Trustees
WRITTEN BY / Natalia Kaliada & Nicolai Khalezin (Directors of Belarus Free Theatre) with Daniel Schlusser and the cast
28 SEP – 21 OCT 2018
Beckett Theatre
★★★★★ 'If there's one piece of theatre you see this year, make it Trustees' — Theatre People
In a major policy shift, the government has announced a moratorium on funding for performing arts organisations Australia-wide. The Trustees of Melbourne’s fictional Lone Pine Theatre Company gather to assess the damage—but what dark clouds might rise from the ashes?
Amid the chatter and outrage and belligerence of public conversation lies a void: the Great Australian Silence. What are we afraid of hearing? Who are we afraid will say it? Political theatre outlaws Natalia Kaliada and Nicolai Khalezin of Belarus Free Theatre have conceived an explosive new work with some extraordinary Australian performers: Tammy Anderson, Natasha Herbert, Niharika Senapati, Hazem Shammas, and Daniel Schlusser.
Who is meant to have an opinion in modern Australia? Maybe it’s best you don’t answer that.
PRODUCTION PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
A Malthouse Theatre and Melbourne International Arts Festival production and co-commission. Proudly supported by Peter and Mary-Ruth McLennan.
Key images: Zan Wimberley
Images: Nicolai Khalezin
WRITTEN BY /
Natalia Kaliada & Nicolai Khalezin (Directors of Belarus Free Theatre) with Daniel Schlusser and the cast
DIRECTED BY /
Natalia Kaliada & Nicolai Khalezin
CAST /
Tammy Anderson, Natasha Herbert, Niharika Senapati, Hazem Shammas, Daniel Schlusser
SET & COSTUME DESIGN /
Romanie Harper
LIGHTING DESIGN /
Amelia Lever-Davidson
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION /
Jethro Woodward
TRANSLATION /
Daniella Kaliada
CHOREOGRAPHY /
Bridget Fiske
STAGE MANAGER /
Adam Chesnutt
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER /
Adelaide Harney
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DURATION /
90 minutes (no interval)
WARNINGS /
Contains adult themes, nudity and coarse language.