Telephone – World Premiere
What happens when you’re on hold?
Continuing their partnership with PICA that has resulted in productions including New Owner (2016), The Irresistible (2017), and Lé Nør [the rain] (2019), the multi-award winning Western Australian theatre company The Last Great Hunt returns on August 30 with a rollercoaster of a show, Telephone, that takes analogue technology, lo-fi light refraction and 90’s trance music to create an intimate piece of the theatre.
The show takes audiences on a journey into communication through hundreds of phone calls, combining tax auditor with an unusual proposition, kids hacking the spirit world, a man leaving a voicemail and a neighbour calling 000.
From prank calls to telemarketing, bugging and bad connections, Telephone intercepts
conversations and weaves them together into a kaleidoscope of love, loneliness and the infinite.
Image Credit: Pictured Courtney Henri. Photographer: Tashi Hall
Creative Team:
Created by Gita Bezard, Chris Isaacs, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Arielle Gray, Tim Watts and Courtney Henri
Performed by Grace Chow, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Arielle Gray, Courtney Henri and Tim Watts.
Directed by Gita Bezard.
Lighting by Chris Isaacs and the Ensemble
Composer: Rachel Claudio
Associate Designer: Bryan Woltjen
Assistant Director: Elise Wilson
Production Manager: Roger Miller
Stage Manager: Georgia Sealey
Publicist: Dixie Battersby
Produced by The Last Great Hunt | Commissioned and Presented by PICA
SEASON DATES
Where: PICA Performance Space
When: Tuesday 30 August to Saturday 10 September, 2022
Duration: 80 mins no interval
How much: Standard Adult: $35.00 | Concession: $25.00 | Preview: $25.00
Suitable: 15+
Warnings: Adult themes and coarse language
Tickets: https://pica.org.au/whats-on/telephone/
The Last Great Hunt is a collective of six theatre makers: Gita Bezard, Adriane Daff, Arielle Gray, Chris Isaacs, Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Tim Watts. They are creators, innovators and above else, explorers. With each new theatre experience, they hunt for new ideas and new ways of connecting with their expanding audiences across Australia and the world. Created in Perth, Western Australia, their work features an eclectic variety of forms, styles and experiences.
Website: www.thelastgreathunt.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelastgreathunt.com Instagram: @tlghtheatre Twitter: @TLGHtheatre
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PICA’s ongoing programs are primarily supported by an investment from the State of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries in association with Lotterywest, assistance from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. PICA is supported by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
The Last Great Hunt is supported by the Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government, Sport & Cultural Industries. Their projects are made possible by the support of Minderoo Foundation, The Last Great Hunt’s Creative Development Partner, Lotterywest and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – An Australian Government Initiative.