10 — 13.05
Back to Back Theatre Geelong
MULTIPLE BAD THINGS
theatre — premiere
| English → NL, FR, EN | ⧖ 1h | €21 / €17
In a warehouse, three employees approach a possibly pointless but visibly difficult team-building assignment. As the group struggles to work together, differences between the participants soon come to a head. Their physical limits, ability to cooperate and sense of responsibility will all be tested. Civility slips, bad behaviour escalates and reality distorts. Who’s in and who’s out? Who will be the scapegoat? Back to Back Theatre is a company of self-identifying disabled people whose The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes was a revelation during the 2022 festival edition. This year, inspired by team-building and Australian migration policy, they return with a theatrical metaphor for inclusion and exclusion. The soundtrack features collected field recordings of “bad things” and the set design demands physical participation from the actors to reach its full manifestation. In a world where self-righteous, indignant voices often drown out the most disenfranchised and vulnerable, this unconventional performance is not so different from reality. Using powerful imagination and plenty of humour, Back to Back Theatre holds up a mirror so we can all take a good long look. Welcome to this workplace at the end of civilisation!
10.05
- 20:15
- Last tickets
11.05
- 19:15
- + aftertalk
- Book ticket
12.05
- 15:00
- + bring your kids
- Book ticket
13.05
- 20:15
- Book ticket
Presentation: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles
Directors: Tamara Searle, Ingrid Voorendt | Performers: Bron Batten, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Scott Price | Devisors/co-authors: Bron Batten, Breanna Deleo, Natasha Jynel, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Ben Oakes, Scott Price, Tamara Searle, Ingrid Voorendt | Set and costume design: Anna Cordingley | Composer and sound design: Zoë Barry | Captioning design: Rhian Hinkley | Lighting design: Richard Vabre | Helpline Voiceover: Rachel Griffiths | Dramaturge: Bruce Gladwin | Script consultant: Melissa Reeves | Creative development: Bron Batten, Michael Chan, Mark Deans, Breanna Deleo, Alana Hoggart, Natasha Jynel, Simon Laherty, Sarah Mainwaring, Francesca Neri, Ben Oakes, Scott Price, Tamara Searle, Tamika Simpson, Ingrid Voorendt | Technical manager: Alana Hoggart | Production Associate: Jordi Edwards | Assistant Stage Manager: Nick Cobbold | Sound Engineer: Peter Monks | Company manager: Erin Watson | Production manager: Bao Ngouansavanh
Producers: Tanya Bennett, Margaret Bourke, David Miller | Executive producer: Tim Stitz | Coproduction: Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Festival d'Automne à Paris, The Keir Foundation, The Anthony Costa Foundation, Geelong Arts Centre and Back to Back Theatre’s New Work Donor Circle, with development support from Une Parkinson Foundation, Sidney Myer Fund and Give Where You Live
Back to Back Theatre is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and the City of Greater Geelong
Extra
15 – 17.05: Workshop "Territorial Business" with Back to Back Theatre for professional artists organised by Cifas, more info on cifas.be
