Beyond the hills of Athens, where Gods and monsters roam, stands the ancient Forest of Dream: A place, so legend tells, where Hypnos once laid his head and dreamed of fair Morpheus, and the heart's most fond desire may take form in the waking world - for desire is such stuff as dreams are made of...

To this forbidden place comes the brave young Hero, in search of their missing mother; a fair beauty of Athens, who, once upon a time, found herself within these same woods on a magical midsummer's night. The Gods of Olympus grant the child entry, certain that their cause is worthy and true, or else that the fierce monsters that dwell there will carry them into the realm of Dream, and under the Forest's power.

But the young Hero has more than wits and courage on their side. For unbeknownst to both Gods and monsters, their destiny is tangled in the threads of the past - bound in a knot tied between two doomed lovers, and the Lords of Sky and Sea and Stone.

And the wheel of fate has started to spin…

Figures of Greek myth collide with the works of Shakespeare in this immersive, fantastical new adventure of lost love and fickle fate. A tale of a midsummer night's dream - and what happened after - brought to life with masks, movement, and puppetry.

Scintilla Performance presents
' T H E   D R E A M '
Performing April 10th - 12th
at the Just Theatre, Kew Courthouse

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Performed by
Benjamin Acosta-Vignale, Rarnee Boyd, Angus Carmichael, Antuon Fau,
Jemma Frisina, Sam Kelly, Sophia Sais, Ayesha Sandhu, Nicholas Sarlos-Welsh,
Aria Small, Heather Thomas, Jack Thomson and Elena Tsiounis
 

Workshopped, Developed & Designed by
the participants of the Scintilla Performance Program 2024:

Benjamin Acosta-Vignale, Rarnee Boyd, Angus Carmichael, Lockie Carmichael,
Antuon Fau, Jemma Frisina, Sam Kelly, Ryan McInerney, Brydie McKenzie, Ayesha Sandhu, and Heather Thomas

Original Costume Designs & Fabrication by
Mase Norton and Elizabeth Thomas

Performance Text & Additional Writing by
Jack Richardson
after the works of
William Shakespeare

Directed by
Genelle Lentini

Assistant Direction by
Khairi Razaai

Produced by
Scintilla Performance Inc.
 

✧･ﾟPerformance Information

PERFORMANCES
Thursday, April 10th @ 7:00pm
Friday, April 11th @ 7:00pm
Saturday, April 12th @ 2:30pm (Matinee)

DURATION
Approx. 90 minutes, with a short interval.

CONTENT
All Scintilla shows are intended to be 'PG: Parental Guidance Recommended.'

This performance contains adult themes, some crude humour, and comical puppetry / mask depictions of monsters that may frighten young children. While there will be some sudden changes in light, no strobes are used in this performance. Loud sound effects, such as simulated thunder, are used sparingly.

TICKETS
$30 Adult / $25 Conc. / $15 Child.
Tickets can be purchased online or on the door (tickets on the door are cash only).

SEATING
Venue seating is on folding chairs, configured in traditional theatre rows. Seats are unallocated; while all tickets booked online are guaranteed a seat, they are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. We recommend you arrive early if you wish to have a front row seat!

Please be aware that the rows closest to the stage are staggered to permit actors easy access to the central aisle and front of the stage. While there is no audience participation in this performance, some Gods or monsters may directly address or gently menace (but not touch) attendees in these rows.

ACCESSIBILITY
The performance venue and theatre space is wheelchair accessible.
Please let us know in advance (via email) if you intend to bring a service animal to a performance or have any other mobility requirements we can assist with.

COVID-SAFE ACTION PLAN
The Scintilla community is made up of a diverse range of people, including those with underlying health conditions, and all of our community members are entitled to enjoy our workshops, programs, and performances without fear for their personal health and safety. In the absence of State or Federal health mandates to support the suppression of disease transmission or to limit COVID-positive people circulating within the wider community, it is the responsibility of organisations and individuals to ensure the health and safety of our facilitators, participants, and audiences.

Scintilla Performance acknowledges that COVID presents an ongoing challenge to the safety of both performers and audiences. Activities such as live performance, including theatre, singing, and dancing, prohibits the use of the most effective mitigation measures of airborne pathogen prevention; as such, it carries an inherent, unavoidable risk of being infected with COVID or other respiratory illnesses.

To assist in reducing risk to the health of our performers and audience members, we ask that performance attendees:

• Conduct a surveillance test using a RAT prior to arriving at the performance venue; or, if they do not have access to a RAT, avail themselves of a complimentary test upon arrival at the venue.
   
• If you are experiencing any symptoms of communicable illness (including cough, runny nose, headache, body aches, or gastric upset), please do not attend the performance, regardless of whether you are negative on a RAT. If you are unable to attend a performance due to illness of any kind, you will be entitled to a full refund of your ticket price (minus transaction fees taken by TryBooking).
   
• Wear a well-fitted N95 respirator mask while in the performance venue foyer, bar, and performance space. N95 respirators will be available to collect from the foyer at no charge to all performance attendees.

You can read our full COVID Action Plan, which outlines our strategies for keeping our performers and audiences as safe as possible from COVID (and other communicable diseases) online here.

Location

The Just Theatre, Kew Courthouse
188 High St, Kew Victoria 3101

Contact Details

Contact Event Organiser