'And while they were in the field Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Genesis 4
'The biblical story of Cain and Abel is the story of the first act of violence – an act that ricocheted across millennia and divided civilisations. It is the genesis of a vision of history as man on man, brother on brother, blood on the earth.
'Cain and Abel is a show about violence and reinventing history, made by women. Melbourne theatre-makers THE RABBLE are a law unto themselves, and it’s thrilling to see.
'Their method is basically to take a big idea, lock themselves in a room, and make a piece of theatre. The big idea here is the tale from Genesis and its many iterations – Milton and Byron, Baudelaire and Baby Jane.
'After the knock-out success of Orlando and The Story of O in Melbourne, 'Cain and Abel' is the next installment in THE RABBLE’s assault on the great stories of Western civilisation.'(Production summary)
Performed at Belvoir's Downstairs Theatre 15 May - 8 June 2014. Co-produced with The Rabble.
Director: Emma Valente.
Set & Costume Designer: Kate Davis.
Lighting & Sound Designer: Emma Valente.
Stage Manager: Mel Dyer.
Directing Secondment: Rachel Roberts.
Design Secondments: Nick Fry and Tyler Hawkins.
Cast: Dana Miltins and Mary Helen Sassman.