Faith is leaving home. Digging around in the attic she discovers the relics of a secret childhood which propels her into a vortex of accusation and despair. This multi-award winning play explores the unique relationship between mothers and daughters and the real cost of surviving a traumatic past. We follow the journey of Eva from her childhood in pre-war Germany, through adolescence and into motherhood: the impact of her being sent as a child by her Jewish parents, in desperation for her protection, to a foreign country. This touching play shifts seamlessly between what is remembered and what is forgotten as one child's journey into a new identity unfolds. And on that journey characters from her life, both living and dead, return to haunt her. Kindertransport is not only a story of pre-war "kinder", it has resounding echoes to our own stolen generation: the separation of mother from child, and relates to what many refugees and asylum seekers are experiencing today. For anyone who is a mother, daughter, migrant or survivor this complex, poignant play will touch you in places you didn't know you had.
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Performance Season 13th - 27th April 2008
Theatreworks Selected for the VCE Drama Playlist
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Creative Team
Written by Diane Samuels
Directed by Megan Jones
Assistant Director Suzanne Heywood
Composer Enio Pozzebon
Design Julie Renton
Lighting Design Nick Merrylees
Cast
Nicola Wright EVA
Danielle Goronszy HELGA
Lucy Morris EVELYN
Jessica Gatt FAITH
Babs McMillan LIL
Asher Brown EVELYN (17yo)
Jonathan Dyer RATCATCHER
Production Team
Clare Callow Stage Manager
James Symon Lighting Operation
Douglas Montgomery Sound Operation
Lydia Merkas Flyer Design
Georgie Walker Marketing
Daniel Fox Multimedia Artist
Kate Ellio Set Construction
Ken Evans Puppet Construction
Jo Foley Costume Construction
Ani McCord Costume Construction
Jessica Gatt Program / Education Notes
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Reviews & Articles click on image to enlarge
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“ Inventive Play Conjures
Unwelcome Ghosts of the Holocaust”
“...This is a striking and
visually innovative production. It combines puppetry, physical theatre and
multimedia to evoke Samuels’ central concern: how the past haunts the
present... Director, Megan Jones, has done an excellent job of marshalling
non-naturalistic devices – from the intricate cardboard set to the nightmarish
version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.”
– Cameron Woodhead
(Reviewer, THE AGE, April 24
2008)
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“Riveting!
How do you come down from that?”
- St Margaret’s School
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“... Wow!!!! What an
incredible company of talented and dedicated theatre artists you all are. I was
very moved by the performances of the actors and inspired by the theatrical
ingenuity and creative choices of Megan Jones. .. I thought your production was
completely liberating, entirely fresh and original.”
- Eli Erez
(Bialik College)
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“Simply brilliant and awe
inspiring – the commitment by the actors was extraordinary.”
- Sharryn Marshall
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“Kept on the edge of my
seat the entire time. Magnificent acting and story. Worth seeing again.”
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Veronica Thomas
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“It was breathtaking,
tense and brilliant. Thanks”
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Yvette Wroby
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