![Cafe Fledermaus](/media/lljhaoim/fledermaus_2008-006-2091-hero.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132798883928700000)
Production still for "Cafe Fledermaus". L-R: Robyn Archer, Teresa Blake, Brendan Higgins, Lynda Patching, Russell Garbutt. Photographer: David B. Simmonds
Cafe Fledermaus
By Robyn Archer
24 May 1990 – 16 June 1990 Merlyn Theatre
Playbox Theatre Company, Company B Belvoir,
New Writing Cabaret World Premiere Co-Production Tour
Cafe Fledermaus illustrates the fracture and decay of Viennese society at the turn of the century. In 1907, in the foyer of the once famous Cabaret Fledermaus, a young man stops a cabaret singer on her way to work. What ensues in their encounter is a battle of wills, a dynamic embodiment of the feeling of the period, and a reminder that we are rapidly approaching our own fin-de-siecle.
The production transferred to the Alexander Theatre in Clayton (20-30 June). It then returned to the Merlyn in July for two weeks before touring to Belvoir Street Theatre.
Cast
Creatives
![Robert Taylor](/media/ba3fycdb/taylor-robert.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132870217803930000)
Production Manager
![Liz Pain](/media/tdhnwzv1/pain-liz.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241337570000)
Lighting Designer
![Barrie Kosky](/media/4b5cqrlz/kosky-barrie.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763239519700000)
Director
![Michael Anderson](/media/bmynbdkl/anderson-michael.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763234689930000)
Set Designer
Musical Arranger
Mask Maker
Scenic Artist
Assistant Stage Manager
Stage Manager
![Colin Orchard](/media/j2hno2f1/orchard-colin.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132870217455030000)
Set and/or Property Maker, Carpenter, Cooper
Assistant Designer
![Jill Smith](/media/cbrjuf3b/smith-jill.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242647630000)
General Manager