The Four Accordionists of the Apocalypse

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Event The Four Accordionists of the Apocalypse
Venue Courthouse Theatre, Carlton, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Fringe Festival
First Date 27 September 2012
Last Date 7 October 2012
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Frigg, Goddess of Fertility, feels she’s no longer worshipped and auditions accordionists for an Apocalypse to regain control, yet fears a ‘Twilight of the Gods’. Should she get Apocalypse insurance?

"Writer and composer Sofia Chapman, in collaboration with Brisbane-based director Jo Loth, manages to shed light on current issues in today's society via a musical comedy approach. Life's turmoils and humanity's weaknesses are addressed while adorned with lovely accordion music and wicked humorous zingers, which more than once drew belly busting laughter from the audience. Actress Zulya Kamalova (Frigg, Goddess of Fertility) delivered a very believable 'woman scorned' and 'Goddess diva' interpretation, Terry Cole (Woden, God of Death and master of disguise) was great fun to watch as he moved back and forth from one character to another, including full-on accent flip-flopping, Isabel Hertaeg (Brunhilde Bloch) shook the house with her thunderous vocal skills and Emma Louise Pursey as Candida Nervosa was a delightful nervous wreck throughout the play, delivering a memorable and unexpected rap sequence which had me in tears from laughter. The Four Accordionists of the Apocalypse is an unusual and very funny play, poking fun at the end of the world through Norse Mythology one accordion note at a time; it is well worth catching."
Gordana Andjelic-Davila, Australian Stage
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Musical
Farce
Absurdist
Subjects Lesbian
Queer
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Terry Cole Actor Woden, God of Death and master of disguise
Isabel Hertaeg Actor Brunhilde Bloch
Zulya Kamalova Actor Frigg, Goddess of Fertility
Emma Pursey Actor Candida Nervosa
Sofia Chapman Director
Joanne Loth Director
Sofia Chapman Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Winner of 'Best Emerging Writer' Award, presented by Writers Victoria and the Melbourne Theatre Company. Original soundtrack available here: https://sofiachapman.bandcamp.com/album/the-four-accordionists-of-the-apocalypse Accordion scores published by Wirripang: https://www.australiancomposers.com.au/pages/sofia-chapman#scroll_to_page
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure La Mama Season brochure
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 134160