Abstract
A chaotic storm erupts. A disastrous shipwreck ensues. Refugees Prospero, Miranda and Ariel are washed ashore on Christmas Island seeking asylum in Australia. But this side of the story is yet to be seen.
Award-winning playwright of ideas Helen Machalias returns to The Street with another work of social commentary, reimagining Shakespeare’s The Tempest for our time in This Rough Magic - an exhilarating epic of power reckoning, survival and the cost of pursuing the promise of a better life.
A powerful epic where ‘brave new world’ poetry collides with ‘stop the boats’ rhetoric and interpolations of Persian poetry, philosophy and storytelling to deliver a radically different representation of offshore detention.
Acclaimed Director Beng Oh crafts an extraordinary fast-moving spectacle conjuring an island of strange sounds and wondrous sights, enigmatic characters, and surprising relationships. A terrific acting ensemble open up the spaces between myth and reality, life and death, freedom and control.
Ambitious and thrilling This Rough Magic is a rich theatrical conversation with Shakespeare’s The Tempest, epic in scale and full of mysticism and longing. Not to be missed.
Featuring:
Reza Momenzada
George Kanaan
Lainie Hart
Andre Le
Kaitlin Nihill
World Premiere
A Street Produced Professional Theatre Production
Direction: Beng Oh
Dramaturg: Dr Rebecca Clode & Granaz Moussavi
Design: Imogen Keen
Lighting Design: Gerry Corcoran
Sound Design: Kyle Sheedy
Award-winning playwright of ideas Helen Machalias returns to The Street with another work of social commentary, reimagining Shakespeare’s The Tempest for our time in This Rough Magic - an exhilarating epic of power reckoning, survival and the cost of pursuing the promise of a better life.
A powerful epic where ‘brave new world’ poetry collides with ‘stop the boats’ rhetoric and interpolations of Persian poetry, philosophy and storytelling to deliver a radically different representation of offshore detention.
Acclaimed Director Beng Oh crafts an extraordinary fast-moving spectacle conjuring an island of strange sounds and wondrous sights, enigmatic characters, and surprising relationships. A terrific acting ensemble open up the spaces between myth and reality, life and death, freedom and control.
Ambitious and thrilling This Rough Magic is a rich theatrical conversation with Shakespeare’s The Tempest, epic in scale and full of mysticism and longing. Not to be missed.
Featuring:
Reza Momenzada
George Kanaan
Lainie Hart
Andre Le
Kaitlin Nihill
World Premiere
A Street Produced Professional Theatre Production
Direction: Beng Oh
Dramaturg: Dr Rebecca Clode & Granaz Moussavi
Design: Imogen Keen
Lighting Design: Gerry Corcoran
Sound Design: Kyle Sheedy
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Currency Press |
| Edition | 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Nov 2023 |