Holiday

Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Patrick Moffatt, Paul Lum. Photographer: Anna Tregloan

Holiday

By Adriano Cortese & Raimondo Cortese

16 July 2008 – 02 August 2008 Tower Theatre

Malthouse Theatre, Ranters Theatre,

Theatre Tour Collaboration

Holiday is a gentle provocation, an examination of the private conversations that are prompted through enchanting distraction. From the bar to the chaise lounge, this is the journey of man's simple complexities, set within a sparingly elegant design, complemented by a contemporary baroque musical score sampling Vivaldi, Corelli and Albinoni. Stripping theatricality back to its rawest form, it reveals meaning in the most unconscious gesture, power struggles in the politest of exchanges, and hope in the blank spaces between strangers.

In 2009 this production toured to NSW, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ireland. In 2011 it toured to USA, Portugal and Wales.

 

"THEIR INTERACTIONS ARE SO COMPLETELY IN THE MOMENT, SO THRILLINGLY REAL AND BEAUTIFULLY REALISED, THAT YOU WILL FEEL LIKE A VOYEUR. PRIVILEGED. AWED."

— Chris Boyd, Herald Sun

Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Patrick Moffatt, Paul Lum. Photographer: Anna Tregloan
Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Paul Lum, Patrick Moffatt. Photographer: Anna Tregloan
Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Paul Lum, Patrick Moffatt. Photographer: Anna Tregloan
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Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Patrick Moffatt, Paul Lum. Photographer: Anna Tregloan

Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Paul Lum, Patrick Moffatt. Photographer: Anna Tregloan

Production still for "Holiday". L-R: Paul Lum, Patrick Moffatt. Photographer: Anna Tregloan

Cast

Patrick Moffatt

Patrick Moffatt

Devisor, Actor

Paul Lum

Paul Lum

Devisor, Actor

Creatives

Anna Tregloan

Anna Tregloan

Set Designer

Adriano Cortese

Adriano Cortese

Director, Devisor, Creator

Raimondo Cortese

Raimondo Cortese

Playwright, Writer

David Franzke

David Franzke

Sound Designer

Niklas Pajanti

Niklas Pajanti

Lighting Designer

Acknowledgements

The premiere season of Holiday was presented thanks to Arts House. This production was presented as part of Malthouse Theatre's Tower Theatre Program thanks to Helen Macpherson Trust and Myer Foundation.