Battle Hymn
"Moving, thoughtful... an accomplished and absorbing piece of work."
Gavin McGibbon, playwright
|
Ten years since the war began, a small group of survivors have banded together in a tiny settlement amidst a ruined city. Rowan, the camp’s de-facto leader, still dreams of finding one last pocket of civilisation, while Rosa has started preparing her young son Jed for a life of self-reliance, uncertainty and violence. When a group of mysterious, silent beings appear in the settlement, the group must decide just how much change they can learn to live with; and how far they will go to survive.
This production was presented in collaboration with Urban Dream Brokerage. Writer/Director - Cassandra Tse Composer - Bruno Shirley Musical Director - Michael Stebbings Production Assistant - Erin Thompson Designer - Lisa Kiyomoto-Fink Cast - Aimee Smith, Bruno Shirley, Daniel Pooley, David Thompson, Emma Jones, Freya van Alphen Fyfe, Jamie Fenton, Keagan Carr Fransch, Laura Gardner, Michael O'Hara, Michael Stebbings, Patrick Jennings, Sarah Andrews Reynolds, Stacey O'Brien. |
|
A “topical and timeless” piece demonstrating “originality and experimentation in form” - Lori Leigh, playwright
"I was engaged from the beginning, and intrigued until the very end...the story doesn't just occur before [us] but instead invites a collusion and active engagement... sophisticated and challenging." - Miranda Manasiadis, playwright |
|