Because the Night

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Event Because the Night
Venue Malthouse Theatre, Southbank, VIC
First Date 23 March 2021
Last Date 5 August 2021
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Malthouse Theatre launches an immersive theatre work on a scale never seen before in Australia. An entire world has been constructed for you to explore: follow the royals through the palace, roam the length of a town on the cusp of the digital age, or sift through the drawers of a single desk. Whatever you choose, a story will play out around you of a regime on the edge of collapse. You are a silent witness in the halls of power on a pivotal night in history. Move, venture deeper, listen closely, because the night will soon be lost—and all its secrets with it.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Immersive
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rodney Afif Actor Polonius, Cast 1
Syd Brisbane Actor Polonius, Cast 2
Tahlee Fereday Actor Ophelia, Cast 1
Artemis Ioannides Actor Ophelia, Cast 2
Khisraw Jones-Shukoor Actor Hamlet, Cast 1
Keegan Joyce Actor Hamlet, Cast 2
Belinda McClory Actor Gertrude, Cast 1
Nicole Nabout Actor Claudia, Cast 2
Kurt Pimblett Actor Laertes, Cast 1
Maria Theodorakis Actor Claudia, Cast 1
Jenny Vuletic Actor Gertrude, Cast 2
Ras-Samuel Welda'abzgi Actor Laertes, Cast 1
Harvey Zielinski Actor Laertes, Cast 2
Bridget Balodis Assistant Director
Natasha Noel Assistant Stage Manager
Cointha Walkeden Assistant Stage Manager
Matilda Woodroofe Associate Designer Interiors
Marline Zaibak Casting Director
David Franzke Composer
Kat Chan Costume Designer
Matthew Lutton Creator Concept
Lyndie Li Wan Po Deputy Stage Manager
Cecily Rabey Deputy Stage Manager
Matthew Lutton Director
Mark Pritchard Dramaturg/e
Lyndall Grant Fight Director
Amelia Lever-Davidson Lighting Designer
Kamarra Bell-Wykes Playwright
Ra Chapman Playwright
Matthew Lutton Playwright
Annie Bourke Producer
David Miller Production Manager
Dale Ferguson Set Designer Architecture
Marg Horwell Set Designer Interiors
David Franzke Sound Designer
Tia Clark Stage Manager
Suzanne Heywood Voice Coach
Marco Chiappi Voice Over Artist
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 2 separate casts alternate performances. The 2nd cast's first show was on 24 March. The set encompasses the Beckett and the Merlyn Theatres, and beyond. Harvey Zielinski left the show on 27 June, and Kurt Pimblett took up the role of Laertes from 6 July. Initially expected to run until November, the production closed early on 5th August after an afternoon schools performance due to COVID 19 rest
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154955