theatre
Bare Witness
By Mari Lourey, directed by Nadja Kostich
fortyfivedownstairs is pleased to announce the premiere of another outstanding new Australian play, Bare Witness, in a first time presentation with La Mama Theatre.
Set in the Balkans, East Timor and Iraq, against the complex terrain of contemporary photojournalism, Bare Witness scrutinises the way we view our humanity – through the fragmenting lens of the media. Searching for the pieces of herself lost to years in the field, a young Australian woman is at a point when thrusting the camera between herself and her subjects ceases to protect her. Photographs, memories and dreams collide in a physical multi-media performance that follows a pack of complicated, flawed characters who share the unbreakable bond of war journalists.
Drawing on the actual experiences of photojournalists and foreign correspondents, Bare Witness has attracted a stellar cast including Isaac Drandic, Daniela Farinacci, Todd MacDonald, Adam McConvell and Maria Theodorakis.
If you’re a student, media worker, photographer, activist, aid worker, or just someone who loves original, thought provoking theatre SEE THIS PLAY! BUT BOOK EARLY.
View review highlights from the season so far on the fortyfivedownstairs blog.
Image by Jeremy Angerson and Rusty Stewart
