the victorian theatre company and theatre works present
by laura lethlean and ariette taylor
This Room Holds Her Memory
5 - 15 JUNE | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
This Room Holds Her Memory
VENUE
by laura lethlean and ariette taylor
Ariette Taylor returns with a compelling new production about memory, attraction, and dread.
Written by award winning playwright Laura Lethlean (Pillow Fight), this new work is a deep meditation on a particular experience an elderly man had in his youth. His memory of the event oscillates. It turns over in his mind and what he thought he knew is challenged. He is confronted with hidden truth, beauty and dread. He enters the room with nothing left to lose. The room that holds her memory.
Among the performers of this new work are Anca Frankenhaeuser (Falling or Falling) and Patrick Harding-Irmer (Vesalii Icones); two Sydney based dance artists well known in their field.
Explosives Factory
Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
DURATION
65 Minutes
WARNINGS
TBC
ACCESSIBILITY
Explosives Factory is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
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DATES + TIMES
Wednesday 5 June - 7:30pm (preview)
Thursday 6 June - 7:30pm (preview 2)
Friday 7 June - 7:30pm (opening/press night)
Saturday 8 June - 7:30pm
Tuesday 11 June - 7:30pm
Wednesday 12 June - 7:30pm
Thursday 13 June - 7:30pm
Friday 14 June - 7:30pm
Saturday 15 June - 4:00pm
Saturday 15 June - 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**
N/A
MOB TIX
$20.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Shows in the WITH THEATRE WORKS stream align strongly our values and missions - these works we co-produce and co-present with independent artists and/or companies. Projects within this stream receive significant producing, marketing, PR and production support in addition to free use of the venue and a generous box office split.
CREDITS
PLAYWRIGHT
Laura Lethlean
DIRECTOR
Ariette Taylor
CAST INCLUDES
Anca Frankenhaeuser
Patrick Harding-Irmer
Robert Meldrum
PRODUCER
Matthew Connell
ARTIST PHOTO BY
Art Atelier
MEET THE ARTIST -
Ariette Taylor
Ariette started her career in the Netherlands as a dancer and was a soloist with Ballet Rambert in London
Her work as theatre director began in Adelaide shortly after emigrating in 1977 and includes directing many new Australian Plays for Playbox, MTC and STC but her work culminated as a strong original voice with the KEENE/TAYLOR THEATRE PROJECT, during the 17 seasons of self produced, mainly site-specific work, with playwright Daniel Keene.
Over the last 10 years Ariette has mentored young actors and dancers and taken care of her family.
This will be her first production back, inspired by the work of Sydney based extraordinary dance artists Anca Frankenhaeuser and Patrick Harding-Irmer and her excitement in collaborating with talented young playwright Laura Lethlean.
