Cirrus@Austlit

'Inspired by Tim Bowden’s bestselling biography

'Documentary footage and live performance paint a portrait of this frontline cameraman.

'The enduring legacy of Tasmania’s frontline cameraman Neil Davis will be showcased in One Crowded Hour – a dramatic unfolding of his life story.

'After a childhood in the peaceful town of Sorell, Davis embarked on a journey to the world’s most dangerous regions of unrest. From the battlefields of South East Asia he captured horrific images of warfare and for more than 20 years his footage was broadcast into homes around the world.

'This story of the combat cameraman features documentary footage, live performance and striking imagery wrapped in an atmospheric soundtrack.' (Production summary)

'Stellar playwright Kate Mulvany and award-winning director Leticia Cáceres, two of Australia’s most accomplished artists, evoke the visceral, blood-soaked biosphere of the Amazon warrior women of Greek mythology. [...]

'This brutal, prescient and poetic new work has the wit, wry humour and gravitas we have come to expect from Kate Mulvany. It’s a play for our times, exploring themes of power – physical, sexual and psychological – and weaving parallel narratives as it moves seamlessly through time, style and gender, galloping towards an unexpected yet inevitable climax.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Argan is found wandering down Collins Street and taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital.

'How will the system deal with this man from 17th Century France? Borrowing heavily from Moliere, the French master of farce, Sean Monro brings us a contemporary comedy of outrageous proportions, populated with larger than life characters.

'Fears of the coming greyvalanche, the wit of alternative healers and the ludicrous results of self diagnosis with the help of Google all drive this hilarious new comedy set against the backdrop of the Tasmanian health system in 2019.

'The resultant production is insightful, contemporary, very funny, politically and socially sharp, and makes some dire predictions about Australia in the near future.'

Source: Tasmanian Theatre Company.

'It’s 1916, World War I is raging across Europe and thousands young men from the far-flung reaches the Empire are leaving home to join the fray. In Tasmania Bernard Bailey’s confidence is quickly eroding as three more of his travelling vaudeville troupe desert him for the Western Front.

'As the remnant band of entertainers straggle into a small east coast Tasmanian town Bernard is sure his days as an impresario are numbered and he’ll have to return to the grim life of selling haberdashery in the city. It’s not until he encounters the resilience, creativity and never-say-die attitude of the local community that his dark clouds are turned inside out and his visit to the sleepy town turns out to be the highlight of his theatrical year.

'More than a play, this is a night of true variety entertainment, designed to transport you back to the east coast of yesteryear.  A larger-than-life event where professional actors and talented locals roll up their sleeves and pitch in, to pack up your troubles and give you a vaudeville community event to remember.'

Source: Tasmanian Theatre Company.

'Annie is smart, she has a university degree, she is resourceful, she is bold and unafraid, she has a temporary job in London to go back to – a quick trip around Europe should be easy – shouldn’t it?

'She’s survived amorous Italian men and Paris traffic. How could one tiny thing turn this whole trip into a nightmare?'

Source: Tasmanian Theatre Company.

'Poxed is based on the life of Lady Mary Montagu, one of the most remarkable women of the eighteenth century.

'When smallpox sweeps through London, Lady Mary, whose own fabled beauty has been destroyed by the pox, takes the courageous decision to have her daughter inoculated a procedure she witnessed while living in Constantinople. Thus she becomes the reluctant champion of inoculation in London (preceding Edward Jenner by many decades), facing the hysterical prejudice of those who scorn a proven method simply because it is practiced by old Muslim women in Turkey. Not until 1979 will she receive acknowledgement for her pivotal role in saving millions of lives.

'Poxed is infused with the beautiful music of George Frideric Handel, a friend and contemporary of Lady Mary.

'Written in a comic, post-modern style, Poxed juxtaposes the grounded, sensible, almost contemporary character of Mary with the ridiculous, pompous and larger than life eighteenth century men around her.'

Source: Tasmanian Theatre Company.

'Anniversary takes place during the twenty-fifth anniversary dinner of Russel and Georgia, a prosperous, cultured business couple, when their opulent home is invaded by Alison and Trish. Alison subdues the couple violently, simultaneously subjecting them to a vicious verbal dressing down. But Trish has other plans and a covert agenda. She leapfrogs over Alison’s criminal cruelty to take control. Through a journey of dark comedy, sexual exploitation and psychological violence, Russel and Georgia’s perfect life, perfect home and perfect love are destroyed.'

Source: Tasmanian Theatre Company.