Mariane & Others
KARIS OKA
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Previews
7.30pm, Fri–Sat
6.30pm, Mon–Tue
In Season
6.30pm, Mon–Tue
7.30pm, Wed–Sat
2pm, Sat
Time To Talk
6.30pm, Tue 2 Mar
Captioned
2pm, Sat 6 Mar
The future is coming… whether you like it or not.
Orgon is having an existential crisis. His wife has lost interest in everything but her dog and his overprivileged adult children show no signs of moving out… or on with their lives. The Tartuffe, an AI-powered hairdressing robot, promises to bring connection and style back to his household. The Tartuffe listens, The Tartuffe cares, The Tartuffe WANTS TO KNOW WHAT’S ON FOR THE WEEKEND?! But as Orgon and his family begin to optimise their lives by giving The Tartuffe access to, well, everything… have they optimised themselves into oblivion?
Social satirist Eddie Perfect (The Beast, Beetlejuice) brings Moliere’s classic into the alarmingly near future, examining humanity’s willingness to walk open-eyed towards our own obsolescence.
Starring Eddie Perfect (Offspring), Karis Oka (Beetlejuice), rising comedy star Noah Szto (Comedy Festival Best Newcomer 2024 and Director’s Choice 2025) alongside a team of clowns, The Tartuffe™ is a dystopian laugh-fest that will make you regret everything you ever told ChatGPT.
From the team behind Victorian Opera’s Green Room Award-winning smash Candide – including Artistic Director Dean Bryant – The Tartuffe™ is a feast for your eyes with enough comic energy to power your neighbourhood data centre.
ORGON
EDDIE PERFECT
TARTUFFE
NOAH SZTO
WRITER
EDDIE PERFECT
DIRECTOR
DEAN BRYANT
SET, COSTUME & ANIMATION DESIGNER
DANN BARBER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
MATT SCOTT
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER
ZARA STANTON
EVENT & TICKETING DETAILS
DURATION
This production is in development. Approximate running time will be updated when it becomes available.
LOCATION
CONTENT NOTES
This production contains coarse language, mature themes, flashing lights, loud and dynamic sounds, and stylised depictions of violence.
This is a new work in development, and content warnings will be updated as they are available.
ACCESSIBILITY
Malthouse works with The Captioning Studio to provide specialised theatre captioning for specified performances.
The performance on Sat 6 Mar at 2pm will be captioned (open and closed). For more information, please visit our Access page.
Aural Rating below 50% – predominantly visual event.
Visual Rating 50% – includes dialogue and background music or sounds, so Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can have some engagement with the event.
Please visit our access page for more information about accessibility services.
Campaign image by Giulia McGauran
Wig design by Charlotte Webb
Hair & make-up by Justin Henry & Charlotte Webb