Adena Jacobs’ staging of Ingmar Bergman’s film packed out houses at Melbourne’s Theatre Works in 2012. It was one of the finest pieces of theatre in the country all year.
Elizabeth is an actress. One night, in the middle of Elektra, she falls silent. Nervous breakdown? Spiritual crisis? Illness? Attention seeking? No-one can say. She is sent to the seaside to recover. As Elizabeth’s silence continues, her nurse Alma begins to speak and Bergman’s signature themes kick into life: enigmatic acts of love and kindness, dangerous heights of obsession and need…
Persona pulls off a remarkable feat: it recreates the famous intimacy of the great Bergman’s finest film on a stage. This is a consummate theatrical close-up about our basic human need to be seen and known by another person.
Elizabeth is an actress. One night, in the middle of Elektra, she falls silent. Nervous breakdown? Spiritual crisis? Illness? Attention seeking? No-one can say. She is sent to the seaside to recover. As Elizabeth’s silence continues, her nurse Alma begins to speak and Bergman’s signature themes kick into life: enigmatic acts of love and kindness, dangerous heights of obsession and need…
Persona pulls off a remarkable feat: it recreates the famous intimacy of the great Bergman’s finest film on a stage. This is a consummate theatrical close-up about our basic human need to be seen and known by another person.
Cast and Creative Team for Persona at Belvoir St. Theater, Upstairs Theatre
Cast:
Meredith Penman
Daniel Schlusser
Karen Sibbing
Creative Team:
Conceived by Adena Jacobs, Dayna Morrissey & Danny Pettingill
Based on the film by Ingmar Bergman
Director Adena Jacobs
Translation Keith Bradfield
Production Designer Dayna Morrissey
Lighting Designer Danny Pettingill
Sound Designer Russell Goldsmith
Stage Manager Edwina Guinness
Assistant Stage Manager Kate Hankin
Meredith Penman
Daniel Schlusser
Karen Sibbing
Creative Team:
Conceived by Adena Jacobs, Dayna Morrissey & Danny Pettingill
Based on the film by Ingmar Bergman
Director Adena Jacobs
Translation Keith Bradfield
Production Designer Dayna Morrissey
Lighting Designer Danny Pettingill
Sound Designer Russell Goldsmith
Stage Manager Edwina Guinness
Assistant Stage Manager Kate Hankin
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About the Theatre
Belvoir St. Theater, Upstairs Theatre
25 Belvoir St
Surry Hills, Sydney NSW 2010
Phone: +61 (2) 9699 3444
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