satirist and theatre icon\, Max Gillies\, returns to fortyfivedownstairs in Samuel Beckett’s remarkable duet for solo performer and tape recorder. \nOnce again\, Gillies teams with award-winning director and long-time Beckett aficionado Laurence Strangio to present Beckett’s timeless evocation of memory\, existence and lost love. The comic meets the tragic as Krapp\, now in his 70th  year\, prepares for the last annual recording of his aspirations and disappointments. \n‘It’s the kind of performance that draws you in the moment you sit down.’ The Age \n  \nBy Arrangement with the Licensor\, The Samuel Beckett Estate\, c/- Curtis Brown (Aust) Pty Ltd[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f199b5-190b”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $40\nFull: $45\nConcession: $40\nGroup 6+: $42 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/krapps-last-tape-by-samuel-beckett/
LOCATION:Victoria
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTSTAMP:20240510T042844Z
CREATED:20181219T021521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T042844Z
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SUMMARY:SHIT
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1545112511781{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nSHIT by Patricia Cornelius\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nDirected by Susie Dee\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1545112551294{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]29 May – 9 June 2019\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n‘This production succeeds precisely because it is so confronting\, so visceral’  Theatre People\n‘The acting is flawless’  Theatre Press \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1558498021571{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]29 May – 9 June 2019\n\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:30pm\nSunday 4pm\nticket price: $35 – $48\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains coarse language\, nudity and adult themes[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f16476-6756″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]\nWINNER OF FOUR GREEN ROOM AWARDS: Best Production\, Best Writing\, Best Set and Costume\, and Best Ensemble\nBilly\, Bobby and Sam are coming back after a sold-out season of SHIT in 2016. These girls don’t believe in anything. They’re mean\, foul-mouthed\, downtrodden\, hard-bitten\, utterly damaged and the kind of women most would see on the street and decide to walk the other way. They’re neither salt of the earth nor sexy. They love no one and no one loves them. They believe the world is shit\, that their lives are shit\, that they are shit. \nThe first Australian artists ever to be invited to the Teatro Biennale di Venezia in 2019\, award-winning writer/director team Patricia Cornelius and Susie Dee bring SHIT and LOVE to fortyfivedownstairs for limited seasons before traveling to Venice to present at the 47th International Festival of Theatre. \n  \nSupported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast & Creatives” tab_id=”1551411252000-1aa2a7f1-f33e”][vc_column_text]Writer: Patricia Cornelius \nDirector: Susie Dee \nPerformers: Peta Brady\, Sarah Ward\, Nicci Wilks \nOriginal Lighting Design: Rachel Burke\nTouring relight & Production Manager: Andy Turner \nDesigner: Marg Horwell \nSound Designer: Anna Liebzeit\n\nStage Manager: Rebecca Moore\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f16476-6756″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $48\nSenior: $45\nConcession: $38\nDouble Bill with LOVE: $70   (ALLOCATION EXHAUSTED)\n \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/shit-by-patricia-cornelius/
LOCATION:Victoria
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190610
DTSTAMP:20240510T042818Z
CREATED:20181219T023626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240510T042818Z
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SUMMARY:LOVE
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1545113034290{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nLOVE by Patricia Cornelius\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nDirected by Susie Dee\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1545113074033{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]23 May – 9 June 2019\n[/vc_column_text]book online [vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ ‘ its searing\, abject portrayal of passion and exploitation will plague you long after you leave the theatre.’ The Age\n‘a haunting theatrical experience’ Stage Whispers \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1558498106336{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]23 May – 9 June 2019\n\npreview: Thursday 23 May\nopening night: Friday 24 May\nduration: 70 minutes\ntimes 23 – 26 May:\nThursday – Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 4pm\n29 May – 9 June:\nTuesday to Saturday 9pm\nSunday 5:30pm\nticket price: $35 – $48\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains haze\, coarse language and adult themes[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1e282-7242″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]LOVE is an unapologetic exploration of love and addiction. Tanya\, Annie and Lorenzo are from the bottom of the heap. They’ve been abused\, they’re abusive\, and they’re difficult to like\, let alone love\, but it’s love in all its distorted and mutated forms that holds them together. \nThe first Australian artists ever to be invited to the Teatro Biennale di Venezia in 2019\, award-winning writer/director team Patricia Cornelius and Susie Dee bring LOVE and SHIT to fortyfivedownstairs for limited seasons before traveling to Venice to present at the 47th International Festival of Theatre. \n  \nSupported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants Program \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast & Creatives” tab_id=”1551410429217-26bd7be1-fa34″][vc_column_text]Writer: Patricia Cornelius \nDirector: Susie Dee\n \nPerformers: Tahlee Fereday\, Benjamin Nichol\, Carly Sheppard \nDesigner: Marg Horwell \nAssistant Director: Nicki Jam\n \nSound Designer: Anna Leibzeit \nStage Manager: Rebecca Moore \nLighting Designer & Production Manager: Andy Turner[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1e282-7242″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $48\nSenior: $45\nConcession: $38\nDouble Bill with SHIT: $70     (ALLOCATION EXHAUSTED)\n \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space]Buy Tickets [/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/love-by-patricia-cornelius/
LOCATION:Victoria
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181215
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CREATED:20181128T032710Z
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SUMMARY:Bottomless
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1534305956452{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBottomless by Dan Lee\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1534306039592{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]28 November – 14 December 2018[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n‘Australian theatre is in such need of the kind of new voice Lee brings to the stage.’ ArtsHub\n‘It’s hard to believe this is Lee’s first play with text as expertly crafted as this.’  Theatre Press\n‘Lee’s…tone and language is at times thrillingly potent\, and by turns as comically incisive as it is poetic.’ \nAustralian Book Review \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543460810067{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]28 November – 14 December 2018\n\npreview: Wednesday 28 November\nopening night: Thursday 29 November\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $48\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains coarse language[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1913f-30a2″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]It’s a long build up to a very big wet and the frogs are singing out for rain. Broome Prison sits across the road from the Sober Up Centre\, like another resort in a tourist town\, promising a temporary reprieve from the tightening cycle of “black out” drinking. \nWritten by Dan Lee\, directed by multiple-award-winner Iain Sinclair and featuring a stellar cast\, Bottomless is both heart wrenching and side-splittingly funny. It captures the diversity of Broome’s residents and reminds us that no group is out of addiction’s reach. \nFeaturing Jack Charles\, Mark Coles Smith\, Jim Daly\, Julie Forsyth\, Margaret Harvey\, Alex Menglet and Mark Wilson \n  \nfortyfivedownstairs would like to thank Creative Victoria\, Malcolm Robertson Foundation\, Besen Family Foundation\, the Australian Communities Foundation through the EM Horton Family Fund\, Espero Fund and Hart Line Fund\, as well as all donors to our Australian Cultural Fund crowdfunding campaign for their generous support of the premiere season of Bottomless. Bottomless was developed with the support of Melbourne Theatre Company\, Playwriting Australia\, Red Stitch Actors Theatre\, and RE Ross Trust. \nBottomless is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. \nBottomless is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. \n                  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1913f-30a2″][vc_column_text]Director: Iain Sinclair \nCast: Jack Charles\, Mark Coles Smith\, Jim Daly\, Julie Forsyth\, Margaret Harvey\, Alex Menglet\,Mark Wilson \nDesign: Romanie Harper\nDesign Assistant: Bethany J Fellows\n \nSound Design: Russell Goldsmith\nwith guitar by Tim Rogers\n \nLighting Design & Production Manager: Andy Turner \nStage Manager: Claire Shepherd[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1913f-30a2″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $48\nConcession: $40\nSeniors: $45\nGroup 6+: $40 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/bottomless-by-dan-lee/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180528
DTSTAMP:20190321T235027Z
CREATED:20180516T042950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190321T235027Z
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SUMMARY:DE STROYED
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1518318666037{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]\nDE STROYED\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1518318563901{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”]16 – 27 May 2018[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n‘…the perfect vehicle for this powerful and experienced female performer to shine…’ Theatre Press\n★★★★1/2 ‘… Jillian Murray’s depiction of de Beauvoir is superlative‘ Theatre People\n★★★★ ArtsHub\n‘Murray’s delicate but forceful presence creates a sort of spirit photograph of her subject in later life.’ The Age\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ accent_color=”#cc0000″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1518318546775{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]16 – 27 May 2018\n\npreview: Wednesday 16 May\nopening night: Thursday 17 May\nduration: 70 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $30 – $40\nbookings:\n03 9662 9966[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c586dc-c690″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Simone de Beauvoir was a ground breaking French feminist who caused seismic shifts in attitude and inspired a whole generation of women to strive for personal freedom and fulfillment. DE STROYED celebrates De Beauvoir’s singular brilliance and explodes the tensions and pressure points created by leading a daring and unconventional life. \nUsing only De Beauvoir’s words it scrutinizes with searing intelligence\, humour and pathos what it means to love\, the nature of romance\, and our common fate. It opens the window on a view of where Feminism began and questions by implication how far have we really come? \n  \nCreated by Jillian Murray (Green room award winner L’amante anglaise) and acclaimed director Suzanne Chaundy in collaboration with Zoe Scoglio\, video artist and composer Christopher de Groot.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1509506532996-ff6234c5-f705″][vc_column_text]Simone de Beauvoir – Writer\nSimone de Beauvoir  (1908-19860) was a French writer and philosopher who laid the foundation for the modern women’s movement. In 1949 she published The Second Sex\, a powerful analysis of the Western notion of women and a groundbreaking exploration of otherness. Its publication provoked outrage and fury\, and inspired a whole generation of women to strive towards personal freedom and fulfillment.  She wrote novels\, essays\, biographies\, autobiographies\, about philosophy\, politics and social issues. She was also known for her life long relationship with French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. \nJillian Murray – Performer & Co Creator\nJillian has worked extensively in theatre\, and television in  both Australia and the United Kingdom. She trained at East 15 Drama School (London) after completing studies at Monash and Melbourne Universities and has worked with Lyric Theatre (London)\, Melbourne Theatre Company\, Sydney Theatre Company\, West Australian Theatre Company\, Anthill\, Playbox\, Red Stitch\, La Mama and at the Perth\, Sydney and Adelaide Festivals  In 2016 she received the Green Room Award for Best Actor (L’amante anglaise)\, and has been nominated in this year’s awards for her performance in the 2017 production of The Chairs. \nSuzanne Chaundy – Director & Co Creator\nSuzanne‘s 30 year directing career has spanned opera\, text based theatre and outdoor spectacle. She has directed for many Australian theatre companies including La Mama\, Anthill\, STC\, MTC and Red Stitch Actors Theatre. Notable recent productions include The Chapel Perilous\, The Maids\, Beyond The Neck and most recently\, In Between Two for the 2017 Melbourne Festival. Known primarily as an opera director\, Suzanne’s opera direction credits include productions for the West Australian Opera\, Opera Australia\, the Victoria State Opera and Melbourne Opera. Her productions have been performed in over 300 international festivals and events in more than 40 different countries. Her most recent production was Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at the Palais Theatre. \nZoe Scoglio – Video Artist\nZoe is an artist working at the intersection of video\, sound\, performance\, installation and participatory engagement. Graduating with a Bachelor of Media Arts (Hons) at RMIT University in 2008\, Zoe has since worked nationally and internationally on solo and collaborative projects\, and as a video designer and videographer for dance\, music\, theatre and opera. \nChristopher de Groot – Composer\nChristopher is a composer\, pianist\, improviser\, sound designer and film/theatre composer. He studied extensively at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts where he obtained a Masters degree in composition. His current project is an opera based on the 20-hour video diary of Björk stalker Ricardo Lopez. He has been nominated for a Green Room Award twice\, winning in 2016 for his work on theatre show Dream Home. \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c586dc-c690″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $30\,\nFull: $40\,\nConcession: $35\,\nGroup 6+: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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SUMMARY:This is Eden
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536908553557{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nThis is Eden by Emily Goddard\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536909945689{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]14 – 25 February 2018[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★½ Arts Hub              ★★★★ The Music \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536910396424{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]14 – 25 February 2018\n \npreview: Wednesday 14 February\nopening night: Thursday 15 February\nduration: 70 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nWednesday 14 & Thursday 22\, 1pm\nFriday 16\, Wednesday 21\n& Friday 23 February\, 11am\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $38 \nwarning: contains coarse language\,\nsexual references & adult themes[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10c10-2213″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]In a performance described as ‘fearless’ and ‘exquisite’\, Emily Goddard has dazzled audiences with her portrayal of convict life at the Cascades Female Factory. After a sold out season in 2017\, Emily returns to fortyfivedownstairs for a limited season. \n1839. Cascades Female Factory\, Hobart Town. In a solitary cell\, on the edge of survival\, a ‘sleek little savage’ waits alone in the darkness. Left for dead\, ten thousand miles from home\, she plots escape and reveals\, with biting mockery\, the untold tales of her captors. This is Eden is at once an examination of our dark past\, a parody of the way we perceive it and a vital call to arms. \nFrom performer and theatre maker Emily Goddard (Angels in America\, Noises Off\, You Got Older) and director Susie Dee (SHIT\, The Long Pigs\, Savages) comes a dark\, humorous and provocative anti-bonnet drama inspired by the rebellion and resistance of the female convicts of Van Diemen’s Land.  Using the French clowning technique of Bouffon\, where outcasts ridicule and provoke those in power\, Goddard and Dee tread a fine line between the grotesque and charming to bring to life an extraordinary tale of rebellion and survival that has conveniently escaped our nation’s history lesson. \nThis is Eden is part of the 2018 VCE Drama playlist. \n  \nwww.thisiseden.com.au[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”For Schools” tab_id=”1536909736857-87908550-5bf3″][vc_column_text]This is Eden is part of the 2018 VCE Drama playlist. \nPost show Q&A’s will be available after every performance with school groups in attendance. \nIn depth Education resources\, workshops and a ‘Return to Eden’ exam revision session with creators are also available. A script and DVD of the production are available for purchase\, please contact the venue for more information. \nIn addition to VCE Drama\, This is Eden is ideal for Drama and Theatre Studies Units 1 & 2\, Year 10 Drama and Theatre Studies and Year 9 History.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10c10-2213″][vc_column_text]Performer – Emily Goddard \nDirector: Susie Dee \nDramaturg: Mark Wilson\n \nSet and Costume Design: Romanie Harper \nLighting Design: Gina Gascoigne \nSound Designer: Ian Moorhead [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f10c10-2213″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $30\nFull: $38\,\nConcession: $32\,\nGroup 6+: $32\nVCE Students: $25 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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SUMMARY:Birdcage Thursdays
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs and La Mama presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535691697429{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nBirdcage Thursdays\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535691729976{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]2 – 12 November 2017\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n‘A lightly comic\, beautifully observed performance from Picot.’ The Age\n‘Birdcage Thursdays is beautifully majestic. It is a work of now\, not of yesterday.’ What Did She Think? Blog \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535692729161{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]2 – 12 November 2018\n\npreview: Thursday 2 November\nopening night: Friday 3 November\nduration: 60 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $25 – $38 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1c63b-d492″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Belongings pile up as an aging mother\, her high achieving daughter\, pet cockatiel\, and case manager negotiate their way to an important inspection. \nGenevieve Picot\, one of Australia’s most beloved actresses features alongside Sophia Constantine and Sandra Fiona Long in this darkly humorous new Australian work\, which candidly reveals some of the underlying trauma of hoarding. The play had its first season in the Big West Festival in 2015 where it was developed with research from hoarding professionals and alongside several stages of creative development with La Mama Theatre. \nBoth experimental and true to life\, Birdcage Thursdays is about relationships\, people and how we love\, particularly when we’re broken by the world inside and out. \n  \nSupported by Creative Victoria\, Helen MacPherson Smith Trust\, Ballarat Council\, City of Greater Geelong\, The Potato Shed\, Stratford Courthouse and For the Crowded House. First created through the Big West Festival 2015 Newest program with support by the Australia Council for the Arts Presenters Fund.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1c63b-d492″][vc_column_text]Cast: Genevieve Picot\, Sophia Constantine and Sandra Fiona Long \nDirector: Caitlin Dullard \nDesign: Joanne Mott \nSound composition: Raya Slavin \nLighting Design: Rebecca Etchell \nResearch and Q&A: Tania Reid \nCommunity Development: Louise Merrett[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1c63b-d492″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $25\,\nFull: $38\,\nConcession: $32\,\nGroup 6+: $32\, \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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SUMMARY:L'amante anglaise
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs & La Mama presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536805556055{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nL’amante anglaise by Marguerite Duras\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536805570964{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]7 – 19 February 2017\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n ‘…quietly virtuosic performances.’  The Music \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1536805227101{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]7 – 19 February 2017\n \n\npreview: Tuesday 7 February\nopening night: Wednesday 8 February\nduration: 100 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $28 – $38[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1dbb9-015b” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]A brutal murder is committed in a small town in France. The dismembered corpse is dropped from a railway viaduct onto passing trains below… All except the head. \nBased upon a true event\, L’amante anglaise is a beautifully poignant and emotionally powerful portrait of lost passion and an extraordinary inner life. \nPerformed by Rob Meldrum and Jillian Murray (2015 Green Room winner – Best Female Performer\, Independent Theatre)\, and directed by Laurence Strangio. \n  \n‘an engrossing theatrical experience with assured acting and direction. Duras should be delighted.’    Herald Sun \n‘Both actors are utterly assured in this absorbing\, perversely humorous\, and impressively still production.’  Australian Book Review[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1dbb9-015b”][vc_column_text]Rob Meldrum has worked in theatre for 40 years as an actor\, director and teacher. He was a member of the APG collective at the Pram Factory\, Carlton and went on to work as a freelance actor with major theatre companies\, including MTC\, STC\, Playbox\, the SATC and Bell Shakespeare where he was an ensemble member for three years. \nJillian Murray trained at East 15 Drama School (London) after completing studies at Monash and Melbourne University.\nShe has worked for the following theatre companies:  Lyric Theatre (London)\, Melbourne Theatre Company\, Sydney Theatre Company\, West Australian Theatre Company\, Anthill\, Playbox\, Red Stitch\, La Mama and at the Perth\, Sydney and Adelaide Festivals. She has been nominated for the Green Room award of Best Actor – for her 2008 performance of Ranyevskia in Cherry Orchard and in 1991 for the Playbox production of Nice Girls. She received the 2015 the Green room award of Best Actor in the 2015 La Mama production of L’Amante anglaise by Marguerite Duras. \nLaurence Strangio is an independent director\, dramaturg\, theatre-maker and educator. His practice includes text-based and devised work produced locally\, interstate and overseas and with companies including ASTRA\, La Mama\, Malthouse Theatre\, Melbourne Festival\, Playbox\, Red Stitch and Castlemaine State Festival. He is currently completing a Masters in Direction (by research) at the Victorian College of the Arts. Laurence has been a member of the Green Room Association since 2003\, serving on the Independent Theatre\, Theatre: Companies and Alternative and Hybrid Performance panels. 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LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:TAXITHI
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537253945633{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nTaxithi\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537253991632{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]3 – 14 August 2016\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ ‘A moving tribute to the courage and resilience of migrants\, and an open road into the Greek soul…’ The Age \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537255174787{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]3 – 14 August 2016 \n\nopening: Wednesday 3 August\nduration: 80 mins\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket prices: $35 – $45 \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1e189-5bf2″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Following a sell-out\, critically acclaimed season this March/April\, fortyfivedownstairs is thrilled to announce a return season of Helen Yotis Patterson’s Taxithi – An Australian Odyssey. \nThe untold stories of women who migrated from Greece to Australia in the 1950s and 60s. Filled with the poignant memories and passionate music of their homeland\, these true stories resonate with the strength of the women who made new lives\, creating an indelible impression on a faraway country. \nWriter and singer Helen Yotis Patterson is joined by Maria Mercedes (Sunset Boulevard\, Love Never Dies and Master Class) and Artemis Ioannides (ABC’s A Beautiful Lie) in this spell binding and moving story\, which is unique and yet universal. \nDirected by Petra Kalive\nMusic director Andrew Patterson\nBouzouki soloist Jacob Papadopoulos  \n‘A seamless hybrid of story and song…’ Cameron Woodhead\, The Age \n‘The three voices…are enchanting’ Chris Boyd\, The Australian \n‘A magnificent and joyous celebration’  Patricia Di Risio\, Stage Whispers[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Reviews” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1e189-5bf2″][vc_column_text]John Bowles\, Live Theatre UK: August 3\, 2016 \n‘The director\, Petra Kalive\, has managed to allow this piece to reveal itself\, on one hand as a personal message\, while at the same time\, text is illuminated with sepia images\, floating lovingly above the action\, as if our thoughts are in communion.  The audience were transfixed\, not just by the crystal clear performances by these talented actresses; but by the honesty with which every element is gently\, and yet powerful\, performed.’ \nChris Boyd\, The Australian: March 8\, 2016 \n‘(Helen’s) script – and Petra Kalive’s seamless production – effortlessly conveys the meaning of the words to Greek and English speakers alike. The three voices\, individually and collectively\, are enchanting. Mercede’s five dramatic soprano and Ioannides’ light and smoky voice flesh out the ensemble beautifully.’ \nCameron Woodhead\, The Age: March 4\, 2016\n★★★★\n‘A moving tribute to the courage and resilience of migrants\, and an open road into the Greek soul’ \n‘Director Petra Kalive’s sensitive direction sweeps you along on complex currents of nostalgia\, letting these migrant stories speak for themselves.’ \n‘It may have special significance to Australians with Greek heritage\, but all of us should be edified and entertained by this deeply affecting window into the migrant experience.’ \nPatricia Di Risio\, Stage Whispers \n‘This is a gripping performance that will have your toes tapping and pull at your heartstrings all at the same time. Helen Yotis Patterson has written a truly exceptional piece of theatre and found true kindred spirits in her co-performers.’ \n‘The overall effect is truly astonishing and easily transports the audience to places both near and far. The play is not afraid to venture into dark spaces but it is mainly a magnificent and joyous celebration of an important chapter in Australian migrant history.'[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1e189-5bf2″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nSeniors: $40\nGroups 8+: $40 each\nConcession: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/taxithi-an-australian-odyssey/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141107
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SUMMARY:Dreamers
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537256246488{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nDreamers\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537256261082{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]7 – 30 November 2014\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★ 1/2 ‘…a romance of simplicity and much tenderness’ \nAustralian Book Review \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537256640050{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]7 – 30 November 2014\n\npreview: Thursday 6 November\nopening night: Friday 7 November\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 8pm\nSunday 4pm\nticket price: $35 – $45 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f11c60-c78b” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]We’re proud to announce the Australian premiere production of Dreamers\, written by Daniel Keene and directed by Ariette Taylor. \nDreamers deals with questions at the heart of contemporary life – the struggle against intolerance\, the fear of difference and a love that is perceived as inappropriate. The work explores a young man’s experience trying to establish himself in a new country\, amid growing fear and animosity as he begins a relationship with an older woman who is also familiar with isolation and loneliness. \nWe’re thrilled to bring together this extraordinary creative team for the first time in over a decade. They previously collaborated in the highly successful and ground breaking Keene Taylor Theatre Project which ran from 1997 until 2002. Together they presented seventeen seasons of works\, a total of 47 productions\, including full length and short plays. Dreamers will build upon this extraordinary collaboration\, whilst producing a play with searing contemporary relevance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f11c60-c78b”][vc_column_text]The cast of eight includes four members of the original Keene Taylor Theatre Project:\nHelen Morse\, Paul English\, Marco Chiappi and Jonathan Taylor. \nJoining them are Nicholas Bell\, Brigid Gallacher\, Natasha Herbert and Yomal Rajasinghe.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f11c60-c78b”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $35\nFull: $45\nSeniors: $42.50\nConcession: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Reviews” tab_id=”1537257029782-7b643446-ea05″][vc_column_text]★★★★ 1/2\n‘a romance of simplicity and much tenderness’\nAndrew Fuhrmann\, Australian Book Review \n‘It’s a mighty cast\, with Morse’s delicate performance as the set piece.‘\nRebecca Harkins-Cross\, The Age\n \n‘Keene and Taylor have once again successfully challenged our world view and criticised our social norms\, conventions and rigid social boundaries in Dreamers.’\nKate Herbert\, Herald Sun \n‘Dreamers is a perfect example of strong writing\, acting\, and directing coming together to create a highly memorable theatrical experience for its audience.’\nMyron My\, Theatre Press \n‘impeccable cast’\nAnne-Marie Peard\, Aussie Theatre \n‘…utterly convincing\, deeply moving performance (by) Helen Morse’\nMarysia Green\, 3MBS \n★★★★\nHarry Hughes\, The Music \n‘Dreamers is a great show for thinking audiences\, and for promoting Australian theatre talents in the wonderful\, atmospheric independent theatre space of fortyfivedownstairs.’\nCheryl Threadgold\, Melbourne Observer \n‘wonderful\, heart rending performances…one of 2014’s best performances’\nAudience member\n\n‘five of us saw this magnificent play\,  my sister said it was the best she had ever seen…’\nAudience member[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/dreamers/
LOCATION:fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, 45 Flinders Lane\, Melbourne 3000\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130817
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SUMMARY:Savages
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544072234007{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nSavages by Patricia Cornelius\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544072256634{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]16 August – 18 September 2013\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\n★★★★1/2 ‘….stunning\, stylised work by one of our most original writers…’ ArtsHub \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544072860095{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]16 August – 18 September 2013\n\nopening night: Friday 16 August\nduration: 75 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7:*30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $35 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains coarse language and nudity[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f11e38-e67a” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Premiering at fortyfivedownstairs\, Savages is a dynamic new Australian play from multi-award-winning playwright Patricia Cornelius. \nThe work takes a tough look at masculinity and misogyny amongst a pack of ordinary young men who don’t really know themselves or what they can become. Four friends embark on the holiday of a life time\, but their excitement is soured by anger\, bitterness and the disappointment of their own lives… as the pack forms\, the dark side of mate-ship takes over. \nDescribed by critics as ‘one of the most acute observers of the contemporary social condition’\, Patricia Cornelius confronts the realities and nuances of contemporary social behaviour with engaging characters and poetic text. Director Susie Dee describes the language in Savages as highly rhythmic and sharp with bites of humour throughout: ‘Patricia is unafraid to tackle subjects that are taboo or difficult – she is a deep thinker who wears her heart on her sleeve and speaks her mind with candor and fluidity.’ \nFeaturing Mark Tregonning\, Lyall Brooks\, James O’Connell and Luke Elliot[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f11e38-e67a”][vc_column_text]Playwright: Patricia Cornelius\nDirector: Susie Dee\nSet and costume design: Marg Horwell\nLighting design Andy Turner\nComposition and Sound design: Kelly Ryall\nAssistant Composition and Sound Design\, Sound Operator: Raya Slavin\nStage management: Claire Shepherd\nDirector’s Assistant: Prue Clark\nCast: Lyall Brooks\, Luke Elliot\, James O’Connell and Mark Tregonning[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f11e38-e67a”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nConcession: $37.50\nGroup 6+: $35 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Reviews” tab_id=”1544073490509-cc078ba4-1dad”][vc_column_text]“I rate it as her finest play to date… Savages isn’t just a remarkable piece of writing\, it’s a powerful piece of theatre at every level. The four men\, around the 40 year old mark\, are fascinating. Surprising\, too. Each has his flaws\, but is genuinely likable.” \nChris Boyd\, The Australian \n“bubbling\, scalding\, idiomatic verse that amazes ….it is one of the best – if most unsettling – pieces of new writing for the stage going around”.\nAndrew Fuhrmann\, Australian Book Review \n“….stunning\, stylised work by one of our most original writers\, … fearless in raising uncomfortable questions… at the same time\, the work is a fine and thoroughly entertaining piece of theatre” \nLiza Dezfouli\, artsHub\, ★★★★1/2 \n“…almost elegiac monologues of regret and reflection … a compelling portrait of fatally flawed masculinity”\nTim Byrne\, Time Out\, ★★★★ \n“Cornelius’ thoughtful and skilfully wrought script deals sensitively with the difficult subject of escalating male violence..”\nKate Herbert\, Herald Sun\, ★★★★[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/savages-by-patricia-cornelius/
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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SUMMARY:Michael James Manaia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs in association with Melbourne Festival presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544578151675{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nMichael James Manaia\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1544578166971{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]12 – 28 October 2012\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nWhat do you do when the country you grew up in – the country you fought for – has no place for you? \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1553043943302{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]12 – 28 October 2012\n\nduration: 130 minutes\ntimes:\nTuesday to Friday 7.30pm\nSaturday 4pm & 8pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $25 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \nwarnings: contains sexual references\, coarse language\, nudity\, sudden loud noises[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a84a-5566″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Michael James Manaia fights a war – first with his father\, then in Vietnam\, from which he returns to a society made unrecognisable by the horrors he has seen. This is his story\, raw\, humorous and unsentimental – one that has become the voice of a lost generation. \nIn 1991\, playwright John Broughton’s fearless reckoning with the bitter complexities of his country’s past turned this one-man play into an undisputed classic of New Zealand theatre. Now\, twenty years after it first stunned audiences around the world\, New Zealand’s premiere Maori theatre company\, Taki Rua\, brings Michael James Manaia roaring back to the international stage. \nFresh from a critically acclaimed season at the New Zealand International Arts Festival\, this staging of Michael James Manaia\, in the intimacy of Melbourne’s fortyfivedownstairs\, will pack an explosive punch. Led by a powerhouse performance from Te Kohe Tuhaka and directed by award-winning director Nathaniel Lees\, Michael James Manaia presents a heart-wrenching and confronting glimpse into the all-too-recognisable darkness of cultural dislocation. \n‘Bold\, captivating\, fearless’ The New Zealand Herald \n‘High-octane\, ferociously complex\, ultimately devastating’ The Manawatu Standard \n‘Confident\, dynamic\, and fully-charged’ The Dominion Post  \n  \nThis production had been supported by Creative New Zealand\, the Sunraysia Foundation\, and the fortyfivedownstairs private donor program. The original production was co-produced by the New Zealand International Arts Festival 2012. This season was initiated by SaySIX Theatre.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a84a-5566″][vc_column_text]Written by John Broughton \nDirected by Nathaniel Lees \nPerformed by Te Kohe Tuhaka[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f1a84a-5566″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nConcession: $37.50\nGroup 8+: $40\nStudent: $20 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/michael-james-manaia/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111024
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SUMMARY:Whiteley's Incredible Blue
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs in association with Melbourne Festival presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550551191391{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nWhiteley’s Incredible Blue… an hallucination \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550551206846{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]13 – 23 October 2011\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nWhat lies inside the imaginations of an artist and addict? \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550551329446{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]13 – 23 October 2011\n\ntimes:\nTuesday to Sunday 8pm\nFriday & Saturday 10pm\nticket price: $37.50 – $45\nbookings: 03 9662 9966 \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19aaa-3afa” title=”Description”][vc_column_text]In the intimate surrounds of the fortyfivedownstairs theatre\, accompanied by the jazz sounds of The Calvert George Fine trio\, the capricious genius of Brett Whiteley bursts once more into incandescent life. Penned by award-winning playwright and Whiteley biographer\, Barry Dickins\, and performed by the acclaimed Neil Pigot\, this is the world premiere of a new and controversial rendering of Whiteley’s life. \nA hallucinatory exploration of Whiteley’s life and art\, Whiteley’s Incredible Blue is a one-man theatrical fever dream\, an urgent swell of colour\, sound and language. \nCast in the luminescent ultramarine blue that became the artist’s hallmark\, and interwoven with a live free-jazz performance\, Whiteley’s Incredible Blue burrows a rambling excavation through the thoughts and digressions\, passions and fears of a man – Australian art’s most vivid and conflicted character. \nLess pure biography than a journey into the swirling imagination and creeping addictions that pushed Whiteley to the very edges of artistic expression\, Whiteley’s Incredible Blue is an unflinching and poetic depiction of a remarkable mind\, both tormented and free\, hurtling toward destruction in the moment of greatest creative release.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19aaa-3afa”][vc_column_text]Lighting Designer: Kerry Saxby\n\nSound Designer: Chris Wenn\n\nStage Manager: Claire Shepherd \nFeaturing: Neil Pigot \nMusicians: Robert Calvert\, Robert George\, Pietro Fine[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f19aaa-3afa”][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nFull: $45\nConcession: $37.50\nGroup 10+: $40 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/whiteleys-incredible-blue/
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110308
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SUMMARY:Cafe Scheherazade
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550641831330{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nCafe Scheherazade\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550641866640{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]8 March – 3 April 2011\n20 August – 11 September 2011\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nCafe Scheherazade returns to fortyfivedownstairs after a sold-out season\n \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550642761558{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]8 March – 3 April 2011\n20 August – 11 September 2011\n\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 8pm\nSunday 5pm \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f18796-4e67″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]Café Scheherazade\, a new Australian play by Thérèse Radic and based on the best-selling 2001 novel by Arnold Zable shares the stories of Eastern European migrants in Melbourne\, whose journeys and experiences of displacement and survival are universally resonant of refugee lives. \nThe original Café Scheherazade in St Kilda was an Acland Street icon. The memories of its founders and regulars are extraordinary and their life experiences have contributed significantly to Melbourne’s cosmopolitan landscape. Set in this former iconic café\, Café Scheherazade shares the stories of the proprietors\, Avram and Masha Zeleznikow\, and their Eastern European patrons\, who recount their journeys and experiences as refugees with feisty argument and endearing humour. \nThe play reminds us to celebrate and embrace those refugees who continue to arrive in Australia contributing to the rich diversity of this culture out of their experience of distress and displacement.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f18796-4e67″][vc_column_text]Adapted for the stage by: Thérèse Radic \nDirector: Bagryana Popov \nPerformers: Jacob Allan\, Richard Bligh\, Jim Daly\, Marta Kaczmarek\, Bruce Kerr\, George Werther \nMusicians: Ernie Gruner\, Justin Marshall \nMusical director: Elissa Goodrich \nDesigner: Adrienne Chisholm \nLighting Designer: Richard Vabre \nStage Manager: Alison Huth \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/cafe-scheherazade/
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100805
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100829
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UID:10002243-1280966400-1283039999@fortyfivedownstairs.com
SUMMARY:Do not go gentle...
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\nfortyfivedownstairs presents\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550638416542{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-title”]\nDo not go gentle… by Patricia Cornelius\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”ffds-theatre-company”]\ndirected by Julian Meyrick\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550640029967{padding-bottom: 25px !important;}” el_class=”ffds-theatre-dates”]5 – 29 August 2010\n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1517972522288{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]\nHow is it possible to enter old age with grace when there’s so much to be done\, things to achieve\, places to go\, loves to be loved and sex to be had? \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” el_class=”ffds-theatre-details”][vc_column width=”2/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1517986542329{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #f8f8f8 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1517986153292{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”]\nSHOW DETAILS:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”40″ el_id=”ffds-theatre-divider”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550640947524{padding-top: 5px !important;}”]5 – 29 August 2010\n\npreview: Thursday 5 August\nopening night: Friday 6 August\ntimes:\nTuesday to Saturday 7.30pm\nSunday 5pm\nticket price: $37.50 – $45[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section tab_id=”1451285630039-f4b33ad9-e29065c5-b63365ad-01c60201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15e5b-5800″ title=”Description”][vc_column_text]fortyfivedownstairs presents the world premiere of the multi-award-winning Australian play Do not go gentle…by Patricia Cornelius\, directed by Julian Meyrick and featuring Paul English\, Jan Friedl\, Rhys McConnochie\, Terry Norris\, Anne Phelan\, Pamela Rabe and Malcolm Robertson. \nA poignant and compelling drama\, Do not go gentle… is a brilliantly humorous exploration of lives well lived\, highlighting the fragility and beauty of human existence. Set in a landscape of icy plateaux\, deep crevasses and labyrinthine ice corridors\, a sublime\, mysterious and treacherous terrain that provides a brilliant background to the stories of characters battling the realities of ageing. \nCornelius’ metaphor of Scott’s ill-fated Antarctic expedition\, juxtaposed with the parallel story of six vibrant and opinionated Australians\, grapples with existential questions of love\, death\, loss\, happiness and the lust to live life to its fullest. \nIn 2006 Cornelius was the recipient of the Patrick White Playwrights’ Award and R.E. Ross Trust Playwrights’ Script Development Award for Do not go gentle…\, and was also shortlisted for the Griffin Award. In May 2011 Cornelius won the Play Award in the  NSW Premiers Literary Awards for Do not go gentle..\, followed by the Victorian Premier’s Literary Prize\, and the 2011 Major AWGIE and AWGIE Award for Stage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Cast and Creatives” tab_id=”1452941644640-19a0de81-e87a0201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15e5b-5800″][vc_column_text]Writer: Patricia Cornelius \nDirector: Julian Meyrick \nPerformers: Paul English\, Jan Friedl\, Rhys McConnochie\, Terry Norris\, Anne Phelan\, Pamela Rabe\, Malcolm Robertson \nDesigner: Marg Horwell \nLighting: Richard Vabre \nComposer: Irine Vela[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Ticket Prices and Concessions” tab_id=”1452941768731-94b426f3-57530201-342dcb0a-2ec9a177-581a2513-a5c51f1f-8993a3c4-5ca5cb85-3d54189f-4d6f8ba6-b9f15e5b-5800″][vc_column_text]\nTicket Prices:\nPreview: $25\nFull: $45\nSeniors: $40\nConcession: $37.50\nGroup 10+: $37.50 \nConcessions:\nPensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members \n  \nNO BOOKING FEE SURCHARGE[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/do-not-go-gentle/
CATEGORIES:inhouse productions,theatre
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