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MOTH

May 24, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

$20 – $50

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Date:
May 24, 2023
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Series:
Cost:
$20 – $50
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Website:
https://www.theatreworks.org.au/2023/moth

Organiser

Theatre Works
Phone
(03) 9534 3388
Email
admin@theatreworks.org.au
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Other

Age group
For teenagers
Accessibility
Wheelchair AccessibleWheelchair accessible
Groups of most relevance to event
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse, Intersex, Queer, People living with a disability
Content warning
Strong language, loud sounds, flashing lights, themes of mass destruction, depression, mental health, bullying and theatrical violence
Event is delivered in these Languages
English

Venue

Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
Melbourne, VIC 3181 Australia
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Community & culture

Theatre Works Proudly Presents

MOTH
By Declan Greene
Directed by Briony Dunn

An action-packed graphic-novel fiction fantasy erupting on the stage, MOTH is a love-letter to every teen… and to those who used to be.

In this funny and heartbreaking two-hander, what starts as just another night drinking down at the cricket nets soon gives way to an ecstatic vision that leaves fifteen-year-old Sebastian unconscious and his only friend, Claryssa, gone. Waking to find a mysterious moth by his bed, Sebastian spirals into a breathless ride of schizophrenic delusion and religious passion, living life at a feverish pitch that can only lead to tragedy.

Spotlighting a climactic bullying incident that devastates a friendship forever, this much-lauded, rapid-fire, and deeply moving production is brought to the Theatre Works stage in 2023 by an exceptional team of creatives. A true highlight on the Victorian Arts Calendar, not to be missed.

One of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres, Theatre Works is constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artist and audience development. They strive to champion artists and work that embraces difference and celebrates risk, working to provide a platform for marginalised conversations and voices.

MOTH is the second production in the 2023 “By Theatre Works” programming stream. Other works produced in-house as part of this stream include Pear-Shaped by Miranda Middleton and Ziggy Resnick, Michael Gow’s Away, and In the Club by Patricia Cornelius.

★★★★ ½ “This is theatre at its finest” – The Herald Sun
“Gripping.” – Australian Arts Review
“Switches from hilarious to heartbreaking effortlessly.” – British Theatre Guide
“Stark, intimate theatre conjured from the visceral ordeal of adolescence.” – The Age

Directed by Briony Dunn (she/her)
Performed by Lucy Ansell (she/they) and Adam Noviello (they/them)
Set Design and Projections by Justin Gardam (he/him)
Lighting Design by Niklas Pajanti (he/him)
Sound Design by Darrin Verhagen (he/him)
Costume Design by Betty Auhl (she/her)
Stage Manager: Natasha Marich (she/her)
Produced by Belle Hansen (she/her)
Publicity by Sassy Red PR

17 May – 3 June 2023
Tues – Sat 7:30pm
Tickets: $50 Full, $42 Concession, $28 Preview, $20 Mob Tix and 20 at $20 (+ booking fee)
Bookings: (03) 9534 3388 or online www.theatreworks.org.au/2023/moth
Venue: Theatre Works – 14 Acland Street, St Kilda
www.theatreworks.org.au

Duration: 75 minutes no interval
Suitable for ages 15+
Warnings: Strong language, loud sounds, flashing lights, themes of mass destruction, depression, mental health, bullying and theatrical violence