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 Opened in Sydney, then toured to London and Hong Kong. Was re-staged and toured in 2003 as the cost of living.
world première ..... 16th August 2000 ..... Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney, Australia
UK première ..... 19th September 2000 ..... Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London
run time ..... 90 minutes, no interval
C O - P R O D U C E R S
Originally commissioned by Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festivals.
Co-produced in London by DV8 and the Royal Festival Hall in association with Dance Umbrella.
C A S T + C R E W
directed by ... Lloyd Newson
assistant to the director / tour manager ... Gabriel Castillo assistant to the director ... Kate Champion
performers ... Yossi Berg, Paul Capsis, Kate Coyne, James Cunningham,
Lawrence Goldhuber, Ros Hervey, Eddie Kay, Eric Languet, Jacob Lehrer, Kareena Oates, Diana Payne-Myers, Byron Perry, Rowan Thorpe, Robert Tannion, François Testory, David Toole, Vivien Wood
design ... Lloyd Newson and Liam Steel
design co-ordinator ... Gabriella Tyleova lighting design ... Jack Thompson sound design / composer ... Paul Charlier session musician ... Natasha Rumiz creative research ... Liam Steel, Robert Tannion
production managers ... Steve Wald, Geoff Cobham (Sydney)
stage managers ... Will Harding, Paul Halter, Rebecca Anderson (Sydney) sound operator ... Gareth Fry costume supervisor ... Louise McCarthy (Sydney) runner ... Emma Sadler set construction ... Steel the Scene
general manager ... Roy Luxford
administrator ... Ellie Beedham UK publicity ... Judy Lipsey marketing ... Mark Slaughter UK graphic design ... Jane Joyce photography ... Jane Joyce, Jimmy Pozarik
company teachers ... Paula Hampson, Marisol Kucharek, Rick Nodine,
Sonia Rafferty, Ted Stoffer, Rahel Vonmoos, Fin Walker
for Sydney 2000 Olympics Arts Festivals:
project manager ... Karen Rodgers project co-ordinator ... Mary Macrae
thanks to ....
Leo Schofield, Craig Hassall and Olympic Arts Festivals for commissioning this production.
Robert Breckman + Richard Nelson of Breckman & Co, Val Bourne, Betsy Gregory + Dance Umbrella, Claire Carnell, Chris Bache + Robert Israel at Gordon & Co, Julia Carruthers, Jodi Myers + Royal Festival Hall, The British Council, Harbottle & Lewis, Reuben Hart, Leonie Gombrich, Katie Judge, Barbara Matthews, Stirling Stewart, Alistair Spalding, David Thompson, Robert van Hall, Peter Culver of PriceWaterhouseCoopers for financial advice, arranged through Arts & Business
T O U R D A T E S
AUSTRALIA ... 16th August - 3rd September 2000 ... Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney
UK ... 18th - 29th September 2000 ... Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre, London ... preview 18th CHINA ... 12th - 14th October 2000 ... Kwai Tsing Theatre, Hong Kong
P R E S S R E L E A S E
written in 2000
can we afford this is one of the most ambitious shows DV8 has ever staged since
its inception 15 years ago. Featuring an impressive cast of 17 outstanding performers from all over the world, the show opens the prestigious Dance Umbrella season in London on September 19th.
DV8 presents a piece about perfection and pretence; of how society measures individuals and
how we, in turn, value ourselves.
"This piece is about what we think we are, and what we think we ought to be," explains director Lloyd Newson.
"We camouflage ourselves in conformity, put on a mask, smile, hide and pretend, so we too are invited to the ball. But what happens to those who don't get invited, who aren't perfect, who can't pretend?"
(extract)
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