Theatre@Risk
Past Productions & Reviews 2004

Originally performed 6 November – 21 November 2004 at Theatreworks

Set & Costume Design:  Peter Corrigan     
Lighting Design:  Nick Merrylees                      

Original Music & Sound Composition:  Phil McLeod

Stage Manager: Sarah Blakely                 
Production Manager: Emily O’Brien

                                        

‘7 Days 10 Years is an absorbing play that receives from [director] Chris Bendall and Theatre@Risk a full-blooded, thought-provoking and powerful dramatisation. Fine acting from this hard-working cast contributes enormously to the play's emotional impact.’

Helen Thomson, The Age, November 9, 2004

“A night of theatre about the Balkan wars doesn't sound like an attractive proposition but Theatre@Risk's production manages to be entertaining without compromising on its vehement anti-war message. 7 Days 10 Years's exploration into the casualties of war is powerful drama.”

The Australian, November 8, 2004

GREEN ROOM AWARD WINNER

BEST WRITING 2004

Originally performed 10 February – 22 February 2004 at Fortyfivedownstairs

Set Design: Danielle Harrisson
Costume Design: Emily Barrie
Lighting Design: Marco Respondeck
Original Music & Sound Design: Kelly Ryall
Producer Simon Kingsley Hall
Stage Manager: Caitlin Nunn
Production Manager: Emily O’Brien

“Arabian Night is theatre careening at top speed down narrow streets, laughing at scared pedestrians and flipping the finger to its red faced pursuers. Its a show that impresses through sheer velocity. There will be few unimpressed by this dense, eerie production."
John Bailey, Beat, 2004

" Arabian Night is a delight; that rare and exciting phenomenon, something that stretches the imagination in unexpected ways... Once again we owe thanks to a fringe company for a glimpse of some of the most exciting contemporary drama from outside Australia."
Helen Thomson, The Age, 2004

“Arabian Night is a highly evocative production. Theatre@Risk’s staging represents a triumph for Bendall and the actors, particularly Josephine Keen and stalwart Robert Meldrum.”
Realtime, 2004

" Arabian Night.... is an all-round winner. From eerie sound and music composition to inspired direction and consistently bold performances from the amazing cast. Theatre @ Risk's production is quite possibly unlike anything you've seen before. You really will leave the performance feeling as if you've just woken from a strange and exquisite dream."
Louise Jones, Inpress, 2004

GREEN ROOM AWARD WINNER
BEST SOUND DESIGN 2004