Australia Theatre

Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday

MALTHOUSE THEATRE

WORLD PREMIERE

PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL AND MALTHOUSE THEATRE

CREATED BY ROSLYN OADES & COLLABORATORS

Eighteen and eighty: two ages that bookend a life. One represents untold potential; the other, the accumulation of a lifetime of experiences.

Based on interviews with people experiencing these two very different milestones, Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday is the powerful new work from Malthouse Theatre’s 2013 female director-in residence, Roslyn Oades. Playful and affecting in equal measure, this show sees Oades continue her groundbreaking ‘headphone verbatim’ documentary theatre technique, bringing an extraordinary immediacy and vividness to the performances.

“It’s rare to see theatre as immediate and full of life and emotion as this. 9/10”

THE SUN-HERALD ON ROSLYN OADES’S I'M YOUR MAN

Come join a grand birthday bash – a celebration of two anniversaries that encompass the span of adulthood, and of the aspirations, fears and memories that describe the arc of a life.

Artists in Conversation – free

Wed 15 Oct at 1pm

Foxtel Festival Hub

Roslyn Oades talks about the creation of Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday, and discusses her signature headphoneverbatim technique.

POST-SHOW DISCUSSION

TIME TO TALK

Tue 14 Oct, post 7pm show

Foxtel Festival Hub

A special after-show panel discussion with the play’s creators.

POST-SHOW Q&A

Thu 23 Oct, post 1pm show

Roslyn Oades talks about her latest work of headphone verbatim theatre.

This is a Melbourne Festival co-commission with Malthouse Theatre. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, City of Yarra and Arts Victoria.

Image: Andrew Curtis