The Wild Duck
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The Wild Duck
Are there some truths it’s better not to know?
Winner of three Helpmann Awards (2011) and four Sydney Theatre Awards (2011), this taut, stripped-back rendition of a modern classic never lets up. Director Simon Stone has developed from a wunderkind of Melbourne’s indie theatre to an established force on Australia’s mainstages. Here he transplants Ibsen’s characters into the contemporary world in a new play tailor-made for an astonishing cast led by Ewen Leslie.
Hjalmar Ekdal grew up rich but scandal cast him into poverty. Now he lives in a tiny flat with his father, his wife, his daughter and a duck. When his old friend Gregers Werle returns with unfinished business, the truth Gregers brings could shatter the world Hjalmar has built around himself.
A bittersweet portrait of family dysfunction, deception and denial, The Wild Duck resounds for a new age.
Duration: 90 minutes no interval. Ages: 16+
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Awards
Helpmann Awards 2011
Best Play
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (Anita Hegh)
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (Anthony Phelan)
Sydney Theatre Awards 2011
Best Mainstage Production
Best Direction of a Mainstage Production (Simon Stone)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role of a Mainstage Production (Anita Hegh)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role of a Mainstage Production (Anthony Phelan)
Credits
Malthouse Theatre presents
THE WILD DUCK
a Belvoir Production
Written by Simon Stone with Chris Ryan after Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Simon Stone
Set Design Ralph Myers
Costume Design Tess Schofield
Lighting Design Niklas Pajanti
Composition and Sound Design Stefan Gregory
Assistant Director Anne-Louise Sarks
Dramaturgy Eamon Flack
Performed by
John Gaden
Anita Hegh
Ewen Leslie
Eloise Mignon
Anthony Phelan
Toby Schmitz
Production Manager Glenn Dulihanty
Technical Manager & Lighting Design Associate Teegan Lee
Head of Sound Caitlin Porter
Stage Manager Lisa Osborn
Assistant Stage Manager Amy Morcom
Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Toby Schmitz, Eloise Mignon, Ewen Leslie and Anita Hegh
Production Photos Heidrun Lohr
