DIRECTOR’S NOTES
This play was written
in the mid 1920’s, in a continent gripped by cultural innovation and political
instability. The world was changing and
Brecht – a socialist in a country turning towards fascism – was using his craft
to speak out and open people’s eyes. Both Brecht and Russian director Meyerhold
were creating presentation forms of theatre that would cause the audience to
respond intellectually to their work – epic theatre and biomechanics. Our production gives a nod to the work of
both men. The subject matter of ‘The
Exception and The Rule’ is incredibly relevant for Australia in the early 21st
century. Our miners buy advertising
space to influence our govt to remove taxes. They hire in low paid immigrant
labour who have no rights so they can avoid meeting Australian standards and
protections for workers, and then they use the government they installed to
create an ‘investigation’ into unions to reduce their influence and weaken the
political opposition. All of this is
legal, but is it really what we as a society wanted when we made those laws?Directed by: Samsara
Choreography by: Simone French
Composition by: Meera Fernandes
Lighting by: Giuseppe Albiuso
CAST:
Victoria Mantynen
Idha Kurniasih
Clare See
Sevaganapathy Henry
Sarah Hall
Freya Timmer-Arends
Scott Knight
Emma Jo McKay
Karl Richmond
Julian Camara
SCENE 1 - Overture SCENE 2 - The Race Through The Desert
SCENE 3 - The End Of A Much Traveled Road SCENE 4 - The Dismissal Of The Supervisor At The Station
SCENE 5 - A Conversation In Dangerous Territory SCENE 6 - At The Rushing River
SCENE 7 - The Bivouac SCENE 8 - The End Of The Road
SCENE 9 - The Shared Water SCENE 10 - The Stone
SCENE 11 - Canberra SCENE 12 - The Tribunal
SCENE 13 - Finale
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