bare witness theatre co. presents
I Have No Enemies
10 - 20 APRIL | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
I Have No Enemies
VENUE
Do you know who’s watching you? What if it’s a group of unhinged sociopaths like US?
After stumbling upon a voicemail full of sensitive information, four actors embark on a morally bankrupt man-hunt to untangle the reality of life online. Who is Phil? What happened to his dogs? And how’s he going to react when we steal his Uber Eats? Again.
It’s a cyberpunk detective story. It’s a maniacal Ted talk. It’s a live-action 90s hacker movie. And it’s all true. We think. We’re getting confused. And paranoid. We’re probably on a watchlist. Not that we’ve done anything wrong. We’ve nothing to hide. We have no enemies. Has anyone actually read the terms & conditions?
This is a show for anyone who engages, reluctantly or otherwise, with the Internet. Anyone who can relate to the weird split-existence between the digital and the real world; the niggling sense of doubt that your Alexa is listening in on you; the guilty fascination of watching people overshare on Facebook; the psychological toll of doomscrolling horrific global events followed by cute cat videos; the impulse to disconnect, delete everything, and go off the grid - and knowing that that isn't an option in an increasingly digital world.
Confronting, enlightening and absurdly entertaining, I Have No Enemies is radical contemporary work by Canberra’s leading theatre company that decodes the truth of life through a lens. It’s more fun than you ever thought a show about the terrifying, unblinking eye of surveillance could be.
“The best night I have had in the audience of a theatre show in years. It’s everything that theatre should be - clever, relevant, intelligent, challenging, contemporary and funny as hell.” - Robin Davidson, Rebus Theatre Company
“Bare Witness have created a most worthwhile and timely theatre production that is immediate, necessary and provides the platform for exploration and shared adventures between actors, technicians and audiences.” - Joe Woodward, City News
Explosives Factory
Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
DURATION
100 Minutes + Interval
WARNINGS
Flashing lights, explicit language, simulated violence and weaponry. Suitable for ages 12+
ACCESSIBILITY
Explosives Factory is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
DATES + TIMES
Wednesday 10 April - 7:30pm
Thursday 11 April - 7:30pm
Friday 12 April - 7:30pm
Saturday 13 April - 7:30pm
Tuesday 16 April - 7:30pm
Wednesday 17 April - 7:30pm
Thursday 18 April - 7:30pm
Friday 19 April - 7:30pm
Saturday 20 April - 7:30pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$45.00
CONCESSION*
$35.00
PREVIEW
$28.00
20 at $20**
$20.00
MOB TIX
$20.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Our AT THEATRE WORKS program is for artists, companies or works that align with some but not all of our values as an organisation. We co-present these works with the independent artists and organisations. Works within this programming stream receive marketing support, technical support, free venue use and a generous box office split but largely we give them the keys and get out of their way.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR
Christopher Samuel Carroll
DEVISORS
Christopher Samuel Carroll
Lloyd Allison-Young
Brendan Kelly
Rachel Pengilly
LIGHTING DESIGN
Antony Hateley
SET DESIGN
Rachel Pengilly
DIGITAL PRODUCTION
Chloe Brett
Brad Moss
SilverSun Pictures
MEET THE ARTIST -
Christopher Samuel Carroll
Christopher Samuel Carroll is an actor, director and playwright, trained at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin and Ecole Jacques Lecoq, Paris. Since moving to Canberra in 2016, he has become one of the city’s most prolific and celebrated artists. As Artistic Director of Bare Witness Theatre Co., he has produced eleven shows to date, in Ireland, the U.K., France and Australia. As artists based in the nation’s capital, Bare Witness strive to create challenging, political theatre that confronts the major issues of our time through the lens of the human experience. We make theatre that matters.