SEASON 2013
KIM GYNGELL & BRENT HILL IN
BY CARYL CHURCHILL DIRECTED BY MELISSA CANTWELL
Bernard is not unique. Some thirty years ago his father made the illfated decision to clone him. Starring legendary Australian comedian and actor Kim Gyngell (The Comedy Company, Underbelly, Lowdown) and rising star Brent Hill (The Producers, Rock of Ages), A Number is an outrageous experiment in nature versus nurture that will have you on the edge of your seat.
THE DEGREE OF INNOVATION IS EXTRAORDINARY. EVERY (CARYL CHURCHILL) PLAY ALMOST REINVENTS THE FORM OF THEATRE.
11 – 27 APRIL 2013
Evening Standard Award for Best New Play 2002
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Dominic Cooke, Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre
A Number is proudly supported by City of Perth
PERTHTHEATRE.COM.AU Venue Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre
Front cover and this page: Photographs by Garth Oriander / Digital artwork by amymoffatt.com
A DEVISED WORK WRITTEN BY LACHLAN PHILPOTT DIRECTED BY MELISSA CANTWELL A CO-PRODUCTION WITH Q THEATRE COMPANY From award-winning NSW playwright Lachlan Philpott (Silent Disco — AWGIE Award Best Play 2011) and critically acclaimed director Melissa Cantwell comes Alienation, a new production inspired by interviews with Australian alien abductees. Provocative, witty and ultimately human, Alienation will divide believers and skeptics with the question, “how far will you go for what you believe in?”
PERTH THEATRE COMPANY’S COMMITMENT TO NEW IDEAS IS FRESH AND EXCITING. ALIENATION WILL BE A BRAVE AND INVENTIVE PIECE OF THEATRE Jonathan Holloway, Artistic Director, Perth International Arts Festival
Alienation is proudly supported by City of Perth
28 JUNE – 12 JULY 2013 PERTHTHEATRE.COM.AU Venue Studio Underground, State Theatre Centre
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A VISUAL INSTALLATION SERIES BY MELISSA CANTWELL & FLEUR ELISE NOBLE
Five weeks. Five stories from acclaimed West Australian journalist Sophie McNeill (SBS Dateline, Triple J’s Hack). Told through animation, puppetry and performance by award-winning artist Fleur Elise Noble (2 Dimensional Life of Her), director Melissa Cantwell and guests. Watch the installations evolve at Central (TAFE) Studio and be part of the future of this work.
FLEUR ELISE NOBLE NOT ONLY DECONSTRUCTS HER ART, SHE SHREDS, INCINERATES AND REBUILDS IT… LIKE AN ANDY WARHOL FOR A NEW ERA Patrick McDonald, The Advertiser Adelaide
MAY 2013 PERTHTHEATRE.COM.AU Venue Central (TAFE) Studio, Perth
THE THEATRE QUESTION IS ALL THE WORLD REALLY A STAGE? The Theatre Question is an interactive project that asks the big questions about our city, our world and our art form. We asked a group of Perth’s most fascinating artists to respond with a photograph, and now it’s your turn. Get involved! Check out the works, submit your own photograph and be part of the conversation. EXHIBITING LATE 2013 | VISIT PERTHTHEATRE.COM.AU FOR DETAILS
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PTC ON TOUR Alienation Q Theatre season: 18—27 July 2013 It’s Dark Outside by Tim Watts, Arielle Gray and Chris Isaacs Sydney Festival 2013 The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer by Tim Watts US tour 2013
2013 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE TIM WATTS
Thanks to the support of The Ian Potter Foundation.
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