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Belvoir
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The Secret River
Adaptation of a (Booker
prize-winning) book by Kate Grenville, directed by Neil Armfield (former
Belvoir artistic director)
The first show of the 2013
Season, the story follows convict’s journey to the Hawkesbury where he
encounters the Dharug people, unwilling to give up their land.
A glimpse into Australia’s dark
history, and persecution of the indigenous population.
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Peter Pan
Adaptation of a (very famous)
book by JM Barrie, directed by Ralph Myers (current Belvoir artistic
director)
The first show of the 2013
Season, the story follows a boy’s journey to Neverland, where he encounters
the Lost Boys (to whom Myers hopes to draw a parallel with Australia’s stolen
generation).
A glimpse into Australia’s dark
history, and persecution of the indigenous population.
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Mrs Warren’s Profession
Starring Helen Thomson, a
likely reinvention* of a George Bernard Shaw classic.
A woman working her way to independence
and a top career finds out her education was bankrolled by a prostitute – her
mother.
Written in 1893, but not
performed until 1925 because of its content, the play deals with class, love
and lust.
*Guessing due to the fact that
the ‘dress-up’ spectrum of the play as indicated by the infographic
representing each production is relatively small
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Miss Julie
Starring Brendan Cowell, a
reinvention of Strindberg’s classic.
A woman, born into privilege,
uses sex to gain power and independence. She partners with Jean (poor but
ambitious) to achieve her goals.
Written in 1888, while not
banned it dealt with the controversial topic of sex outside marriage and
class, love and lust.
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The Maids
Starring Cate Blanchett and
Isabelle Huppert in a reworking of a French play by Jean Genet.
Two maids fantasise about
killing their employer, while dressing up in her outfits, imitating one
another in a series of ‘performances’. Written in 1947.
Billed as “one of the theatre
events of the year”, it features 2 strong female leads.
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Persona
Based on the film by Ingmar
Bergman, a massive hit in Melbourne in 2012.
An actress, who falls suddenly
dumb, is sent to the seaside to recover. Her nurse begins to speak to her.
Reviewed as one of the best
theatrical productions of 2012, it features two strong female leads.
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Starring Tim Minchin and Toby
Schmitz
Tom Stoppard’s comedy which
follows two characters from Hamlet – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Starring Ewen Leslie and Jacqui
McKenzie, directed by Simon Stone (who delivered 2012’s hit Death of a
Salesman).
An American classic, with heat
at its heart.
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Romeo and Juliet
One of Shakespeare’s most
famous plays, given a youthful treatment by Kip Williams (who directed 2012’s
physically driven Under Milkwood).
Likely to be a very watchable
production, especially given Williams’ deft touch with poetry (evidenced by
Under Milkwood).
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Hamlet
One of Shakespeare’s most
famous plays, given the Simon Stone treatment (who directed 2012’s
beautifully stylised Strange Interlude)
Starring one of the hottest
acting properties around – Toby Schmitz – this could go either way (due to
Stone’s sometimes controversial reinventionist approach), but is likely to be
a big hit.
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Waiting for Godot
Starring Richard Roxburgh and
Hugo Weaving, directed by Tamas Ascher (who worked with both stars on the
highly successful Uncle Vanya).
A play about nothing. Or
waiting. Or God. Depends on your point of view really. Modern classic.
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Angels in America (Parts 1 & 2)
A massive undertaking of both shows,
billed as “the newest classic in the canon”.
A comedy about heaven and
earth, past and future.
Directed by Eamon Flack, who
works well with both classic and modern texts.
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