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January
2005 Theatre
More
relevant than ever ...
MYTH, PROPAGANDA &
DISASTER IN NAZI GERMANY
& CONTEMPORARY AMERICA
by Stephen Sewell
Presented by Tangent Productions, Stephen Sewell's multi-award winning
Myth, Propaganda & Disaster in
Nazi Germany & Contemporary America will return to the
SBW Stables
Theatre for a limited season
from January 13th.
Since this production originally
played the Stables in November
2003, Myth, Propaganda &
Disaster in Nazi Germany & Contemporary America has
gone on to become possibly
the most awarded play in
Australian theatre history.
It has recently been produced
in London and will appear Off Broadway in 2005.
"In 03 we had turned away
hundreds of people wishing
to get a ticket - so when we
saw an opportunity to return
to the Stables, we grabbed it,"
says director Christopher Hurrell. "Like Michael Moore, Stephen
Sewell is a warrior, opening our
eyes to the truth about the destruction of freedom going
on in our name. Since the
atrocities of Abu Grahib, the
play's perceptive and prophetic message is more timely
than ever."
Myth, Propaganda & Disaster in
Nazi Germany & Contemporary America is about an Australian
in US academia who finds himself dangerously at odds with
the prevailing political temperature
and is forced into a labyrinth
of intrigue and threat. With
compelling drive and theatrical
daring, we are swept from
cocktails at the Guggenheim to
the brutal reality of Guantanamo
Bay. Nicholas Eadie reprises
his astonishing, towering portrayal
of Talbot Finch, Sewell's
accidental hero; an academic dedicated to reason.
But amongst the shouts of
America Hurrah and Pax Americana,
is he the last thinker of the enlightenment?
When a mysterious figure
insinuates into his life, can
Talbot survive the new definition of 'traitor'?
Sewell's controversial and
acclaimed response to the conservative backlash from September 11, is
a thrilling work
that continues to ask serious and disturbing questions about
the truth behind Western
political, economic and
philosophical values. At the
same time it plumbs the depths
of self doubt and fear that haunt
us all as we search for identity in
an increasingly alienating society.
Also returning to this dynamic production are William Gluth, Mark Constable,
Melanie Vallejo and Margot Fenley. They will be joined for the return
season by two more greats of the Australian theatre; Tony Sheldon and
Deborah Kennedy.
Tangent Productions present
Myth, Propaganda & Disaster in Nazi Germany & Contemporary America
By Steven Sewell
Previews 13 - 19 January
MEDIA OPENING on 21 January
Season through to 5 February
SBW Stables Theatre 10 Nimrod St Kings Cross
Tickets on Sale through MCA Ticketing 1300 306 776 OR online www.griffintheatre.com.au
or
1 hour prior at: SBW Stables Theatre Box Office
Full $30. Concession $25. Groups of 8 or more $22.00. Under 30 $20
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