I am very excited to be able to offer you six very different theatre works in the Tasmanian Theatre Company’s 2014 season.
The year starts with a triptych of new plays from three of Tasmania’s most outstanding playwrights. These plays are designed to be performed as one work around the shared theme of contemporary masculinity. They are presented as Born From Animals.
In July, we invite you to join us for one of the funniest experiences you’ll have this year. Cinema Fiasco are famous for savaging the world’s worst films. In collaboration with the Festival of Voices and TTC, they are bringing three dreadful films to share with you as they run their hilarious live commentary over the films. If you’ve never experienced Cinema Fiasco – here’s your chance!
Patricia Cornelius is one of my favorite Australian playwrights. A few years ago I was involved in commissioning her wonderful play The Berry Man and so it is a huge pleasure for me to be able to direct the Tasmanian premiere of this beautiful play about life, love, redemption and fertility.
A unique theatrical experience will be available to only 50 people each night when Edward Albee’s remarkable play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is performed in one of Hobart’s most beguiling architectural treasures. The passion and energy of Albee’s remarkable work will swirl around an audience totally immersed in one of the 20th Century’s greatest plays. Booking early will be essential for this one!
Late in 2014, SMILE, SMILE, SMILE, a new piece of theatre made with the communities of Glamorgan Spring Bay will be performed in a number of East Coast towns.
For young Tasmanians, Finegan Kruckemeyer’s wonderful play The Boy with the Longest Shadow will continue to tour to schools around the state.
The continued existence of the Tasmanian Theatre Company depends on your support. Private donations are the lifeblood of our company and I invite to you make a donation to ensure that we can continue to produce the theatre you want to see. I know you will be richly rewarded.
I very much look forward to seeing you at the theatre.
Check out the 2014 season HERE:
Charles Parkinson
Artistic Director
Charles Parkinson
