“This free adaptation of Brecht’s Galileo was an electrifying production and a riveting dramatic experience that amply reminded one of the enormous possibilities – seldom realised – of which live theatre is fully capable. Faithful in spirit to Brecht’s ideas of Epic Theatre, this production drew generously on a diverse palette of avant-garde elements from both East and West.”

SCORCH MAGAZINE, 1993.

Galileo was the debut performance directed by Simon Woods, and marked the beginning of the company’s interest in producing revitalised versions of classic plays in a contemporary physical theatre performance style. Balancing text and movement, and drawing directly from Eastern and Western styles, this production was also an experiment in cross-cultural performance.

Title:
Galileo

Dates:
3-20 February, 1993 (co-production with Pandemonium Theatre)

Venue:
The Cement Box Theatre, Brisbane

Director:
Simon Woods

Choreographer:
Lynne Bradley

Designer:
Rachel Konyi

LX Designer:
Simon Woods

Live Band:
Kylie Belling, David Dargie, Lorne Gerlach

Performers:
Fran Barbe, Chris Beckey, Lynne Bradley, Andrew Cory, Marcus Dunk, Wendy Freedman, Dush Kumar, Mark McInnes, Alannah Noyes.