Oplev en meditativ thriller over storbyens skjulte liv, en hyper-realistisk iscenesættelse med hundredvis af statister. På en publikumstribune som vi kender fra teatersalen, bliver publikum udstyret med hovedtelefoner, der bl.a. gengiver dialogen mellem de fire medvirkende. Bag mixerpulten sidder instruktøren og dirigerer sine spillere mellem alle de mennesker, som flyder gennem storbyens åbne scener. Midt i dette mylder skaber det australske kompagni Back to Back Theatre en underholdende, intelligent og visuelt fornyende leg med virkelighedens voyeuristiske tendenser midt i storbyen. En livsnerve i krydsfeltet mellem dokumentarfilm, Paul Auster og den flygtige skulptur.
“The story alone would be enough to make small metal objects one of the most riveting works of theatre of recent times, but it’s the astoundingly successful physical situation of the piece that makes this essential viewing.” Beat Magazine, Australien
Publikum bloggede i Melbourne:
“One of the most memorable theatre experiences I have ever been immersed in”
“Innovative, confronting and amusing and all about what theatre is, or should be”
“Absolutely brilliant, simple, beautiful and moving”
CREDITS
SMALL METAL OBJECTS
Devisors Bruce Gladwin, Simon Laherty, Sonia Teuben, Genevieve Morris, Jim Russell
Director Bruce Gladwin
Performers Simon Laherty, Genevieve Picot, Jim Russell, Sonia Teuben
Sound Composition & Design Hugh Covill
Costume Shio Otani
Script Consultant Melissa Reeves
Production Manager Andrew Livingston, Bluebottle3
Stage Manager Bernadette Sweeney
Sound Operator Phillip Pietruschka
Travel Coordinator (Australia) Gabby Walters, Bluebottle3
Stills Photography Jeff Busby
Tour Coordinators (Europe) Olivia Morin, Quaternaire
Executive Producer Alice Nash
Associate Producer Sarah Ford, Quaternaire
BACK TO BACK THEATRE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
Trevor Davies, Katrien Verwilt, Hans Christian Gimbel and all at team of Copenhagen International Theatre; Sarah Ford, Aicha Boutella and Olivia Morin of Quaternaire; Kristy Edmunds, Mary-Ellen King, Kara Miller, Kara Ward, Maureen Gardner, Olivia Anderson, Marcelle Tobschall, Bill Coleby and all the team at the 2005 Melbourne International Arts Festival; Ian Scobie and all at APAM 2006; Austraian Touring Services (ATS); Natasha Bensen and all at Stage & Screen; Sound moves and Cécile Guériaux; Lachlan Carrick, Paul Summers, Debra Jefferies, Amanda Browne, Stuart Koop, Andrew Donovan, John Baylis, Anne Craig, Anthony Taylor, Kim Hanna, Carin Mistry, Atul Joshi, Cameron McNaughton, Sandy Shaw, Candy Mitchell, Maria Crealey, Ann Tonks, David McGinness, Mark Russell, Martel Ollerenshaw, Angharad Wynne-Jones; friends, families, loved ones and long-standing fans of Back to Back Theatre. Thank you so much.
small metal objects was initiated through the Victoria Commissions, supported by the Victorian Government, through the Community Support Fund and has been presented by the Australian Government through the Australia Council.
The work was developed and premiered with support from the Melbourne International Arts Festival; City of Melbourne; The Myer Foundation; RE Ross Trust; The Percy Baxter Charitable Trust, managed by Perpetual Trustees; Connex and V/Line.