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WAKE

THE RABBLE

 

WAKE is a new performance installation by powerhouse experimental theatre makers THE RABBLE, created with an ensemble of older women about the body, death and loneliness.  

Audiences are welcomed to experience a work that is part party, part surreal vaudeville show, part conversation and part town hall meeting. WAKE asks audiences to consider the difficult and taboo discussions around aging but also celebrates the gloriousness of eight spectacular older women.   

WAKE embraces connection, the rituals we inhabit as we age and the spaces where we feel most comfortable. 

Exploring the ever-increasing hostility towards women’s bodies particularly for older people, WAKE features acts of artistic courage created by the participating women, featuring anything from a ukulele solo to a professional wrestling bout; a Shakespeare monologue to a political speech. In an age of dislocation, WAKE is a work of solidarity.  

Come and join us for an evening of art and celebration.   

Credits

Co-Creators & Co-Directors
Emma Valente and Kate Davis

Set, Costume & Video Designer
Kate Davis

Sound Designer, Composer & Video Designer
Emma Valente Lighting Designer & Associate

Set Designer
Emma Lockhart-Wilson

Co-Creators & Performers – The Substation | Oct 2023
Heather Cull, Sandy Daly, Marilyn Davies, Sally Goldner, Clare Larman, Terri Seddon, Jo Walker and Sandy Wood

Community Liaison – The Substation | Oct 2023
Cassandra Fumi

Production Manager
Nate Evans

Stage Manager
Zsuzsa Gaynor Mihaly

Associate Artists
Dana Miltins & Mary Helen Sassman

Produced by
Performing Lines VIC

Information for Presenters

Duration 1 hr 45 Min

Warnings

Event warnings: Contains Strobe Lighting, Mild Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

Content warnings: Sexual References, Death, Euthanasia, Mental Health, Representations Of Death, References To The Process Of Aging.

Age suitability Recommended for mature audiences

Kath Papas Senior Producer

Presentation History

2023
Italian Social Club Altona
Melbourne, VIC
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Full Presentation History for WAKE

2023
Italian Social Club Altona
Melbourne, VIC
2024
Burrinja Cultural Centre
Upwey, VIC

Project Partners & Acknowledgements

WAKE is presented by THE RABBLE and produced by Performing Lines. Originally commissioned by The Substation and Melbourne Fringe. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, the Besen Family Foundation, and Hobsons Bay City Council. 

The project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, with thanks to Christopher Reed, Rosemary Walls and Pinky Watson as part of the Pulse Giving Circle. 

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