Primivitism and Gonnorhea
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The Voice Newspaper Press release from The Box Theatre Company
The much anticipated currently touring production of an adaptation of ‘Rhinoceros’ written by Absurdism’s best, Eugene Ionesco by Australia’s most talented young contemporary directors, Dean Hartley conducting the highly renowned The Box Theatre Company opens on Friday the 21st of March at The Loft Studio Theatre, in the heart of main street Frankton.
“‘Rhinoceros’ explores how the themes of existentialism, conformity and our common modes of morality are a driving force in our modern society,”
- Dean Hartley
“‘Rhinoceros’ explores how the themes of existentialism, conformity and our common modes of morality are a driving force in our modern society,”
- Dean Hartley
“‘Rhinoceros’ explores how the themes of existentialism, conformity and our common modes of morality are a driving force in our modern society,” Said Hartley. It tells the story of the alcoholic businessman Berenger (played by the gifted Kyle Barrimer) who when enjoying a Sunday morning drink with his ever-efficient best friend, Jean (Jake Blaschka) is abruptly disturbed by a Rhinoceros rumbling through the streets of their peaceful, provincial French town. Strangely, this plague becomes socially desirable and soon everyone conforms to transforming into a rhinoceros.
Follow Berenger in his epic struggle with maintaining his identity and integrity in a world where all others have succumbed to the “beauty” of brute force and violence.
The Box Theatre Company uses its experience and reputation as the forefront in Australian contemporary theatre to bring to you a innovative, cutting edge adaptation of an iconic masterpiece of one of last century’s most prolific absurdist writers, Eugene Ionesco. The Box Company has always taken an original, 21st century approach and has sold out seats across the country with adaptations of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, Williamson’s ‘The Removalists’, Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Ernest and...
The much anticipated currently touring production of an adaptation of ‘Rhinoceros’ written by Absurdism’s best, Eugene Ionesco by Australia’s most talented young contemporary directors, Dean Hartley conducting the highly renowned The Box Theatre Company opens on Friday the 21st of March at The Loft Studio Theatre, in the heart of main street Frankton.
“‘Rhinoceros’ explores how the themes of existentialism, conformity and our common modes of morality are a driving force in our modern society,”
- Dean Hartley
“‘Rhinoceros’ explores how the themes of existentialism, conformity and our common modes of morality are a driving force in our modern society,”
- Dean Hartley
“‘Rhinoceros’ explores how the themes of existentialism, conformity and our common modes of morality are a driving force in our modern society,” Said Hartley. It tells the story of the alcoholic businessman Berenger (played by the gifted Kyle Barrimer) who when enjoying a Sunday morning drink with his ever-efficient best friend, Jean (Jake Blaschka) is abruptly disturbed by a Rhinoceros rumbling through the streets of their peaceful, provincial French town. Strangely, this plague becomes socially desirable and soon everyone conforms to transforming into a rhinoceros.
Follow Berenger in his epic struggle with maintaining his identity and integrity in a world where all others have succumbed to the “beauty” of brute force and violence.
The Box Theatre Company uses its experience and reputation as the forefront in Australian contemporary theatre to bring to you a innovative, cutting edge adaptation of an iconic masterpiece of one of last century’s most prolific absurdist writers, Eugene Ionesco. The Box Company has always taken an original, 21st century approach and has sold out seats across the country with adaptations of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, Williamson’s ‘The Removalists’, Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Ernest and...