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The Moral in the Oral

Once upon a time... Upon a time... Upon another fucking time...

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Three women have their backs to the camera. On the left, is a woman wearing red. She is holding a mirror towards the centre of the image. The centre woman is wearing blue and is holding an apple behind her back. On the right, the woman in green is holding a dagger towards the centre of the image. Behind the three women is an old looking open book without any writing on it.

Image Credit: Melanie Thomas and Kiara Martin-Pico

  • Devised by: Emma Sproule and Freya Timmer-Arends

  • In Collaboration with: Naomi Woodward (poetry)

  • Composer: Sheridan Killingback

"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around." - Terry Pratchett

The fairytales we tell are not the fairytales we were told. Although they seem the same, the way these stories are shared and understood continues to adjust and adapt.

In Dionysus Theatre’s 'The Moral in the Oral'; The Maiden, The Mother, and The Crone recollect, recite and review the tales as they see them amidst banter, bickering, and their own bawdy sense of humour.

They seek real world reflections, malleable morals, and inescapable subversions in the stories we know but cannot always remember. They seek the characters with which they identify most, and accept that with ages they may not remain the same. They seek not new tales but a retelling of old ones for new audiences.

What do we need to still believe that the ending is indeed Happily Ever After?

About Dionysus Theatre

Dionysus Theatre is a contemporary company, established in 2012 on the Mornington Peninsula by award-winning director Emma Sproule. The company was founded to provide innovative theatre for audiences, performers, artists, and practitioners. With aims to bring thought-provoking theatre to the Peninsula, we have now involved artists and performed in venues from all over Melbourne and beyond; having worked with interstate and overseas playwrights. At Dionysus Theatre’s helm is a team of neurodivergent, femme, queer, feminists who draw a common focus on the recontextualisation of classic works for a modern audience, in an ever evolving society.

Given that Ancient Greece was the birthplace of Western Theatre, the company takes its name from the patron of Drama, the Greek god of wine, pleasure and fertility. We at Dionysus Theatre thought we’d produce some theatre and serve some wine, but we might just leave it at that for now.

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  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible

  • Age suitability: MA15+

  • Event warnings: Moderate Coarse Language, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.

  • Content warnings: Violence, Self Harm Or Suicide, Sexual Assault Or Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence, Misogyny, Sexual References, Mental Health, Animal Cruelty.

Please see Relaxed Guide Document for Thurs 3rd Oct session - HERE

  • The Motley Bauhaus - Theatrette
    118 Elgin St, Carlton, VIC, 3053

    Wheelchair Access

    The Motley Bauhaus - Theatrette is wheelchair accessible.

    There is step-free access to the venue. Wheelchair users enter at the main entrance. The Black Box and all downstairs spaces, including the bar, are accessible.
    There are accessible toilets at this venue.

    More accessibility info available via website - www.themotley.com.au/about.html

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  • Full: $28.00

  • Preview: $26.00

  • Extra Applause: $32.00

  • Blak Tix: $10.00

  • Hump Day Discount: $21.00

  • Concession: $24.00

  • Group 6+: $23.00

“All the actors in this production hold their own, with not one noticeable failure.” - Theatre Travels

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"The focus on the female victims and unsung heroes of the conflict is refreshing and intriguing as an audience, with intentionally modernising stylistic choices that further refresh a classically masculine narrative." - Theatre Travels

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"So far I am very impressed with what this theatre group has brought to the stages of Melbourne, the art capital of Australia." - Weekend Notes

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Tuesday, 01 October 2024

6:00pm

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Wednesday, 02 October 2024

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Thursday, 03 October 2024

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Sunday, 06 October 2024

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