CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
CLAIRE BIRD
PERFORMANCE TIMES
PREVIEWS
7.30pm, Tue 5 Aug
7.30pm, Wed 6 Aug
In Season
6.30pm, Mon
7.30pm, Tue–Sat
2pm, Sat
Time To Talk
7.30pm, Tue 12 Aug
Congratulations!
You’ve inherited a redundant cherry orchard, a crumbling climate, a failing economy and the final play written by Anton Chekhov. What will you salvage? How much are you willing to let go? How much will be taken from you?
Welcome to The Orchard, where doomed inheritances and impossible expectations collide. Choices must be made. Classics must be questioned. Wood must be chopped.
From the "frenetically uproarious" (Time Out) collective renowned for their ‘meticulously practiced feat[s] of coordinated effort’ (The Skinny) such as Burnout Paradise and Grand Theft Theatre, witness Pony Cam as they attempt to adapt Chekhov’s classic for an increasingly demanding world – and transform everything we hold dear along with it.
There will be real indecision, real stories, a person in a tree costume, a lot of cling wrap and a chainsaw borrowed from a friend.
Will you survive the adaptation?
CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
AVA CAMPBELL
CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
WILLIAM STROM
CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
DOMINIC WEINTRAUB
CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
HUGO WILLIAMS
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER
SOPHIE WOODWARD
LIGHTING DESIGNER
HARRIE HOGAN
PRODUCER (PONY CAM)
DANS MAREE SHEEHAN
EVENT & TICKETING DETAILS
DURATION
Approximately 75 minutes (no interval)
LOCATION
CONTENT NOTES
This production contains loud and dynamic sound, smoke effects, and flashing lights. It also contains adult themes, coarse language, partial nudity and simulated alcohol consumption. While we do our best to inform audiences in advance about what to expect, the improvisational nature of The Orchard means we cannot guarantee the exact content of each performance.
If you would like to speak with us about specific content, please contact box office on (03) 9685 5111 or email boxoffice@malthousetheatre.com.au.
ACCESSIBILITY
Aural Rating: 50% – this production has both sound and visual components, but sight isn’t essential to be able to engage with the event.
Visual Rating: 50% – this production includes dialogue and background music or sounds, so Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can have some engagement with the event.
For more information about accessibility services, visit our access page.
Please find the The Orchard access pack linked below.
Pony Cam thanks La Mama Umbria International for generously supporting an artistic residency and development period in Italy, where valuable insights into The Orchard were gained and future collaborators were discovered.