Chekhov in Hell by Dan Rebellato

Chekhov in Hell by Dan Rebellato

“Everything is new, the past is dead, nothing is real, everything’s good, nothing lasts, it’s all changing, there’s no up, there’s no down” - Chekhov in Hell

Instead of dying in Germany in 1904, Russian playwright Anton Chekhov awakens from a 100-year coma in London in 2010. Rudely thrust into a 21^st century reality, Chekhov experiences technology, celebrity, feng shui, social media, cultural appropriation, support groups, human trafficking and an array of characters who are as lost as he is. Searching for answers about what has happened to the world, CHEKHOV IN HELL takes the audience on a funny, fast-paced and thought-provoking journey through a complex and self-centred reality on a trajectory towards oblivion.

“Acerbic and clever, gutsy and genuinely felt ,Chekhov in Hell flits deftly between agonising irony and chipper farce as it takes on social media, fashion, futurology and gastronomy and reduces them all to banalised rubble” -  Exeunt Magazine

Warnings: M15+ This play contains representations of violence, some explicit and offensive language, and adult themes.

Playwright: Dan Rebellato

Director: Peta Downes

Cast: Adam Watt, Amelia Harding, Amy Crean, Charlotte Lee, Chelsea George, Connor Andis, Cooper Dawson, Samuel Noll, Sebastian Lodge

Production Manager: Justice Georgopoulos

Stage Manager: Darcy Catto-Pitkin

Deputy Stage Manager: Kathleen Whitehead

Set Designer: Justice Georgopoulos

Costume and Props Designer: Kathleen Whitehead

Lighting Designer / Lighting Operator: Darcy Catto-Pitkin

Sound and Visual Designer / Operator: Justice Georgopoulos

Associate Lighting Designer: Kathleen Whitehead

Date: Thursday 26^th - Saturday 28^th October 2023 at 7pm, Saturday 28^th Matinee at 2pm

Running Time: 90 minutes, no interval

Location: Building 29 Theatre G02
                  University of Wollongong
                  Northfields Ave
                  NSW 2522

Phone: 02 4221 4354

Email: assh-events@uow.edu.au

For more information, please see the TAEM Performance website  

Please be advised that this production has a COVID-Safe plan in place to reduce risk of potential virus transmission. If you are unwell or displaying cold and flu type symptoms, including coughing, you will not be permitted entry. Refunds will be issued if you are unwell and unable to attend.

No tickets will be available at the door - all tickets must be purchased through this site. 

For any feedback or concerns please contact the event organiser.