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Jude Seewell, a washed-up mediocre
magician, leads his troupe in an array of
comically tragic acts. A petulant sibling rivalry,
miraculous pregnancy, mysterious feather,
headless teddy bear, and a magic toaster
oven threaten to tip the show into chaos,
and Jude into a personal nightmare of epic
surreal proportions.
The Seewell Family Cabaret enchants,
confronts, confuses, and inspires through
a collage of breathtaking miracles, magic,
manifestations, chaos, metaphor, and
contradiction. The characters transgress
moral taboos, and offend with carefree
brutality based in truths buried deep within
the stylized, unnatural, and at time juvenile
reality on stage.
The production was developed through a
devised collaborative process involving 19
creative artists where puppetry techniques
were the guiding force for creating and
exploring an original real-time immersing
performance ‘world’. The process was
governed by the belief that puppetry in a live
performance context is more than the play of
figurative and non-figurative objects in space;
rather an entire approach to creation, design,
and interaction of all theatrical elements and
performers.
magician, leads his troupe in an array of
comically tragic acts. A petulant sibling rivalry,
miraculous pregnancy, mysterious feather,
headless teddy bear, and a magic toaster
oven threaten to tip the show into chaos,
and Jude into a personal nightmare of epic
surreal proportions.
The Seewell Family Cabaret enchants,
confronts, confuses, and inspires through
a collage of breathtaking miracles, magic,
manifestations, chaos, metaphor, and
contradiction. The characters transgress
moral taboos, and offend with carefree
brutality based in truths buried deep within
the stylized, unnatural, and at time juvenile
reality on stage.
The production was developed through a
devised collaborative process involving 19
creative artists where puppetry techniques
were the guiding force for creating and
exploring an original real-time immersing
performance ‘world’. The process was
governed by the belief that puppetry in a live
performance context is more than the play of
figurative and non-figurative objects in space;
rather an entire approach to creation, design,
and interaction of all theatrical elements and
performers.
| A cabaret apocalypse like nothing you've seen before. |
“The Seewell Family Cabaret is not just a
show, but a moment in history, where
cabaret meets puppetry, and grotesque
meets comic.”
Elizabeth Weiss, Spark Online, Review, Sept 24 2009
show, but a moment in history, where
cabaret meets puppetry, and grotesque
meets comic.”
Elizabeth Weiss, Spark Online, Review, Sept 24 2009
“... this show will doubtless go on to have
another life, and its evolution will be in
good hands.
Cast and crew have used their … season
to take some courageous creative risks,
and to explore challenging subject matter.
There are some stunning rewards in this
approach, and I have little doubt that the
invaluable experience of performing to a
week’s worth of full houses will greatly
assist in reshaping and reworking the
show to its fullest potential.”
Laura Maitland, Review, Express Media, Buzzcuts,
Sept 27 2009
another life, and its evolution will be in
good hands.
Cast and crew have used their … season
to take some courageous creative risks,
and to explore challenging subject matter.
There are some stunning rewards in this
approach, and I have little doubt that the
invaluable experience of performing to a
week’s worth of full houses will greatly
assist in reshaping and reworking the
show to its fullest potential.”
Laura Maitland, Review, Express Media, Buzzcuts,
Sept 27 2009
| This show was developed as part of the Masters program at the School of Performing Arts, Faculty of the VCA and Music, University of Melbourne. This show is being supported by the Melbourne Fringe Outside Eye Professional Development program. |
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Photos by Lauchy Woods
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