Like a flock of seagulls, Winterfall Theatre flies back to the 80’s and coats Shakespeare’s classic As You Like Itwith mascara, fluorescent lipstick and hot new romantic fashions.
The Forest of Arden is relocated to the hottest nightspot of them all - Club Arden. Here outrage rains supreme, as gender-bending lads in stockings and frilly shirts mix with stiletto-heeled vamps, ghouls, and futuristic man machines.
Rosalind listens to Duran Duran; Touchstone loves nail polish; and Jacques sits drinking gin at the bar! It’s the perfect setting for Shakespeare’s great comedy of mistaken identity, clowns, fools, and true love.
Melbourne’s newest theatre venue The Theatre Husk will provide the launching pad for new resident company Winterfall Theatre. Trent Baker (Red Stitch, MTC, Bell Shakespeare) directs the first work of the year, with a cast full of fresh new talent from WAAPA, VCA and the National Theatre working alongside some of Melbourne’s finest. Recent WAAPA graduate Adele Querol stars in the role of Rosalind and Shakespeare’s Globe Fellow, Mark Wilson takes a turn as the magical Touchstone.
“Director Trent Baker gets brilliant things from his actors...if this first production is indicative, Baker could well become a power in the land." Cameron Woodhead, The Age
"Director Trent Baker has achieved remarkable effects, and the performances are extraordinarily good... a powerful and haunting play." Helen Thomson, The Age
Cast includes - Adele Querol, Sarah Ogden, Melanie Madrigali, Liza Dennis, David Lamb, Joel Davey, Mark Wilson, Cameron Moore, Jason Buckley, Luke Mulquiney and Wil Ridley. Trent Baker (Direction), Christina Logan Bell (Costume), Ashlee Hughes (Set), Damien Mclean (Lighting) and Caitlin Byrne (Stage Management).
The Theatre Husk is the latest addition to the Melbourne Theatre Scene and provides emerging and established theatre practitioners with an affordable, serviced space for hire.
The Theatre Husk provides and maintains a flexible, purpose built space for all quality performance, rehearsal and theatrical exploration.
Please contact the Venue Manager David Clapham for more information.
Booking for this event is: Recommended
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