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Alternative Futures

By Vivian Nguyen, Emma Gibson, Laura Collins, Kristen Smyth, Bumpy Favell and Bryan Andy
Conceived and directed by Kitan Petkovski

Inspired by people, places and things on Acland Street, playwrights Bryan Andy, Laura Collins, Bumpy Favell, Emma Gibson, Vivian Nguyen and Kristen Smyth have penned six unique monologues that explore hope beyond a time of crisis and share their fantasy-filled predictions of what the future may hold; more cake shops, a plastic wonderland, an underwater city and the return of an ancient stream.
 

Curated and directed by Kitan Petkovski (The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven), audiences are taken on a scenic and sonic tour along Acland Street to encounter performances by Jennifer Vuletic (Because the Night), Caroline Lee (ABC’s The Newsreader), Tahlee Fereday (Blackie Blackie Brown, Because the Night), Kristen Smyth (The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven), Bumpy Favell (King Victoria Drag Kings) and Sophie Muckart (Othello). The futuristic world is brought to life by an original score and sound design by Robert Downie, experienced through wireless headphones, with costumes and set pieces by Bethany J Fellows (Prayer Machine).

World Premiere 
4-5 December 2021
Acland Street
Melbourne

 

"A love letter to St Kilda. Beautiful."
ANNE-MARIE PEARD, SMARTARTS (3RRR)

 

"a unique... enlightening [and] enjoyable walking theatre experience with intimate encounters holding bleakness and hope together in a shared imagining of the what the future might hold."
THEATRE TRAVELS

CREATIVE TEAM

Writers

BRYAN ANDY, LAURA COLLINS, BUMPY FAVELL, EMMA GIBSON, VIVIAN NGUYEN AND KRISTEN SMYTH

Director & Curator

KITAN PETKOVSKI

Music and sound design

ROBERT DOWNIE

Set and costumes

BETHANY J FELLOWS

Stage Management

BROOKE SIMMONDS and HOLLY ANDERSON

Producers

LAUREN BENNETT AND KITAN PETKOVSKI

Cast

JENNIFER VULETIC, CAROLINE LEE, TAHLEE FEREDAY, KRISTEN SMYTH, BUMPY FAVELL AND SOPHIE MUCKART

Boonwurrung Cultural Consultant

N'ARWEET CAROLYN BRIGGS, Boonwurrung Elder

Boonwurrung Language Consultant

AUNTY FAY MUIR, Boonwurrung Elder
Promo photography

UNDERGROUND MEDIA

Production Stills

CAMERON GRANT, PARENTHESY

Supported by

THEATRE WORKS, ACLAND STREET VILLAGE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY OF PORT PHILLIP

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