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    SUDS Presents: Machinal

    Written by Sophie Treadwell

    5th-15th of October

    The Cellar Theatre

    Directed by Nikki Eghlimi and Georgie Eggleton

    Produced by Aqsa Suryana and Danny Yazdani

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    PLAY DESCRIPTION

    “Your skin oughtn’t to curl – ought it – when he just comes near you – ought it?”

    ‘Machinal’ depicts a series of vignettes – snippets of a young woman’s life. We see a gruelling day of work, a loveless marriage, an unwanted child, a scandalous affair. It characterises society as a machine; rhythmic, mechanical and repetitive. And each person has their role to play in keeping this system alive. But what happens when the system itself is oppressive and unbearable? What does it take to survive in a capitalist world? Ultimately, we see a young woman commit a brutal crime in order to free herself from both a suffocating marriage and her fixed place in society.

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    CAST

    Young Woman: Daisy Semmler

    Husband: Jeremy Jenkins

    First Man/Ensemble: Sophie Newby

    Mother/Ensemble: Adele Beaumont

    Ensemble: Annika Bates, Hamish Lewis, Luke Mešterović, Vita Jerram

    PRODUCTION CREW

    Directors: Nikki Eghlimi and Georgie Eggleton

    Producers: Aqsa Suryana and Danny Yazdani

    Stage Manager: Elodie Roumanoff

    Production Assistant: Josephine Lee

    Set Designer: Paris

    Set Assistants: Elodie Roumanoff and Katarina Butler

    Costume Designers: Alec Traill and Will Maddock

    Sound Designer/Composer: Jim Bradshaw

    Sound Designer/Composer Assistant: Alexander Maltas

    Lighting Designer: Luna Ng

    Lighting Assistant: Harry Peters

    Graphic Designer: Margot Roberts

    Photography: Mariika Mehigan

    CONTENT WARNINGS

    References and depictions of death

    References to sexual assault

    References to grooming

    References of abortion

    References to infidelity 

    Herbal cigarette use

    Sexist language

    Strobe lighting

    SUDS COVID-SAFE POLICY

    At SUDS we want to prioritise the safety of our members and audiences, and so we have strict COVID measures in place.

    All individuals entering the Cellar must be double-vaccinated and must use the QR code to check in at the door.

    It is required that while in the space, audience members will keep masks on at all times.

    Audience numbers are kept below full capacity; social distancing should be observed whenever possible. This will be facilitated by spaced seating. 

    Hand sanitizer and spare masks will be available in the space. 

    For any questions or concerns about the show, please contact us at machinal.suds@gmail.com

    SUDS acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which this event is taking place: the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Sovereignty was never ceded, always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

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