Performing Arts
Arena Theatre Company's Moth
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Showing at Shirley Burke Theatre in Parkdale
Director Chris Kohn
Writer Declan Greene
Designer Jonathon Oxlade
Composer Jethro Woodward
Lighting Designer Rachel Burke
Dramaturge Maryanne Lynch
Video Design 21-19 (Domenico Bartolo)
“Sometimes there’s no scarier place to be than inside your own mind…”
A martyred saint. A talking moth. A mission to redeem our sins.
Sebastian is a terminally unpopular fifteen-year-old suburban kid, with an overactive imagination and an obsession with anime and death. His only friend, Claryssa, is an emo Wiccan art-freak barely one rung higher than Sebastian on the social ladder. What starts as just another night drinking down at the cricket nets soon gives way to an ecstatic vision that leaves Sebastian unconscious, their friendship left in ruin. The next morning, he wakes up with a mysterious moth in a jar by his bed, and a calling to save the souls of all humankind. And so begins the Passion of Sebastian…
A highly charged, rapid-fire, funny and moving exploration of teenage mental illness, loss and friendship.
Moth is writer Declan Greene’s first commission for Arena, bringing together his unique, incisive voice with director Chris Kohn and designer Jonathon Oxlade to create a thrilling new work for audiences aged 15 years and over.
Warning: For audiences 15 +. Please note production contains coarse language. Haze is used in this production.
“This is why theatre still matters... superbly performed and keenly directed” John Bailey, The Sunday Age
“...exquisite theatre: in my view one of the most accomplished new plays of the past few years, here given a superbly restrained and devastatingly powerful production by Chris Kohn.” Alison Croggon, Theatrenotes
“...theatre at its finest, a potent blend of Greene's cunningly wrought script, hallucinogenic imagery and consummate acting that will have you close to tears towards the end.” Kate Herbert, Herald Sun
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| DATE | Wednesday 29th August |
| TIMES | 1.00pm & 7.00pm |
| DURATION | 90 mins (inc. post-show Q&A with cast, no interval) |
| VENUE | Shirley Burke Theatre |
| SEATING | Allocated seating |
| FULL | $25 |
| CONC | $20 |
| YOUTH (27-) | $20 |
| STUDENTS | $15 |
| GROUPS 6+ | $15 each |
| TEACHERS | FREE** |
**Teachers & supervisors will be admitted free when accompanying students. Please telephone the box office on 9556 4440 to secure these tickets and to request an invoice, if preferred.
An Arena Theatre Company & Malthouse Theatre commission.
Arena Theatre Company Ltd is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
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Wednesday 29th August, 1pm & 7pm
