The Telescope
Red Line Productions  presents
The Telescope

1 Aug 2017 to 12 Aug 2017

The Telescope is inspired by the real-life case of China's Guizhou Province where over 9,000 people were forcibly removed from their homes in 2015 in order to make way for construction of the world's largest radio telescope, designed to search for extraterrestrial life.

Deep in Sydney suburbia, it’s the last night before construction of one such telescope is due to start, beginning with demolition of the Lipman home and their surrounding suburb. Lenny returns home to enjoy a final meal in the family home of 35 years with her parents Gil and Jane, and brother Daniel. She assumes that the family will use the government’s compensation to simply purchase a new family home, but her family have other ideas...

The Telescope is a gently absurdist piece that seeks to interrogate the very idea of family.  

 

CAST
Tel Benjamin
Alison Chambers
Cecilia Morrow
Nicholas Papademetriou

CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Brooke Robinson
Directed by Carissa Licciardello
Produced by Red Line Productions
Design by Elia Bosshard
Sound Design by Julian Starr

Proudly presented by Poor Tom's Gin & Mark Blumer, and supported by Playwriting Australia & ambassador Louis Nowra.

 

 

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Venue
Old Fitz Theatre
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