The world is heading for disaster and we’re to blame. We can fix the damage – but someone has to die. Whale is a new participatory work by Fleur Kilpatrick which brings our concerns about global warming to the fore in a compelling and alarming way. As part of Progress – a Festival of Ideas, the Sound Gallery at Monash University’s Clayton Campus will host some of the first dates of the premiere run of the performance from May 16-18.
Whale was developed with the help of Playwriting Australia and earned Kilpatrick the 2018 Max Afford Playwrights’ award, a biennial award for new plays by young Australian playwrights with Perpetual as a trustee. The judges of the award commended the exploration of a grave issue like climate change with “such a compelling mix of playfulness and authority”, and described the play as being “a significant marker of how the arts deal with the great issues of our time”.
The play has Katrina Cornwell (Artistic Director of Riot Stage Youth Theatre) on directing duties and actors Chanella Macri, Sonya Suares (Romper Stomper, Winners and Losers) and Sarah Walker onstage. As a bonus, Kilpatrick will be joined by Cornwell, Macri, Suares, and Walker for a Q&A session with the audience after the Friday night performance.
Come experience the immersive show as part of the dynamic festival program to celebrate the launch of the new Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts at Monash University’s Clayton campus. This show is made for audiences 12 years and older.