Kath & Kim meets Games of Thrones, where Australian suburbia crashes head-first into a world of violent mythology in Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at Bille Brown Studio from 29 May 2015.
What if Oedipus lived next door? What if the whole street knew what he’d been up to with his own mother, because of the word daubed in fluorescent letters on his garage door?
Queensland Premier’s Drama Award winner Daniel Evans brings the drama and horror of an Ancient Greek myth to the sleepy cul-de-sacs of modern Australian disturbia in this wild, wonderful ride spinning off from Sophocles’ 2500-year-old Theban plays.
Daniel Evans (I Want to Know What Love Is, I Should Have Drunk More Champagne) shines a blacklight into the bedrooms and basements of the most infamous family in mythology by reimagining them as the unseen but most gossiped-about family on the block.
In this dark and savagely funny play we’re led by a chorus of quirky characters into the secret, tragic, desperate lives of a family cursed to be the centre of attention.
Evans asks what devils lurk in our own backyards? How do tight-knit communities cope with unspeakable tragedy? How do we point the finger when there’s nowhere to lay the blame? And who ends up playing the monster? Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore is the story of a tragedy no one saw coming, but everyone wants to talk about.
Director: Jason Klarwein Cast: Emily Burton, Ellen Bailey, Joe Klocek and Toby Martin Designer: Jessica Ross Lighting Designer: Daniel Anderson Sound Designer: Justin Harrison Dramaturg: Louise Gough
Oedipus Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Bille Brown Studio, 78 Montague Road, South Brisbane
Season: 29 May – 13 June 2015
Bookings: (07) 3010 7600 or online at: www.queenslandtheatre.com.au
For more information, visit: www.queenslandtheatre.com.au for details.
Image: courtesy of Queensland Theatre Company