Co-written by Thomas Henning, Chris Ryan, Simon Stone and Mark Winter after Seneca
Directed by Simon Stone
Bay 20, Carriageworks, Redfern
15 January - 19 February
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Presented by Belvoir and Sydney Festival in association with Carriageworks.
Originally created by THE HAYLOFT PROJECT.
A Malthouse Theatre Commission.
PLEASE NOTE: This production is playing at Carriageworks, not Belvoir St Theatre. See our Location & Transport page HERE for more information.
All tickets for same day's performance are sold by the venue. If you wish to book tickets on the same day you want to go to Thyestes, please call 136 100. Otherwise, book in advance HERE.
It is the most infamous of all the ancients – the story of the deposed king whose sons were slaughtered and served to him by his brother in a feast.
The Hayloft Project stunned audiences with this brilliant re-imagining at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre in 2010.Their starting point: THESE MYTHS ARE REAL. The action of the show, much like our lives, takes place in the banalities and ordinarinesses between atrocities. Featuring three extraordinary performances, the result is truly groundbreaking – gentle, disturbing, funny, beautiful and chilling in 90 minutes. Sydney Festival and Belvoir head to Carriageworks with this dangerously smart excavation of our ancient urges towards love and destruction.
Thyestes contains nudity, strong sexual themes, violent references and very coarse language. It is not recommended for people under 18.
Interview with director Simon Stone HERE. Watch a Thyestes trailer on Sydney Festival TV HERE.
Programs, including the full script, are on sale at the theatre before the show - $11.
Running time: 90 minutes (no interval)
SUNDAY FORUM - 12 February, 3pm BOOK HERE.
Set & Costume Designer
Claude Marcos
Composer & Sound Designer
Stefan Gregory
Lighting Designer
Govin Ruben
Dramaturg
Anne-Louise Sarks
Claude Marcos
Composer & Sound Designer
Stefan Gregory
Lighting Designer
Govin Ruben
Dramaturg
Anne-Louise Sarks
Previews / 30-Down
5pm Sunday 15 January
8pm Tuesday 17 January
Opening Night
8pm Wednesday 18 January
2pm Wednesday Matinees
2pm Wednesday 25 January
2pm Wednesday 1 February
Performance Times
Tuesday 6.30pm
Wednesday to Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm and 8pm
Sunday 5pm
Sunday Forum
3pm Sunday 12 February (at Carriageworks)
Ticket Prices
Full price $62
Seniors (excluding Fri/Sat evenings) $52
Industry or Groups of 10+ $52
Concession $42
Previews $42
Student Rush $29
5pm Sunday 15 January
8pm Tuesday 17 January
Opening Night
8pm Wednesday 18 January
2pm Wednesday Matinees
2pm Wednesday 25 January
2pm Wednesday 1 February
Performance Times
Tuesday 6.30pm
Wednesday to Friday 8pm
Saturday 2pm and 8pm
Sunday 5pm
Sunday Forum
3pm Sunday 12 February (at Carriageworks)
Ticket Prices
Full price $62
Seniors (excluding Fri/Sat evenings) $52
Industry or Groups of 10+ $52
Concession $42
Previews $42
Student Rush $29
“Simon Stone’s brave and bold reimagining of Seneca’s bloody tragedyThyestes is thrilling and astounding. The production is a masterpiece of writing, a triumph of staging, and a sublime act of performance.”
The Age
“This is a shocking and engrossing – and superbly realised – work. But it’s not for the faint-hearted.”
The Herald Sun
“Thyestes is rock’n’roll theatre: confronting, transgressive, uncomfortably hilarious, obscene, horrifying and beautiful.”
The Australian
“A serious and brilliantly conceived reworking about one of the cruellest of Greek tragedies… A must-see – but don’t make any after-show dinner plans.”
The Sunday Age
"...this is a sensationally gripping and entertaining outing."
Chris Hook | The Daily Telegraph
The Age
“This is a shocking and engrossing – and superbly realised – work. But it’s not for the faint-hearted.”
The Herald Sun
“Thyestes is rock’n’roll theatre: confronting, transgressive, uncomfortably hilarious, obscene, horrifying and beautiful.”
The Australian
“A serious and brilliantly conceived reworking about one of the cruellest of Greek tragedies… A must-see – but don’t make any after-show dinner plans.”
The Sunday Age
"...this is a sensationally gripping and entertaining outing."
Chris Hook | The Daily Telegraph
For media enquiries contact
Elly Michelle Clough
elly@belvoir.com.au
02 8396 6242
