Human Interest Story

World Premiere, July 23 - August 1, 2010 Malthouse Theatre Melbourne

A Malthouse Theatre, Lucy Guerin Inc & Perth International Arts Festival Commission

Choreographer: Lucy Guerin
Set Designer: Gideon Obarzanek
Realising Designer: Anna Cordingley
Costume Designer: Paula Levis
Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson
Composer & Sound Designer: Jethro Woodward

Performed by
Stephanie Lake, Alisdair Macindoe, Talitha Maslin,
Harriet Ritchie, Stuart Shugg & Jessica Wong
Very special newscast by Anton Enus (World News Australia - SBS)

Dates: July 23 – August 1
Fri, Sat, Wed, Thur, & Sat- 7:30pm
Tue 27th - 6:30pm followed by time to talk
Sat 31st - 2pm matinee
Sun 1st - 5pm
Venue: Malthouse Theatre Melbourne
Merlyn Theatre
Bookings: www.malthousetheatre.com.au/page/HUMAN_INTEREST_STORY

“THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE.” Marshall McLuhan

Our world is saturated with news. Unceasing torrents of information transport us from battlefields and crime scenes in one moment, to celebrity homes and our own backyards the next. But how does the media’s unending flow of words and images shape us?

Through an explosive combination of imagery, gesture and sound, Human Interest Story explores our shared consumption of media news, one that punctuates our most domestic spaces and challenges our sympathies for those in distant places. With stunning inventiveness, Lucy Guerin confronts the personal impact of those global crises delivered daily to our doorsteps. In Guerin’s hands the distortions of time and distance evoked by the news transform into a dynamic, physical investigation of our comprehension of the modern world. Just like her tour de force, Structure and Sadness, Lucy Guerin’s almost surreal creations reveal to us what cannot yet be said.


This Project is Supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria, Interconnections and New Work For Festivals Initiatives managed By The Australia Council, The Australian Government’s Arts Funding and Advisory Body