Devised and Directed by Uncle Semolina (& Friends):
Christian Leavesley and Phil Rolfe
Cast includes Amelia Best, Phillip McInnes, Luke Ryan, Peter Snow,
Katherine Tonkin
Lighting Consultant Paul Jackson

The Old Testament has been the guiding light for many into the fundamental
values of our world. Love it or revile it, the Old Testament is embedded in our
thoughts, our language and how we see ourselves. But how many of us
have looked more deeply into the old book to see the things your Sunday
School teacher didn’t tell you? What kind of universe ultimately emerges?

Uncle Semolina (& Friends) get out their miniature medical kit and wrench
open a chasm of stories from the all-powerful Yahweh (God) and his
tribe in a lo-fi voyage through the beginning of time. The heart of OT
collides live theatre with an array of pop-culture paraphernalia – silent film
characters, Play School toys, Star Wars figurines, Action Jackson,
Ken dolls, B1 and B2, Humphrey B Bear, a Commodore 64 computer
console and Religious Education teaching aids.

Uncle Semolina (& Friends) are co-creators Phil Rolfe and Christian
Leavesley, whose wild theatrical imaginations have seen classic texts and
urban myths made revealingly anew. Later this year, their notorious version
of Gilgamesh will tour to the prestigious Barbican Theatre in London.

ON YAHWEH AND THE BIBLE

‘Thou shalt commit adultery’
From The Wicked Bible of 1631, in which the seventh commandment was
misprinted

"I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability."
Oscar Wilde

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." Mother Teresa

"God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant,
and the cat. He has no real style." Pablo Picasso, 1964

"It ain’t necessarily so, It ain’t necessarily so, De t’ings dat yo’ li’ble to
read in the Bible, It ain’t necessarily so."
Ira Greshwin and Du Bose Heyward, 1935

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Malthouse Education
OT – Chronicles of the Old Testament will be included as part of Malthouse
Education’s VCE Drama & Theatre Studies Seminars on Tuesday 11 May,
which includes a meeting with the artists and a viewing of the show.
For more information contact Meg Upton, Education Program Manager,
or Mark Doggett, Education Program Assistant on 03 9685 5165
or

Teachers can also make discounted bookings for their students to all
Malthouse theatre season shows. See the School Bookings page for more
information or contact the Education team.

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OT - The Chronicles of the Old Testament will be performed in the Beckett
Theatre. Beckett Theatre performances are by reservation seating.
The Time to Talk session is free for subscribers, please contact Box Office.

THIS PRODUCTION CONTAINS COARSE LANGUAGE, SOME VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL REFERENCES.