Baal

Production still for "Baal". L-R: Oscar Redding, Chris Ryan, Lotte St Clair, Brigid Gallacher, Geraldine Hakewill, Katherine Tonkin, Luisa Hastings Edge, Shelly Lauman, Thomas M. Wright. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Baal

By Bertolt Brecht

02 April 2011 – 23 April 2011 Merlyn Theatre

Translated by Simon Stone & Tom Wright

Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company,

Classic Translation Theatre Co-Production

Meet Baal. Outsider poet, schizophrenic singer/songwriter, middle-class bum. With an insatiable appetite for sex and booze, Baal lives his life for the moment. From strip joint to sewer he leaves a trail of devastation and recklessly dispensed lyricism in his wake. Bertolt Brecht's first play, Baal, rages with the fire of youth. Nothing escapes young Brecht's burning wit and self-immolating irony here. An anti-hero and cult artist at odds with the world, Baal indulges in fleshy decadence spewing surreal poetry and bawdy libretto.

Production still for "Baal". L-R: Brigid Gallacher, Geraldine Hakewill, Katherine Tonkin, Thomas M. Wright, Lotte St Clair, Luisa Hastings Edge. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Baal". L-R: (rear) Katherine Tonkin, Geraldine Hakewill, Chris Ryan; Thomas M Wright (centre). Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Baal". L-R: Oscar Redding, Thomas M Wright. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still for "Baal". L-R: Brigid Gallacher, Geraldine Hakewill, Katherine Tonkin, Thomas M. Wright, Lotte St Clair, Luisa Hastings Edge. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Baal". L-R: (rear) Katherine Tonkin, Geraldine Hakewill, Chris Ryan; Thomas M Wright (centre). Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Baal". L-R: Oscar Redding, Thomas M Wright. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Creatives

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht

Playwright

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Adaptor

Nick Schlieper

Nick Schlieper

Set Designer, Lighting Designer

Lisa Osborn

Lisa Osborn

Stage Manager

Simon Stone

Simon Stone

Director, Adaptor

Stefan Gregory

Stefan Gregory

Sound Designer, Composer

Melissa Page

Melissa Page

Costume Designer

Acknowledgements

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