TESSA
PAULA ARUNDELL
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Previews
7.30pm , Fri 16 May
7.30pm, Sat 17 May
6.30pm, Mon 19 May
7.30pm, Tue 20 May
In Season
6.30pm, Mon
7.30pm, Tue–Sat
2pm, Sat 24 May
Time to Talk
7.30pm, Tue 27 May
Overnight, the weather has turned in a small town. A war has been declared and there’s no one who can stop it.
One family sounds the warning, but what can you do when denial is as easy as keeping your head down?
Award-winning actor Paula Arundell (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) sends your pulse sky-rocketing in this adrenaline-shot adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic gothic horror that Hitchcock immortalised in film.
Lights off, headphones on, it is time to be immersed in a theatrical feat of audio engineering. Enter a nightmarish soundscape of flying feathers, murderous swoops and thrilling carnage directed by Matthew Lutton (responsible for making you scream during Picnic at Hanging Rock).
As you dodge and duck out of reach, just remember: the big-wigs in the city won’t save you.
Rehearsal photography by Lauren Gallina
ADAPTOR
LOUISE FOX
DIRECTOR
MATTHEW LUTTON
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER
KAT CHAN
LIGHTING DESIGNER
NIKLAS PAJANTI
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER
J. DAVID FRANZKE
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
MARNI MOUNT
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER
SIDNEY YOUNGER
STAGE MANAGER
ROSEMARY OSMOND
MOVEMENT CONSULTANT
LYNDALL GRANT
SOUND ASSOCIATE / OPERATOR
GIDEON COZENS
SCENIC ART
PATRICK JONES
SET & COSTUME INTERN
DAVID WOTHERSPOON
ADDITIONAL VOICEOVER & TRANSLATIONS
REBECCA VINCENT
EVENT & TICKETING DETAILS
DURATION
80 minutes
LOCATION
CONTENT NOTES
This production contains graphic descriptions of violence, harm and death, strong horror themes, loud and sudden noises, flashing lights, strobe, and smoke effects. The audience will be supplied headphones to wear throughout the performance.
If you would like to speak with us about specific content, please contact box office on (03) 9685 5111 or boxoffice@malthousetheatre.com.au.
ACCESSIBILITY
Aural Rating: 75% – this production is mainly sound-based, with visuals only incidental to the work, so blind or low vision audiences can have close to the full experience of the event.
Visual Rating: below 50% – this production is predominantly sound-based event.
The Birds is experienced through headphones and heavily incorporates a stunning sound design. While most people with minor hearing impairments will find the flat headphones comfortable and adequate to hear the show, we have a limited selection of alternative options for patrons who wear external hearing aids or use personal induction loops.
If you think you may benefit from alternative headphones, please contact boxoffice@malthousetheatre.com.au.
Alternative options must be booked at least 24 hours in advance of the performance.
Please visit our access page for more information about accessibility services.