an electric and unforgettable hour of theatre.
- Theatre People
work that possesses the sort of transcendent quality that leaves you feeling charged and changed.
-The Age
Song for a Weary Throat
Fairfax ArtsCentre Melbourne, 2018
RAWCUS
What is it that propels us to get up after loss, after heartbreak, after failure?
Fifteen performers surface from the aftermath, the wake of a disaster, in the haunting Song for a Weary Throat, as live music from the critically-acclaimed contemporary vocalists Invenio Singers meets the exquisite image making and uninhibited physicality of the Rawcus Ensemble.
Set in an abandoned dance hall, Song for a Weary Throat follows a logic that is emotional rather than linear. Dangerously beautiful, irresistibly tender and filled with fragility, Song For a Weary Throat reminds us that hope is never out of reach.
Song for a Weary Throat premiered at Theatre Works in December 2017.
“a brilliant and transporting work”
“work that possesses the sort of transcendent quality that leaves you feeling charged and changed.”
“theatre of extraordinary reflection and poise, beauty and – that rarest quality in our fallen world – wisdom. “
- Director Kate Sulan
- Designer Emily Barrie
- Lighting Designer Richard Vabre
- Sound Designer Jethro Woodward
- Director of Invenios Gian Slater
- Devised and performed by the Rawcus Ensemble Invenio Singers Gian Slater, Josh Kyle and Louisa Rankin
Awards
- 2018 Green room awards- Outstanding Production, Outstanding Ensemble, Lighting, Sound and Composition
- 2018 Green Room Nominations- Outstanding Direction
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