Australia Theatre

The Trouble With Harry

By Lachlan Philpott

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

PRESENTED BY MKA: THEATRE OF NEW WRITING AND DAREBIN ARTS’ SPEAKEASY IN ASSOCIATION WITH MELBOURNE FESTIVAL

DIRECTED BY ALYSON CAMPBELL

Harry Crawford and his wife Annie seem ordinary enough; together they lead quiet, unexceptional lives in the suburbs of 1920s Sydney, working and raising a child.

But when a strange girl arrives at the door, it sets in train a series of events that will result in an astounding revelation – and, ultimately, sow the seeds of bloody murder.

Award-winning playwright Lachlan Philpott probes ideas of gender identity, perversion and complicity with this new work, based on the extraordinary true story of the ‘Man-Woman’ murder that shocked turn-of-the-century Sydney.

A disorienting tale of deception and enigma, sharply observed and framed with a poetic subtlety, The Trouble with Harry acknowledges an essential, human question: can we ever really know what lies in the heart and mind of another person?

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION – FREE

Tue 21 Oct at 1pm

The writer and director of The Trouble with Harry discuss turning history into theatre.

Credits

Written by Lachlan Philpott
Directed by Alyson Campbell
Produced by John Kachoyan
Performed by Maude Davey, Daniel Last, Caroline Lee, Dion Mills, Elizabeth Nabben and Emma Palmer
Set & Costume Designer Eugyeene Teh
Lighting Designer Rob Sowinski
Sound Designer Chris Wenn
Associate Producers Eric Gardiner and Corey Reynolds
Production Manager Amy Bagshaw
Stage Manager Harriet Gregory
Assistant Director Alice Darling

Production Sponsor Party Higher

Image: Sarah Walker

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When

Fri 17 Oct – Sun 9 Nov
at 8pm
Preview Fri 17 Oct at 7pm*
Thu 23 Oct also at 3pm
Sat 1 & 8 Nov also at 3pm
No performances 24 – 27 Oct
No performance 3 Nov

1 hr 20 mins, no interval

* Please note the Fri 17 Oct performance has changed from 8pm to 7pm.