BAD REPUTATION
From Doppelgangster, the visionary theatre-makers behind postmodern thriller, Doppelgangster’s TITANIC, comes a mesmerising, psychedelic tale of three lighthouse keepers on an isolated island. Imperilled by oppressive fog, when a ship ignores their light and smashes into the rock, nothing prepares them for what’s on board.
Featuring scintillating performances by BA Acting & Performance students from Sheffield Hallam University and BA Creative Arts students from La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Doppelgangster cranks up the horror and tension in this new audio work inspired by Three Skeleton Key by George Toudouze.
Written by TOBIAS MANDERSON-GALVIN and DR TOM PAYNE with SHU PERFORMANCE COMPANY 20 & BA CREATIVE ARTS STUDENTS from LA TROBE UNIVERSITY, Melbourne.
Directed by TOBIAS MANDERSON-GALVIN & DR TOM PAYNE
Performed by THE STUDENTS
Composer JULES PASCOE
Audio Mastering KITTY TURNER
Promotional Photography WILSON LIEW
Process Photography BECKY PAYNE
CREATIVE TEAM
RICHARD DELROY
MARAYA ASHWORTH
HARRY MARCINIAK
JESSIE JONES
CLARA KERVEIL
CONNIE FIDDAMENT
GEORGE BERESFORD
MATT SKELTON
MO BROOKLYN
LAKSHMI GANAPATHY
ZAC JANSEN
MORGAN BELLI
CLAUDE SARMIENTO
ERICA VANDENBERG.
PARTNERS
Developed by DOPPELGANGSTER with SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY & LA TROBE UNIVERSITY for OFF THE SHELF FESTIVAL OF WORDS 2020. With special thanks to DR ROB CONKIE & LA MAMA THEATRE, Melbourne.
DATES
Off the Shelf Festival of Words, ONLINE | 21 - 25 Oct 2020
The Melbourne Fringe Festival, ONLINE | 11 - 27 Nov 2020
PERFORMED BY
PROCESS & DOCUMENTaTION
Doppelgangster worked closely with professional collaborators and a combined Sheffield Hallam and La Trobe student ensemble in order to make a unique and development-driven show that explored themes associated with pandemic lockdowns as experienced in the geographically distant cities of Sheffield and Melbourne.
Facilitated by a dynamic team of Doppelgangster artists, who acted variously as research guides, directors, playwrights, acting and vocal coaches, designers, and composers, the students took the role of live artists and collaborators. Students undertook research and writing tasks and developed an understanding of the ‘mechanics’ of the company’s unique making process.
The young artists were asked to perform, to act, to be themselves, and to portray others. Direction was given in the preparation and development process, including the shows online development, the creation of text, and technical production.
