A Back to Back Theatre Production
Melbourne Premiere
29 MAY – 9 JUN
Merlyn Theatre
They’re just saying what you’ve already been thinking
Welcome to the workplace at the end of the world.
At a time like this, in a placeless warehouse, three employees approach a possibly futile task. Struggling to work together, they grapple with questions of inclusion and equity. They are forced to test the limits of their bodies, their cooperation, and their capacity to care. Civility slips, bad behaviour escalates, and reality distorts. Who will be the scapegoat?
MULTIPLE BAD THINGS is theatre. It is not real. But in a world where self-righteously indignant voices so often drown out the most disenfranchised and vulnerable, this theatre sometimes feels real.
Back to Back Theatre is a global leader for challenging the assumptions of what is possible on the stage, and in ourselves. For over 30 years, their ensemble of performers has created epic and arresting theatre that weaves together the personal, political, and cosmic.
Known for groundbreaking productions that tour the world—Ganesh Versus The Third Reich, Small Metal Objects—MULTIPLE BAD THINGS is their latest.
Malthouse Theatre presents Back to Back Theatre’s MULTIPLE BAD THINGS. MULTIPLE BAD THINGS has been co-commissioned by Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), The Keir Foundation, The Anthony Costa Foundation, Geelong Arts Centre and Back to Back Theatre’s New Work Donor Circle, with development support from Festival d’Automn (Paris), Une Parkinson Foundation, Sidney Myer Fund and Give Where You Live.
Back to Back Theatre is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and the City of Greater Geelong.
Key Image: Jeff Busby
DEVISORS /
Bron Batten, Breanna Deleo, Natasha Jynel, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Ben Oakes, Scott Price, Tamara Searle, Ingrid Voorendt
DIRECTORS /
Tamara Searle, Ingrid Voorendt
CAST /
Bron Batten, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER /
Zoë Barry
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER /
Anna Cordingley
LIGHTING DESIGNER /
Richard Vabre
AV DESIGNER /
Rhian Hinkley
HELPLINE VOICEOVER /
Rachel Griffiths
SCRIPT CONSULTANT /
Melissa Reeves
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT /
Michael Chan, Mark Deans, Alana Hoggart, Francesca Neri, Tamika Simpson
SET CONSTRUCTION /
Kinetic Sets
SCREEN CONSTRUCTION /
Reveal Productions
SCENIC ART /
Patrick Jones
STAGE MANAGER /
Alana Hoggart
PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE /
Jordi Edwards
SOUND ENGINEER /
Peter Monks
Event & ticketing details
Performance Times
OPENING NIGHT /
7.30pm, Wed 29 May
IN SEASON /
7.30pm, Wed 29 May
7.30pm, Thu — Sat
2pm, Saturdays
5pm, Sundays
TIME TO TALK /
7.30pm, Wed 29 May
Content notes
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