This performance is presented as part of the VCA Master of Theatre (Directing) Graduate Season.

Their Eyes Spoke Everything

Written by Freddie Fitzpatrick-Lubowitz
Directed by Freddie Fitzpatrick-Lubowitz

Do we have a moral obligation to discuss why we ask those with sustained and incurable illnesses to suffer through them and who we’re asking them to suffer for?

Come and spend an evening with Aaron and Beckett, a librarian and an army veteran in their early 30s, over one inevitable night as they delve headfirst into the horrors of war’s aftermath and the comedic moments of Aaron and Beckett’s relationship and this life they have made, asking us: What becomes of a person when there’s no hope to fix the very thing they’re told to have hope for and what makes us so uncomfortable with talking about death?

Read more about the Master of Theatre (Directing) graduates presenting this season.

Season

Preview: Thursday 11 September, 2PM
Performance: Friday 12 September, 1PM
Performance: Friday 12 September, 6PM

Ticket Price

General Admission: $5

Credits

Director: Freddie Fitzpatrick-Lubowitz
Assistant Director: Eckard Becker
Dramaturg: Michael Honeyman
Producer: Delsa Tuitea
Lighting Designer: Oliver Ross
Production Designer: David Wotherspoon
Sound Designer: John Sharp
Cast: Noah Gill, Ethan Dillon-Mayne

Content Note

This work includes references to Voluntary Assisted Dying and war related mental injuries.

Runtime

This performance will run for approximately 60 minutes without an interval.

Venue

This performance takes place in Martyn Myer Arena, accessible via Lionel's Lounge. Please enter Lionel's Lounge via Grant Street, Southbank, to be admitted to the performance space by front of house staff.

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