SHIT
Written by Patricia Cornelius
Melbourne Theatre Company, 2015
CREATIVE TEAM
Directed by Susie Dee, Set and Costumes by Marg Horwell, Sound/Composer Anna Liebzeit Lawler, Lighting Design by Rachel Burke
CAST
Peta Brady, Sarah Ward, Nicci Wilks
VENUE
Studio MTC
AWARDS
Green Room Award 2015 Winner Best Production Independent Theatre
Sydney Theatre Award Nomination 2017 For Best Stage Design of a Mainstage Production
“Lighting design by Rachel Burke works beautifully to evoke the scary darkness and lighter moments of connection in these women’s lives. It is stark and uncomfortable, complex in ideas but deceptively simple.”
“SHIT is confrontational theatre: it’s aggressive, foul-mouthed, angry and challenging. It’s also heart-breaking and poignant…Complementing Susie Dee’s direction in shaping character, in pacing and choreography, are Rachel Burke’s lighting design and Marg Horwell’s deceptively simple set.”
Michael Brindley, Stage Whispers
“The set design (Marg Horwell) is genius, simply evoking the concrete blandness of the street while variously suggesting caves and bedrooms and lockups, augmented magnificently by Rachel Burke’s lighting design."
Tim Byrne, TimeOut
“This Shit is why we go to theatre. This Shit is real. It’s what can happen when a creative ensemble are given the resources to work together and not be concerned with pleasing or fitting criteria. It’s astonishing theatre that needs to be presented as far as it can be seen. It’s unmissable.”
Anne-Marie Peard
“Special mention should also go to Rachel Burke and Marg Horwell’s simple yet highly effective and clever production design. The prominent grayscale backdrop of Horwell’s set, paired with Burke’s effective manipulation of ambient lighting, allows for some striking tableaus that break up the dialogue-driven scenes nicely.”
Tess Green, Hunter and Bligh
PHOTO CREDIT
Sebastian Bourges
Contact
phone: +61 (0)407 552 177
email: rachelburke@iprimus.com.au
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