Sydney Premiere of Annie Baker's THE ALIENS Comes to The Old Fitz, Aug 25-Sept 19

In the grubby backyard of a coffee shop in small-town Vermont, two professional slackers discuss music, the poetry of Charles Bukowski and ex-girlfriends. And sing songs. When a teenage employee asks them to relocate, they find the disciple they've been waiting for.
Beneath an unassuming surface, The Aliens has mighty subjects at its heart - no less than love and death. With tender empathy and offbeat humour, the play examines the stuff of life itself - the ties that bind and break us to our fellow human being.

Craig Baldwin will direct in his anticipated return to Australia since moving to New York in 1998. Craig was the first Australian to train in the Juilliard acting program and, alongside performing, has also gone on to establish himself as a renowned director.

This beat-tinged, psychotropic journey will be brought to life by Jeremy Waters, (Four Places, Lobby Hero, Jerusalem) alongside Ben Wood (Redfern Now, Ghost Stories, Rupert) and James Bell (Billy in Warhorse, STC's Children of the Sun, Sound of Music).

After producing last year's critically acclaimed, Four Places, Outhouse Theatre Co is excited to bring this award winning play to Australian audiences.

Annie Baker received an Obie Award for Best New American Play for The Aliens after it premiered off-Broadway in 2010. Her full-length plays include The Flick for which she received various awards including the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an Obie Award for Playwriting. Other plays include Circle Mirror Transformation, Body Awareness and an adaptation of Chekhov's, Uncle Vanya.

DETAILS:

THE ALIENS

By Annie Baker

With Jeremy Waters, Ben Wood and James Bell

Directed by Craig Baldwin

Produced by Jeremy Waters

Venue: Old Fitzroy Theatre, Cathedral Street, Woolloomooloo

Season: 25 August - 19 September 2015

Tickets: $35 Adult, $30 Concession, $25 Previews and Cheap Tuesday

Times: Tuesday- Saturday 7.30pm, Sunday 5pm

Bookings: www.oldfitztheatre.com/the-aliens/

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