BY /
Lars von Trier
Melancholia
BY / Lars von Trier
13 JUL – 12 AUG 2018
Merlyn Theatre
★★★★ 'Accomplished, evocative stage debut' — The Guardian
On the night of her boisterous wedding—amid corsages, canapés, and Clicquot—Justine quietly falls apart. The world will surely follow suit.
Justine’s sister Claire stages a lavish wedding party at a mansion in the mountains, and as the fever dream of the wedding ceremony careens towards disaster, Justine is drawn to an innocuous spot in the sky. That spot is the wayward planet Melancholia, on a collision course with Earth.
This epic cinematic masterpiece is reimagined for the stage by ground-breaking playwright Declan Greene and directed by Matthew Lutton, featuring an extraordinary ensemble of performers.
A Malthouse Theatre production.
Key image: Zan Wimberley
Images: Pia Johnson
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY /
Declan Greene
DIRECTION /
Matthew Lutton
CAST /
Alexander Artemov, Maude Davey, Steve Mouzakis, Eryn Jean Norvill, Liam Smith, Leeanna Walsman, Gareth Yuen
SET & COSTUME DESIGN /
Marg Horwell
LIGHTING DESIGN /
Paul Jackson
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION /
J. David Franzke
Event & ticketing details
Performance Times
PREVIEWS
OPENING NIGHT
TIME TO TALK
Event notes
DURATION /
105 minutes (no interval)
WARNINGS /
Contains adult themes, coarse language, herbal cigarettes, loud and dynamic sound effects, and references to mental health and suicide.