La Boite Theatre Company Presents THE CHAIRS June 5- July 4
La Boite Theatre Company presents THE CHAIRS by Eugène Ionesco, translated by Martin Crimp and directed by Brian Lucas. The show runs 5 JUN- 4 JUL
The Chairs is a diamond of comic and theatrical invention, and this dazzling new adaptation comes to La Boite for a strictly limited four week season from 5 June. Ionesco's absurdist masterpiece is a brilliant balance of the intimate and the epic, has an invisible cast of hundreds, is highly physical (think Marx Brothers frenzy), and its climax is one of the greatest in modern theatre. In Martin Crimp's sparkling translation it's sharper and shinier than ever.
Theatre legends Jennifer Flowers and Eugene Gilfedder star, directed by Brian Lucas, the Brisbane director and choreographer with an international reputation for creating breathtaking works of physical theatre, dance and visual illusion.
Poppet and Petty-Pie have been married for centuries. Tonight they are preparing for a great party at which the Orator will deliver the ultimate message: the Meaning of Life. As guest after guest arrives, the chairs pile up and everything is in expectation... Come fill a chair.
Venue | Roundhouse Theatre, Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove Urban Village
Show Times | Tues & Wed 6.30pm, Thurs-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm
Previews |5, 6, 8 & 9 June
Opening Night | 10 June
Season | 5 June - 4 July
After Show Discussion Night | 18 June
Prices | From $25
Bookings | www.laboite.com.au or (07) 3007 8600
Writer | Eugène Ionesco Director | Brian Lucas
Designer | Bruce McKinven Lighting Designer | Carolyn Emerson
Sound Designer | Brett Collery With | Dan Crestani, Jennifer Flowers & Eugene Gilfedder
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