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23 July 2003 – 17 Aug 2003July 2003
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Details
- Playwright
- Lanford Wilson
- Director
- Amos Szeps, Michael Booth
AddressThe Imperial Hotel
25 ACTORS. 25 CHARACTERS. NOWHERE TO GO.
The Group Theatre presents
BALM IN GILEAD
by Lanford Wilson
at The Imperial Hotel
"And I thought, Christ, arenÂ’t we even moving? You know?"
With
Raoul Agapis, Ben Ager, Petrina Buckley, Charlie Clausen, Brendan Clearkin, Jess Scott Driksna, Drew Fairley, Aaron Ferguson, Luke Ford, Matt Foster, Sarah Gilbert, Robin Goldsworthy, Charlotte Gregg, Cara McIlveen, Roberto Meza, Robert Owens, Ashlie Pellow, Neil Phipps, Alistair Powning, Susie Rugg, Rosanna Scarcella, George Starron, Jake Stone, Ben Waller and Belinda Wollaston.
Directed by
Michael Booth & Amos Szeps
Produced by
Amos Szeps & Iain Crossing
From the creative team behind the hit-plays Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Two For The Road at the Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre comes a contemporary American classic by one of the greatest living playwrights, Lanford Wilson.
Balm In Gilead is an electrifying peek at the lives of 25 young outcasts who frequent an all-night coffee shop in New York. First produced in the 1960s and revived by John Malkovich in 1984, the play requires that most of the characters be onstage at the same time for the majority of the show. Consequently there is no doubling of roles, just a massive cast of 25 actors playing 25 beautiful, damaged characters - misfits united by their alienation from mainstream society.
The Cabaret Theatre in the Imperial Hotel is the ultimate venue for this loud and bawdy play. Going on before the drag shows, The Group Theatre is revelling in the opportunity to try this iconic room on for size. The hotel and drag show organisers have welcomed the ensemble and its audiences with open arms.
Balm In Gilead "Â…caused a sensation at the Café La Mama in 1965 - witnesses say that the doors had to be locked to keep out excess theatregoersÂ…" - Frank Rich, The New York Times.
"There are no lead roles in this show. All 25 actors are the stars. The sheer power that such a large group of people create when they come together with a common goal like this is astonishing," says Co-Director Amos Szeps.
Co-Director Michael Booth says: "The ingredients are all there - an astonishing play that is a theatrical tour de force; an extraordinarily gifted and eclectic cast; and a venue that encapsulates all the joy and decadence of this profoundly human story. I feel the best thing I can do is stay out of its way!"
"ItÂ’s some remarkable acting and directing (by Michael Booth) which makes this production worthy of your attention. ThereÂ’s a mesmerising naturalism at work here, a clarity and immediacy to the performancesÂ…"
Colin Rose, Sun-Herald (Spike Heels, 2000)
"Amos Szeps is one of the talented young lions of Australian theatreÂ…"
- David Wicks, E-Stage (Two For The Road, 2003)
Balm In Gilead
July 24 - August 17
The Imperial Hotel
35 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville
Thu - Sat 7pm, Sun 5pm
$10 Preview Mon 21 July
VIP & Media Opening Wed 23 July @ 7pm
Tickets $20 / $15
Bookings Essential Ph 8230 1331 (Fees May Apply)
or fee-free online at www.Lastminute.com.au
The Group Theatre presents
BALM IN GILEAD
by Lanford Wilson
at The Imperial Hotel
"And I thought, Christ, arenÂ’t we even moving? You know?"
With
Raoul Agapis, Ben Ager, Petrina Buckley, Charlie Clausen, Brendan Clearkin, Jess Scott Driksna, Drew Fairley, Aaron Ferguson, Luke Ford, Matt Foster, Sarah Gilbert, Robin Goldsworthy, Charlotte Gregg, Cara McIlveen, Roberto Meza, Robert Owens, Ashlie Pellow, Neil Phipps, Alistair Powning, Susie Rugg, Rosanna Scarcella, George Starron, Jake Stone, Ben Waller and Belinda Wollaston.
Directed by
Michael Booth & Amos Szeps
Produced by
Amos Szeps & Iain Crossing
From the creative team behind the hit-plays Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Two For The Road at the Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre comes a contemporary American classic by one of the greatest living playwrights, Lanford Wilson.
Balm In Gilead is an electrifying peek at the lives of 25 young outcasts who frequent an all-night coffee shop in New York. First produced in the 1960s and revived by John Malkovich in 1984, the play requires that most of the characters be onstage at the same time for the majority of the show. Consequently there is no doubling of roles, just a massive cast of 25 actors playing 25 beautiful, damaged characters - misfits united by their alienation from mainstream society.
The Cabaret Theatre in the Imperial Hotel is the ultimate venue for this loud and bawdy play. Going on before the drag shows, The Group Theatre is revelling in the opportunity to try this iconic room on for size. The hotel and drag show organisers have welcomed the ensemble and its audiences with open arms.
Balm In Gilead "Â…caused a sensation at the Café La Mama in 1965 - witnesses say that the doors had to be locked to keep out excess theatregoersÂ…" - Frank Rich, The New York Times.
"There are no lead roles in this show. All 25 actors are the stars. The sheer power that such a large group of people create when they come together with a common goal like this is astonishing," says Co-Director Amos Szeps.
Co-Director Michael Booth says: "The ingredients are all there - an astonishing play that is a theatrical tour de force; an extraordinarily gifted and eclectic cast; and a venue that encapsulates all the joy and decadence of this profoundly human story. I feel the best thing I can do is stay out of its way!"
"ItÂ’s some remarkable acting and directing (by Michael Booth) which makes this production worthy of your attention. ThereÂ’s a mesmerising naturalism at work here, a clarity and immediacy to the performancesÂ…"
Colin Rose, Sun-Herald (Spike Heels, 2000)
"Amos Szeps is one of the talented young lions of Australian theatreÂ…"
- David Wicks, E-Stage (Two For The Road, 2003)
Balm In Gilead
July 24 - August 17
The Imperial Hotel
35 Erskineville Rd, Erskineville
Thu - Sat 7pm, Sun 5pm
$10 Preview Mon 21 July
VIP & Media Opening Wed 23 July @ 7pm
Tickets $20 / $15
Bookings Essential Ph 8230 1331 (Fees May Apply)
or fee-free online at www.Lastminute.com.au
Bookings
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