The Road to Hell is Paved with Plastic by Laura Collins
Theatreworks
4-5 December
Theatre Works invites you on a guided tour through ALTERNATIVE FUTURES: site-specific performances that re-imagine St Kilda in the not-too-distant future.
Inspired by people, places and things on Acland Street, playwrights Bryan Andy, Laura Collins, Bumpy Favell, Emma Gibson, Vivian Nguyen and Kristen Smyth have penned six unique monologues that explore hope beyond a time of crisis and share their fantasy-filled predictions of what the future may hold; more cake shops, a plastic wonderland, an underwater city and the return of an ancient stream.
Writers: Bryan Andy, Laura Collins, Bumpy Favell, Emma Gibson, Vivian Nguyen and Kristen Smyth
Cast: Jennifer Vuletic, Caroline Lee, Tahlee Fereday, Kristen Smyth, Bumpy Favell and Sophie Muckart
Director: Kitan Petkovski
Music and sound design: Robert Downie
Set and costumes: Bethany J Fellows
Stage Manager: Brooke Simmonds
Producers: Lauren Bennett and Kitan Petkovski
Boonwurrung Cultural Consultant: N’arweet Carolyn Briggs, Boonwurrung Elder
Boonwurrung Language Consultant: Aunty Fay Muir, Boonwurrung Elder
“Alternative Futures transformed St Kilda’s Acland St momentarily into a new futuristic world through a series of interesting monologues fusing the struggles of the last two years with hope for a better future…Set against the bustle of Acland St, the walking tour uses headphones and sound to fuse the present and future together. It was a unique experience being a part of a whole different world in the middle of a public space. Often the audience would exchange looks with members of the public in this weird meeting of real life and performance, which I think actually enhanced the experience making each moment with the actors feel like a small vision.”
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