Small Metal Objects single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Small Metal Objects
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'It’s street-theatre-but-not-as-we-know-it in which the performers are disguised threads in the very real tapestry of a busy city thoroughfare and we, be-headphoned on raked seating, are the ones on display to be ignored or gawked at by passers-by. Via our ears though, the familiar urban scene becomes a movie replete with evocative score, and its cast of thousands is quickly narrowed down to four protagonists. Locating them isn’t easy, and it’s part of the game, but their story is as surprising and compelling as any thriller.'

Source: Adelaide Festival.

Production Details

  • First performed at Flinders Street Station as part of the 2005 Melbourne Festival.


    Presented at Adelaide Festival, 2-8 March 2021

    Director: Bruce Gladwin.

    Devisors: Bruce Gladwin, Simon Laherty, Sonia Teuben, Genevieve Morris, and Jim Russell.

    Sound Designer & Composer: Hugh Covill.


    Scheduled for production at Customs House Forecourt as part of Sydney Festival, 20-23 January 2022.

    Production cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Works about this Work

Theatre Review : Small Metal Objects (Adelaide Festival) Anita Sanders , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , March 2021;

— Review of Small Metal Objects 2005 single work drama

'Back to Back Theatre brings a street performance with podcasting techniques to transform a public display into an intimate experience.'

How Australian is It? Alison Croggon , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 55-62)
Drama Among the Shoppers Michaela Boland , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 April 2010; (p. 25)

— Review of Small Metal Objects 2005 single work drama
Mall but Perfectly Formed Act Raymond Gill , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 12 April 2010; (p. 15)
Drama Among the Shoppers Michaela Boland , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 April 2010; (p. 25)

— Review of Small Metal Objects 2005 single work drama
Theatre Review : Small Metal Objects (Adelaide Festival) Anita Sanders , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , March 2021;

— Review of Small Metal Objects 2005 single work drama

'Back to Back Theatre brings a street performance with podcasting techniques to transform a public display into an intimate experience.'

Mall but Perfectly Formed Act Raymond Gill , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 12 April 2010; (p. 15)
How Australian is It? Alison Croggon , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 55-62)
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