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Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

Multiple Bad Things

Back to Back Theatre

10 > 13.05.2024
Theatre – Kunstenfestivaldesarts

The works of Back to Back Theatre, an Australian company, question politics, ethics and philosophy. Its members are people with various disabilities. 

Multiple Bad Things is about a small group of people who find themselves alone in a vast, unknown void. They are looking for a refuge, a safe haven away from modern life, from war, from the climate emergency … This sculptural shelter, both functional and imagined, will be built throughout the performance. Struggling to live together in difficult conditions, the characters are exposed to questions of inclusion, identity and intersectionality. 

An original, unconventional show that erases our mental and physical boundaries through a powerful act of the imagination.

Première
​​​​Corealisation Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles

Calendar

  • - 20:15
  • - 19:15
  • - 15:00
  • - 20:15

Information

Language

en, surtitling fr, nl

Duration

1hr

Venue

Grande salle

Cast

Directors
Tamara Searle
Ingrid Voorendt

Performers
Bron Batten
Simon Laherty
Sarah Mainwaring
Scott Price

Devisors, co-authors
Bron Batten
Breanna Deleo
Natasha Jynel
Simon Laherty
Sarah Mainwaring
Ben Oakes
Scott Price
Tamara Searle
Ingrid Voorendt

Set and costume design
Anna Cordingley

Composer and sound design
Zoë Barry

Captioning design
Rhian Hinkley

Lighting design
Richard Vabre

Helpline Voiceover
Rachel Griffiths

Dramaturge
Bruce Gladwin

Script consultant
Melissa Reeves

Creative development
Bron Batten
Michael Chan
Mark Deans
Breanna Deleo
Alana Hoggart
Natasha Jynel
Simon Laherty
Sarah Mainwaring
Francesca Neri
Ben Oakes
Scott Price
Tamara Searle
Tamika Simpson
Ingrid Voorendt

Technical manager
Alana Hoggart

Production Associate
Jordi Edwards

Assistant Stage Manager
Nick Cobbold

Sound Engineer
Peter Monks

Company manager
Erin Watson

Production manager
Bao Ngouansavanh 
Producers
Tanya Bennett
Margaret Bourke
David Miller

Executive producer
Tim Stitz

Coproduction
Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Festival d'Automne à Paris, The Keir Foundation, The Anthony Costa Foundation, Geelong Arts Centre and Back to Back Theatre’s New Work Donor Circle, with development support from Une Parkinson Foundation, Sidney Myer Fund and Give Where You Live 

Back to Back Theatre is supported by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and the City of Greater Geelong

Le Rideau de saison, Maak & Transmettre · photo : Lucile Dizier, 2024