The Tell-Tale Heart (2007)

Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby

The Tell-Tale Heart (2007)

By Barrie Kosky

10 October 2007 – 20 October 2007 The Malthouse Workshop

Adapte

Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne International Arts Festival,

New Adaptation Theatre Musical Co-Production

"A man - a murderer - sits alone upon a staircase, pursued by shadows, weeping darkness and throwing up demons. If at first he seems a mass of neuroses, his tics and spasms the symptoms of a terrible guilt, soon enough he is revealed as the dark soul of our age and, eventually, of the state of a theatre trembling on the edge of obsession and madness."

This production also toured to Scotland's Royal Lyceum Theatre in 2008 as part of the Edinburgh International Festival (9-11 August). It also had a season at Sydney's CarriageWorks as part of the 2009 Sydney Festival (18-22 January).

Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still "The Tell-Tale Heart". Martin Niedermair. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Cast

Martin Niedermair

Martin Niedermair

Performer

Creatives

Anna Tregloan

Anna Tregloan

Costume Designer, Set Designer

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

Lighting Designer

Barrie Kosky

Barrie Kosky

Musician, Director, Composer, Adaptor

Claire Bourke

Claire Bourke

Stage Manager

Suzanne Wolff

Dramaturg

Acknowledgements

Melbourne International Arts Festival and Malthouse Theatre's The Tell-Tale Heart is based on Schauspielhaus Vienna's 2004 production.