We acknowledge the unceded lands of the Kulin nation. We acknowledge their sovereignty and their songlines. We pay respect to their elders and their children. We embrace and celebrate the oldest culture in the world.
WELCOME
When we saw A NIGHTIME TRAVESTY at YIRRAMBOI Festival in 2023, we knew Malthouse audiences would be thrilled by it. A DAYLIGHT CONNECTION is led by a cohort of boundary-smashing artists whose productions leave you feeling invigorated and alive – which is exactly what we like to do here.
We’re delighted to bring a revamped version of the production to the Beckett Theatre, created by the audacious Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard, and to welcome back Stephen Nicolazzo (Loaded) to Malthouse as its director.
Thank you to YIRRAMBOI Festival, Asia TOPA, Bureau of Works, Brink Productions and A DAYLIGHT CONNECTION. Together, we bring A NIGHTIME TRAVESTY to the Malthouse for a riotous final flight out of Earth.
CO-CREATORS' NOTE
KAMARRA BELL-WYKES
A NIGHTIME TRAVESTY was inspired by a bunch of different things including Carly's near death experience on a plane, our encroaching collective doom, a shared obsession with 80's television, an eccentric physic and an infuriatingly difficult to navigate keyboard.
I hope people walk away from the show feeling invigorated, alive, like they've stared death in the face and survived.
CARLY SHEPPARD
A NIGHTIME TRAVESTY, like all of us, was born under colonial occupation, in particular the time just after pandemics became all the rage for the privileged west.
ANT (as we affectionately name it) came out of our musings on the diabolical reality of trying to be an artist with integrity, when we struggle to even hold an audible conversation over the death rattles of our collective sense of purpose and, ah... habitat. So naturally we drew upon one of our trusted methodologies: gutting the animal of Australian pop culture and the Australian mythos, and building a new monster out of it.
I hope people walk away with a more expansive lexicon for the dread they feel in everyday life, to bring to their therapist.
Cast & Creatives
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KAMARRA BELL-WYKES
SHE/HER
CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
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CARLY SHEPPARD
SHE/THEY
CO-CREATOR & PERFORMER
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STEPHEN NICOLAZZO
HE/HIM
DIRECTOR
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ZACH BLAMPIED
HE/HIM
DEATH
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PETER WYKES
JABBERWOCKY
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MATT PANA
HE/HIM
MUSICIAN
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SMALL SOUND
MUSICIAN, SET & CO-SOUND DESIGNER
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GINA GASCOIGNE
LIGHTING DESIGNER
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RICHIE BROWNLEE
CO-SOUND DESIGNER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (BUREAU OF WORKS) ERIN MILNE
STAGE MANAGER JACINTA ANDERSON
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER STEPH LEE
Malthouse Theatre and the creative team of A Nightime Travesty would like to thank: Tam Nguyen, Jeff Khan and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne Sherene Stewart, J-Maine Beezley, Emily Wells, Sarah Bond and Yirramboi First Nations Fellows, Jannali Jones and Sonya Rankine Roisin Awin Sarah Jayde Tracey Karen Wilson and Brink Productions Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST)
Asia TOPA would like to thank: Sherene Stewart, J-Maine Beezley, Emily Wells, Sarah Bond and Yirramboi Kamarra Bell-Wykes and Carly Sheppard, A Daylight Connection Erin Milne, Bureau of Works Stephen Nicolazzo and Brink Productions Matthew Lutton, Vivia Hickman and Malthouse Theatre
CONTENT WARNING
This production contains nudity, adult concepts, frequent coarse language, references to genocide, smoke effects, strobe lighting, and loud sounds.
Recommended for audiences aged 18+.
DURATION
The running time for this production is approximately 90 minutes, with no interval.
NOTES
Presented by Malthouse Theatre and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne.
Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of Arts Centre Melbourne and the Sidney Myer Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Playking Foundation and the Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts.
Produced by Bureau of Works and supported by Brink Productions.
Originally commissioned and presented by YIRRAMBOI Festival 2023.
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SENIOR PRODUCER Annie Bourke PRODUCER Erica Browne CASTING MANAGER Rhys Velasquez, CGA NEW WORK ASSOCIATE – ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Jessica Arthur NEW WORK ASSOCIATE – SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT Keziah Warner
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FINANCE MANAGER Liz White
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
HEAD OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Claire La Greca MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Emma Walsh MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST Aayushi Parikh MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Lauren Gallina PUBLICIST Common State GRAPHIC DESIGN Hours After
Paul Buckley Perri Cummings Claire Duncan Mellita Ilich Julia Landberg Joshua Lim Brigid Meredith Isa Munhos
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PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION MANAGER Blair Hart TECHNICAL MANAGER Baird McKenna OPERATIONS MANAGER Dexter Varley HEAD TECHNICIAN (LIGHTING) Rob Ballingall HEAD TECHNICIAN (SOUND) Edwin Cheah
HEAD OF WARDROBE Delia Spicer WORKSHOP MANAGER Goffredo Mameli SET BUILDERS Elizabeth Whitton, Lennon Fowler
PRODUCTION STAFF
Andrew Boswell Arielle Roberts Ashleigh Basham Chris Payne Claire Ferguson Connor Brown Dan Walkeden Darren Peet Darren Thao Em Van Dyk Eugene Mackinnon Gareth Sole Jodi Hope Josh Mackenzie Justin Gardham Kara Jaeger-Pound Khisraw Jones-Shukoor Mitchell Gunthorpe Micah Patson Nathan Burmeister Nathan Evers Nathaniel Sy Paddy Hay Rhys Pottinger Sasha Vulling Spencer Herd Suzy Brooks Taarani Charrett-Dunlop Tait Adams Will Palazzo
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FRONT OF HOUSE ATTENDANTS
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