PIPER
Once upon a time in a far away land some dude with a flute ran an elaborate scam.
Well that's the official stance of the council and media…
they’re always reliable right?
Frenzy Theatre Co presents the Australian Gothic reimagining of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with an ensemble of female and non-binary performance makers, circus artists and live instrumentalists. A warped version of the much loved fable that will have you questioning the very ground you stand on and rooting for the wrong side.
PIPER is a theatrical explosion of ideas that defies definition for a post-truth media saturated world. It's fun, it's bold, it's unforgettable.
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"☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ - PIPER exploded with life and had me hooked every minute"
- What's the Show
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"I wouldn't hesitate to call this show SPECTACULAR"
- Theatre Travels
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"An unsettling and darkly funny extravaganza and theatre lovers will be impressed by the scale of the artists' ambition"
- The Age
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"marvellous, infectious show-biz energy - and the spectacle of twenty-four talented people all on stage at once"
- Stage Whispers​
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DIRECTOR Belle Hansen
CREATED BY Frenzy Theatre Co
CAST Alanah Parkin, Anita Mei La Terra, Anna Louey, Artemis Munoz, Bek Schilling, Claire Million, Charlie Morris, Courtney Crisfield, Eleanor Golding, Emily Pearson, Erin Perrey, Isabella Patane, Krystal Meakins, Matilda Gibbs, Maddy Lee, Madi Mursell, Miela Anich, Natasha Mohamed, Phoebe Hayward, Ritu Chhina, Rosa Ablett-Johnstone, Sophie Jevons, Summer Metcalf & Tamzen Hayes
CO - CREATOR Dora Abraham
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER Jack Burmeister
LIGHTING DESIGNER Sidney Younger
SET & COSTUME DESIGN Harry Gill & Jessamine Moffett
CINEMATOGRAPHER Hannah Jennings
SOUND ASSOCIATE Joshua Mackie
with Lulu Perry & Linus Finn Mackie
DESIGN ASSOCIATE Millie Shanks & Jillian Churcher
ASSISTANT CINEMATOGRAPHER Josh Fernandez
STAGE MANAGER Brigette Jennings
PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL MANAGER Laura Hook
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Millie Shanks, Jade Hibbert,
Tegan Benham-Bannon & Lilabelle Darvall
THE ROOF IS CAVING IN
Please no more ‘pleases, sorries or thank yous’. THANKS… sorry!
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The Roof is Caving In is a collision of Australian Gothic, Picasso & the uncontrollable urge to say “sorry” when you run into a chair. Hester and Bronwyn are people pleasers at the mercy of the landscape around them: A tiny studio apartment with two trundle beds and a lot of ‘character’.
Fresh out of school, fresh out of home and in their first ever share house. As the two apartment dwellers desperately try to make this small space a home, they are met with unforeseeable circumstances and have to navigate the repercussions of constantly compromising to avoid confrontation.
A work of surreal theatrical grandeur that features a live multi-instrumentalist quintet.
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"bursting with ideas and wildly original"
- Stage Whispers
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"the presence of a live band on stage is inspired and the music itself is worth the price of admission"
- Arts Hub
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"a highly entertaining, absurdist look at the challenges of renting"
- My Melbourne Arts
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"☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2 - a wonderful and fun nightmare which is just a little too close to reality to be entirely comfortable"
- What Did She Think?
WRITTEN BY Matilda Gibbs with Belle Hansen & Jack Burmeister
DIRECTED BY Belle Hansen
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGN BY Jack Burmeister
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Aron Murray
SET & COSTUME DESIGN BY Belle Hansen & Brigette Jennings
STAGE MANAGED BY Brigette Jennings
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGED BY Jade Hibbert
PERFORMED BY Marlena Thomson, Bek Schilling, Joanna Halliday, Karen Yee, Linus Finn Mackie, Joshua Mackie
& Daniel Kim
Hero & Production Images by Darren Gill
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Content Warnings: Mild Sexual References, Dark Themes, Mental Health & Haze, References to Crime Violence.
Published Script can be purchased through Currency Press: The Roof is Caving in
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DINOSAURS
Are you alive? Yes.
Are you dead? No.
Are you real? Yes…
Are we considered a protein or a fatty acid?
I don’t know, it wasn’t on the wiki page.
The World According to Dinosaurs is an interrogation of globalism through the lens of palaeontology, world events and what we had for dinner last night. A culmination of the stories we tell ourselves about existence. Fact, fiction, wives’ tales, white lies, myths, learnt behaviours, common misconceptions – it’s all part of the human narrative.
Frenzy Theatre Co presents a work of physical theatrical grandeur that journeys across genre and time.
“This is how you do the mechanics of theatre. The performances and production elements of
The World According To Dinosaurs are impressive, with few flaws to be found.”
– What Did She Think?
“The production is filled with great dance choreography, impressive lighting effects and sound design Frenzy Theatre Co have realized another amazing hour of entertainment” – Lilithia Reviews
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“The play greatly encapsulates the moment as planet destruction can’t be ignored” – Inner City News
WRITERS Belle Hansen & Amelia Newman
DIRECTOR Cassandra Gray
PRODUCER Flick
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER Jack Burmeister
LIGHTING DESIGNER Theo Viney
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Casey Harper-Wood
EDUCATION MANAGER Alex Veljanovski
STAGE MANAGER Brigette Jennings
PERFORMERS Belle Hansen, Amelia Newman, Izzy Patane, Matilda Gibbs, Anna Louey, Chris Patrick Hansen, Michael Cooper & Emily Pearson
SPECIAL EFFECTS Theo Viney, Brigette Jennings & Belle Hansen
Hero & Production Images by Darren Gill
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Content Warnings: Minor sexual references, some coarse language and mild mature themes including evolution and extinction.
Published Script can be purchased through Currency Press: The World According to Dinosaurs
MOTHERLOD_^E
Kill them. WooHoo them. Control them. Save them. How long can someone have control over a world before their dirty laundry is reflected back at them?
A work of theatrical grandeur that drags the audience inside of a Windows PC to experience a digital mashup of physical theatre, nostalgic game fantasy and unbridled morbid curiosity.
Our once avid teenage player is now a disillusioned adult. Watch her dictate sims’ personalities, sexuality and humanity, whilst our two-dimensional friends are confined to their single household.
Sims has helped a generation of queer players process uncharted thoughts they didn’t know how to voice. It created a sanctuary to try on different personas, and explore gender and identity. MOTHERLOD_^E is a dark unveiling of the tension between innocent exploration and the malevolent results of playing God unchecked.
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“MOTHERLOD_^E is hilarious and the ensemble is outstanding.” – Theatre First
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“Sixty-Five minutes of glorious mayhem” – The Blurb
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“One of the shows best moments is a sudden explosion of queer erotica” – The Age
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“MOTHERLOD_^E is a whole lot of fun and I can think of very few things better to do this summer then go and have a laugh with Frenzy Theatre Co at Theatre Works.” – What Did She Think?
DIRECTOR Belle Hansen
CREATED BY Frenzy Theatre Co (Belle Hansen & Matilda Gibbs)
with Amelia Newman
CAST Anna Fujihara, Gabriel Cali, Matilda Gibbs, Nicola Pohl, Xanthe Blaise , Anna Louey, Brandon Armstrong, Bugs Baschera, Isabella Patane, Liam Trumble, Jorja Bently, Mila Lawson, Hattie Elliot, Lillah Summers-Dixon
PRODUCER Flick
CREATIVE PRODUCER Matilda Gibbs
HEAD OF PRODUCTION Millie Levakis-Lucas
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER Jack Burmeister
LIGHTING DESIGNER Sidney Younger
DRAMATURG Amelia Newman
CINEMATOGRAPHER Hannah Jennings
STAGE MANAGER / OPERATORS Brigette Jennings
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER / OPERATOR Chris Patrick Hansen
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER / DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT Bella Kourdoulos
HERO IMAGES by Morgan Roberts
PRODUCTION IMAGES by Daniel Rabin
