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
Cast
Creatives
Set Designer
Director, Devisor, Creator
Playwright, Writer
Sound Designer
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.
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