Theatre

WAKE

A surreal meditation on the body, death and ageing with an ensemble of older women.

Dates 10 - 19 Oct
Time 7:00pm (1 hour 45 minutes)
Venue Italian Social Club Altona

$35.00

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This image shows an older woman sitting in a red chair. She sits side-on. The chair and her body are facing to the left, her hands are resting on her left leg and her head is turned towards the camera. She is wearing a fluffy white sweater, matching sweatpants and white sneakers. On her head is a silver beaded headpiece that hangs like a fringe on her forehead and down to her chin on the sides. The floor is grey carpet and the wall behind her is entirely white pleated curtains.

Theatre Fringe Fund

Image Credit: Pier Carthew

Created by: THE RABBLE
Produced by: Performing Lines
Commissioned by: The Substation and Melbourne Fringe

WAKE is a new performance installation by powerhouse experimental theatre makers THE RABBLE, created with an ensemble of older women from the West about the body, death and loneliness.

Audiences are welcomed into the iconic Italian Social Club in Altona to experience a work that is part party, part surreal vaudeville show, part conversation and part town hall meeting. WAKE asks audiences to consider the difficult and taboo discussions around ageing but also celebrates the subtle power of eight spectacular older women.

WAKE embraces connection, the rituals we inhabit as we age and the spaces where we feel most comfortable.

Exploring the ever-increasing hostility towards women’s bodies particularly for older people, WAKE features acts of artistic courage created by the participating women, featuring anything from a ukulele solo to a professional wrestling bout; a Shakespeare monologue to a political speech. In an age of dislocation, WAKE is a work of solidarity.

There will also be an exhibition of video works on display throughout the Italian Social Club as part of WAKE for audiences to experience before and after the performance.

Come and join us at the Italian Social Club Altona for an evening of art and celebration.

This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, the Besen Family Foundation, and Hobsons Bay City Council. This project also received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, with thanks to the Pulse Giving Circle.

Please note: tickets may be available from The Substation’s website even after the Fringe allocation is exhausted. If you see the “Allocation Exhausted” message on this page, please get in touch with the venue directly or visit their website.

About THE RABBLE

THE RABBLE is a group of visionary women who have consistently produced bold, provocative and visually stunning theatrical experiences. The company has forged an unrivaled reputation for producing experimental theatre of the highest quality – theatre that interrogates the human condition through a combination of surreal and visceral aesthetics, a feminist sensibility, and the application of intellectually rigorous research. The results have changed the paradigm of what is possible in theatrical culture in Australia.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Co-Creators & Co-Directors: Emma Valente and Kate Davis
Community Liaison: Cassandra Fumi
Set, Costume & Video Designer: Kate Davis
Sound Designer, Composer & Video Designer: Emma Valente
Lighting Designer & Associate Set Designer: Emma Lockhart-Wilson
Co-Creators, Performers and Co-Costume Designers: Heather Cull, Sandy Daly, Marilyn Davies, Sally Goldner, Clare Larman, Terri Seddon, Jo Walker and Sandy Wood
Production Manager: Nate Evans
Stage Manager: Zsuzsa Gaynor Mihaly
Assistant Stage Manager: Klari Agar
Associate Artists: Dana Miltins & Mary Helen Sassman

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Age suitability: M
Event warnings: Contains Strobe Lighting, Mild Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises, Some Infrequent/Low Pressure Audience Interaction.
Content warnings: Sexual References, Death, Euthanasia, Mental Health, Representations Of Death, References To The Process Of Aging.

Click HERE to see this event's Access Pack.

Please note that the Italian Social Club in Altona is only accessible via car, with plenty of free car parking available on site. There are a limited number of spots available on a free wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus leaving from The Substation (200m from Newport Station) heading directly to and from the Italian Social Club Altona each evening. For more information and to book, please visit The Substation website.

The doors and bar will be open, as well as video installation available for viewing, from 6.30pm.
There will be light refreshments (including calamari, chips and arancini balls) and drinks available for purchase at the bar before and after the performance. Please note that the bar will not be open for service during the show.

AUSLAN INTERPRETED SESSION
The performance on Thursday 12 October will be Auslan interpreted by Cindi Boychuk and Leah Collins.

Italian Social Club Altona
71-79 Kyle Rd, North Altona, VIC, 3025

Wheelchair Access

Italian Social Club Altona is wheelchair accessible. There is step free access to the venue and wheelchair users enter at the main entrance. There are two accessible toilets options, one that is fully accessible and one that is partially accessible. There is a portable wheelchair compliant toilet outside, near the entrance to the venue. There is also a toilet inside which is partially accessible, it is partially accessible as the hallway and doorway into the accessible toilet is 790mm. The doorway is not automated and requires a 90 degree turn. Some people may need assistance opening the toilet door. It has one grab rail on the left hand side only. Please see the access pack for more information. An Access Pack will be available by Monday the 2nd of October on the WAKE listing page with more information and photos.

There is step free access to the venue and wheelchair users enter at the main entrance.

There is one accessible toilet on site which has a grab rail on the left hand side only. The doorway into the accessible toilet is 790mm, is not automated and requires a 90 degree turn. Some people may need assistance opening the toilet door.

An Access Pack will be available by Monday the 2nd of October on the WAKE listing page with more information and photos.

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Full: $35.00
Concession: $25.00
Extra Applause: $50.00
Blak Tix: $15.00
Hump Day Discount: $26.25

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Sessions: In Person Events

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Date	Time	Venue
Tuesday, 10 October 2023 Sold Out	7:00pm	Italian Social Club Altona Sold Out	Past Event
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 Sold Out	7:00pm	Italian Social Club Altona Sold Out	Past Event
Thursday, 12 October 2023 Sold Out	7:00pm	Italian Social Club Altona Auslan Interpreted Sold Out	Past Event
Tuesday, 17 October 2023 Sold Out	7:00pm	Italian Social Club Altona Sold Out	Past Event
Wednesday, 18 October 2023 Sold Out	7:00pm	Italian Social Club Altona Sold Out	Past Event
Thursday, 19 October 2023 Sold Out	7:00pm	Italian Social Club Altona Sold Out	Past Event