The Modern International Dead

Winner of the 2008 Sydney Theatre Award for Best New Australian Work Winner of the 2008 WA & NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Best New Australian Play “Funny, irreverent, passionate and provocative” Sydney Morning Herald “Engrossing, suspenseful and irreverently humorous’ Sun Herald True stories from the frontline. Following hundreds of hours of interviews with international peacekeepers, aid workers and UN weapons inspectors, author Damien Millar has constructed a dynamic, engrossing and surprisingly funny new work. Focusing on three people who have dedicated themselves to putting their lives at risk in aid of others, we visit the world’s most dangerous hotspots, from Rwanda to East Timor, Cambodia to Iraq. This devastatingly powerful new play sees a cast of three playing over forty different characters in rapid-fire transformation. We are proud to bring this bold, fiercely intelligent and highly original new work of theatre to Western Australian audiences. “I RARELY start a review by praising the actors, director and production crew above all else. But Deckchair’s production of Damien Millar’s much-lauded The Modern International Dead, under the energetic and empathetic direction of Chris Bendall, deserves foregrounding….The three actors, Michelle Fornasier, Stuart Halusz and Steve Turner, flexible and thoroughly dedicated, handle dozens of roles between them… each actor brings subtlety and power to the roles.” John Kinsella, The Australian… “it’s a powerful and thought-provoking night of theatre that should not be missed.” Australian Stage Online “It’s Deckchair back to its best.” Subiaco Post Designer Bryan Woltjen Staring Michelle Fornasier, Stuart Halusz and Steve Turner Lighting Designer Nick Merrylees Sound Designer Kingsley Reeve Assistant Designer Fiona Bruce Assistant Director Siobhan Dow-Hall