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Director Nigel Jamieson brings a cast of almost 40 performers to the stage of Sydney Theatre for Gallipoli, one of the most ambitious productions ever presented by Sydney Theatre Company. A multi-media work featuring not only the finely honed dramatic skills of the STC Actors Company but also choral work, aerial performance, choreography, live music and huge projected images across multiple tiers of set, the production re-examines a complex period in history at the very heart of Australian identity. Performances are from 25 July to 23 August, opening on 30 July 2008.
Drawing on personal letters, diaries, film footage, photographs, memoirs, contemporary reportage, songs and official documents, the piece re-explores the conflict from multiple perspectives – those of the soldiers, their leaders, their adversaries and those at home.
The production grapples with the legend and the myths that have grown up around this bloodiest of battles on the Gallipoli peninsular in 1915-16 and how it captured the collective imagination to become embedded in the Australian psyche. Going beyond the familiar symbols and tales of unquestionable bravery and sacrifice, Gallipoli explores what drove so many young people to enlist, the glamorising of warfare before and since and how the gruesome realities of international conflict remain as relevant today.
The STC Actors Company are joined by 23 Third Year Acting students from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), following the success of STC’s previous collaboration with NIDA for The Lost Echo, directed by Barrie Kosky in 2006.
Nigel Jamieson is one of Australia’s most distinctive theatre creators. His creations have included spectacular events such as the Tin Symphony during the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics, the closing ceremony of the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, and more recently, opening celebrations launching Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008. His award-winning Adelaide Festival hit Theft of Sita has been seen in New York and throughout Europe and his recent Honour Bound, about the incarceration of David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay, was performed to acclaim in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
Sydney Theatre Company presents the STC Actors Company and Third Year NIDA students in
GALLIPOLI
By Nigel Jamieson
Cast Brandon Burke, Peter Carroll, Marta Dusseldorp, Eden Falk, John Gaden, Steve Le Marquand, Ewen Leslie, Hayley Mcelhinney, Amber Mcmahon, Luke Mullins, Pamela Rabe, Emily Russell And The Third Year Acting Students Of Nida
Director Nigel Jamieson
Co Designers Alexandra Sommers & Brad Clark
Lighting Designer Trudy Dalgleish
Composer Alan John
Sound Designer Steve Francis
Video Artist Antonia Fredman
Movement Director Gavin Robbins
Assistant Director Mark Haslam
Venue: Sydney Theatre, 22 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Previews: Friday 25 July, Saturday 26 July, Monday 28 July, Tuesday 29 July 8pm
Season: From Wednesday 30 July To 23 August
Twilights: Monday 4, 11 And 18 August 6:30pm
Evenings: Tuesday - Saturday 8pm
Matinee: Wednesday 6, 20 August 1pm, Wednesday 13 August 12:15pm, Saturdays 2pm
Night With Actors: Monday 11 August 6.30pm - Post-Show Discussion With The Cast & Creative Team
Tickets: $77 / $62 Concession Matinee $68 / $56 Concession
Bookings: STC Box Office (02) 9250 1777 / Ticketek 132 849 / sydneytheatre.com.au/gallipoli
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