Campaign image for the 2023 Season of 'Hour of the Wolf'. In photo: Katherine Tonkin, Karl Richmond, Kevin Hofbauer, Christina O’Neill, Brooke Lee, Eva Rees, Jack Green, Emily Milledge, Keegan Joyce, Lucy Ansell. Photographer: Kristian Gehradte
Hour of the Wolf
By Matthew Lutton & Keziah Warner
19 October 2023 – 17 December 2023 Merlyn Theatre
Malthouse Theatre,
New Work Immersive
Building on the landmark success of Because The Night (2021), Malthouse Theatre ambitiously realises Australia’s next chapter of large-scale immersive theatre. Hour of the Wolf introduces you to Hope Hill, a town that is yours to freely explore on the longest night of the year. Interweaving stories unravel the disturbing disappearances occurring between the hours of 3am and 4am. Choose which of the ten characters to follow, pick left or right at the end of every scene, and trace this night from different points of view.
Everyone has their own truth in Hope Hill.
Immerse in the stories and indulge your curiosity by venturing off the path to solve side quests that unearth the history of the town—it might take you one step closer to meeting the myth herself.
Unlock the Hour of the Wolf.
'People might see Hour of the Wolf twice... leave no stone unturned'
— The Age
'A visceral thrill'
— Time Out
'Ingenious'
— The Guardian
'Intriguing, sensorially exciting and refreshingly different'
— Limelight
Cast
Creatives
Creator & Writer
Creator & Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Composer & Sound Designer
Set Dresser
Associate Set Designer
Associate Sound System Designer
Assistant Director
Interactive Dramaturg
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Acknowledgements
Special thank you to Hour of the Wolf production supporters Anna Foley & Dashiell Gantner, Circle5 Foundation, Craig Reeves, and Michele Levine.
Production Program
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