NOVEMBER 12 - NOVEMBER 29

MALTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENTS

MY DARLING PATRICIA

AFRICA

CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND CREATED
BY MY DARLING PATRICIA:
CONCEPT SAM ROUTLEDGE
WRITER / DIRECTOR HALCYON MACLEOD
DESIGNERS CLARE BRITTON & BRIDGET DOLAN
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER DECLAN KELLY
LIGHTING DESIGNER LUCY BIRKINSHAW
PUPPETS BRYONY ANDERSON

CAST CLARE BRITTON, JODIE LE VESCONTE, ALICE OSBORNE, MATT PREST, SAM ROUTLEDGE

TOWER THEATRE
NOVEMBER 12 - NOVEMBER 29

Inspired by this true story, My Darling Patricia re-imagines Africa as an ultimate escape from Australian surburbia. Using puppetry, broken toys and performance, My Darling Patricia use the resilience of a child’s imagination as a powerful restorative that will transport you to an imaginary paradise. Where an adult might see abandon and chaos, a child discovers escape and delight; this is the world created in Africa.

Melbourne was introduced to My Darling Patricia in 2006 through their award winning production, Politely Savage and more recently, Night Garden (2009). Drawing inspiration from all corners of the creative universe, My Darling Patricia have used their unique approach to design and performance to create in the Tower Theatre something remarkable.

"It is a dream that has been shared by lovers across the centuries – the chance to elope to exotic lands. But few would have been as bold and spontaneous as six-year-old Mika and his five-year-old sweetheart Anna-Bell who, after mulling over their options in secret, packed their suitcases on New Year’s Eve and set off from the German city of Hanover to tie the knot under the heat of the African sun."
The Guardian (2008)

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