WE ARE
LIGHTNING!
Joseph O’Farrell (JOF)
& Sam Halmarack
World Premiere
Presented by Arts House
7pm, Wed 6 Dec
7pm, Thu 7 Dec
7pm, Fri 8 Dec
2pm, Sat 9 Dec
7pm, Sat 9 Dec
5pm, Sun 10 Dec
65 mins
$35/$30/$25
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Warnings:
Smoke effects, some loud music, strobe effects and strong language
Show Program:
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Accessibility:
Wheelchair accessible.
Audio Description – 5pm, Sun 10 Dec.
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You are invited to the final requiem for the last music joint left in town.
Joseph O’Farrell (The Suitcase Royale) and UK’s Sam Halmarack (Festival of Live Art, 2014) combine theatre with the fist-pumping euphoria and power ballads of a stadium gig, in WE ARE LIGHTNING!, a darkly comical work that reflects on the importance of communal spaces where people can come together and express themselves.
North Melbourne Town Hall is transformed into a music venue on the brink of closure. A teen band, a community choir and ageing rockers join JOF’s drums and Sam’s guitar to mark and protest its demise, leading audiences through a strange ceremony and heartfelt celebration of how music shapes the lives of the people that play it.
Join us for our last chance to come together and be saved by music.
World Premiere
Presented by Arts House
7pm, Wed 6 Dec
7pm, Thu 7 Dec
7pm, Fri 8 Dec
2pm, Sat 9 Dec
7pm, Sat 9 Dec
5pm, Sun 10 Dec
65 mins
$35/$30/$25
Arts House
North Melbourne Town Hall
521 Queensberry St,
North Melbourne
Written, Devised, Composed and Produced by:
Sam Halmarack & Joseph O’Farrell (JOF)
Project Manager:
Bindi Green
Production Manager:
Ethan Hudson
Designer:
Danielle Bustman
Lightning Design:
Jen Hector
Director:
Ian Pidd
Choir Director:
Ruth Kennedy
Choir:
Harmony for Humanity
Living Music school Director:
Andrew McSweeney
Performer:
Hanna Yachou
Social Impact assessor and Producer:
Jo Porter
Photographer:
Pia Johnson
Bassist:
Tamara Murphy
Live music:
Performed by Pythagoras and the Field
Supported by – Arts House, Creative Victoria and Arts Council England.
Image – Paul Blakemore
