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EVENT TYPE /
Theatre
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PLAYING /
28 Jun – 21 Jul
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WHERE /
Merlyn Theatre
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DURATION /
100 minutes (no interval)
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WARNINGS /
Contains strong violent imagery and adult material.
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Recommended for audiences aged 15+.
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Season 2019
Solaris
28 JUN – 21 JUL 2019
Single tickets on sale now. Book a Season Pass and receive great savings and a wealth of benefits.
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EVENT TYPE /
Theatre
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PLAYING /
28 Jun – 21 Jul
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WHERE /
Merlyn Theatre
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DURATION /
100 minutes (no interval)
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WARNINGS /
Contains strong violent imagery and adult material.
For the full list of content warnings please click here. -
AGES /
Recommended for audiences aged 15+.
- Download / Program
MYSTERIOUS PLANET. INCOMPREHENSIBLE INTELLIGENCE. GHOSTS OF REGRET.
‘Until you experience it,’ said Snow, ‘there’s no point talking about it.’ A cagey comment, but Kris took it in stride. Then, she experienced it.
Within hours of arriving in orbit around the mercurial planet Solaris, Kris encounters evasive inhabitants, self-isolating scientists and the ghost of a lover who died long ago.
Yes. Here, on the other side of the galaxy, Earth's dead visit.
Above an uninhabitable world possessed by a powerful intelligence, the crew are sleepless and lost. They fight with the nature of the planet below, their mission, their own motivations, and the dark horrors of their past that haunt the space station.
Could the planet itself be to blame?
Tarkovsky and Soderbergh have tackled Stanisław Lem’s classic sci-fi novel on screen. Now, Matthew Lutton directs a script by master Scottish writer David Greig, as Malthouse Theatre and The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh bring this world-premiere thriller to the stage.
★★★★★ 'Solaris is a triumphant and emotionally vibrant production.'
★★★★½ 'Solaris is a must-see in every way.'
★★★★ 'A compelling, thought-provoking interpretation.'
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Images: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
Image: Pia Johnson
A NEW PLAY BY / David Greig adapted from Stanisław Lem’s novel
DIRECTION / Matthew Lutton
CAST INCLUDES / Leeanna Walsman, Keegan Joyce, Jade Ogugua, Fode Simbo
FEATURING / Hugo Weaving as Gibarian (video)
SET & COSTUME DESIGN / Hyemi Shin
LIGHTING DESIGN / Paul Jackson
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION / Jethro Woodward
STAGE MANAGER / Lyndie Li Wan Po
CASTING DIRECTOR / Laura Donnelly CDG
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
PREVIEWS
7.30pm, Friday 28 June
7.30pm, Saturday 29 June
6.30pm, Monday 1 July
6.30pm, Tuesday 2 July
OPENING NIGHT
7.30pm, Wednesday 3 July
TIME TO TALK
6.30pm, Tuesday 9 July