The Engineer in the Snow
A FANTASTICAL EROTIC FUGUE FOR PLANET EARTH BY SANDRA FIONA LONG
8-17 DECEMBER | THEATRE WORKS
A FANTASTICAL EROTIC FUGUE FOR PLANET EARTH BY SANDRA FIONA LONG
An erotic quest to save planet Earth.
Inspired by adult animation, and riffing off trashy romance literature, The Engineer in the Snow turns trad erotic romance on its head. Here the ultimate erotic fantasy is to experience the vulnerability and pain of the planet, and also the erotic potential of its renewal. Told through the imagination of one woman, performed by Emily Tomlins, within a world of interactive vocals, foley and visual design, this poetic new work is created by an award-winning multidisciplinary team from Australia and Indonesia. Join us for a transcendent journey crossing exquisite landscapes. Be plunged into visions of global economic disparity and environmental destruction. And celebrate the power of the imagination to achieve anything.
This project is supported by the Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation.
VENUE
THEATRE WORKS
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
DURATION
65 minutes
WARNINGS
Sexual References, Environmental Destruction
ACCESSIBILITY
Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue. A full access guide will be available closer to the date.
“Rich sensory theatrical experience” ★★★★
- Theatre Now (The Swallows)
"An arc that goes from wonder and sensation to quiet despair and then to the return of hope"
- Stage Whispers (The Swallows)
"Hades Fading (Hades Memudar) is a dream. It is a beautiful dream. It is a nightmare. It is funny, it is hope, it is despair, it is a warning. It is art." ★★★★★
- What Did She Think (Hades Fading)
"A chamber piece composed in an elusive key, it bends every instrument of the theatre into ephemeral harmonies where love rises to meet death, and memory imagination."
-The Age (Duets for Lovers and Dreamers)
DATES + TIMES
Tuesday 8 December - 7:30pm (Preview)
Wednesday 9 December - 7:30pm (Preview)
Thursday 10 December - 7:30pm (Opening)
Friday 11 December - 7:30pm
Saturday 12 December - 2:00pm (Matinee)
Saturday 12 December - 7:30pm
Sunday 13 December - 5:00pm
Tuesday 15 December - 7:30pm
Wednesday 16 December - 7:30pm
Thursday 17 December - 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
CONCESSION*
PREVIEW
$48.00
$38.00
$30.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
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
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Sandra Fiona Long
PERFORMER / CO-CREATOR
Emily Tomlins
COMPOSER / SOUND DESIGNER
Darius Kedros
MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER
Deden Bulqini
SET / COSTUME DESIGNER
Emily Barrie
PRODUCER
Kat Carrington
HERO IMAGE
Peter Casamento
MEET THE ARTIST
SANDRA FIONA LONG
Sandra Fiona Long is a writer and theatre maker of vocal, visual and sound based works, working closely with collaborators across forms. Highlights include writer/director of The Swallows (2024) nominated for 3 Greenroom awards in sound and design, Hades Fading (Hades Memudar) with Indonesian company Mainteater (Bandung/AsiaTOPA 2020), writer/performer of solo work Pancake Opus (La Mama 2015/18), writer of Duets for Lovers and Dreamers (recipient Ross Trust Script Development award) Director/Writer Of Frogs, with composer/co-creator Ria Soemardjo, (Darebin Arts Speakeasy 2022) and several versions of ‘JTDS’ with Indonesian company Mainteater and Deden Bulqini, both online and in Bandung, Artjog and Lombok in 2023.
