Written by
Abi Morgan
Directed by
Nat Randall and Anna Breckon
About the show
“I select the best shot.”
An opulent drawing room in the Presidential Palace. Outside: civil war. A Western photojournalist awaits the return of the dictator. She is here to take his portrait. The dictator’s wife, her best friend and an interpreter wait with her. Prada shoes, vodka glasses and light fingers tap out the time. He is late, very late.
All four women harbour secrets and suspicions. All four are in danger. This is the day.
This riveting play by Abi Morgan (Iron Lady, The Split) is given a fresh take by Nat Randall and Anna Breckon (The Second Woman, Set Piece), who have been carving out an international career at the intersection of live performance, contemporary art and film.
Anna Breckon
Anna Breckon is an independent artist, filmmaker, film studies scholar and critic. She has a PhD in English in queer and feminist film theory from The University of Sydney. Her thesis considers queer politics of happiness in a selection of contemporary auteur films.
Anna has published on John Waters (2013) and Todd Solondz (2018) in Screen (Oxford University Press). Anna has worked as a director and writer for projects presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Performance Space, Dark Mofo, Rising Festival, Perth Festival, Adelaide Festival, Weiwuying: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Taiwan), Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), BAM (New York) and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.
Nat Randall
Nat Randall is an artist working at the intersection of performance, video and film. Randall has presented work at major institutions, galleries and festivals nationally and internationally. Randall has presented work at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Performance Space, Dark Mofo, Rising Festival, Perth Festival, Adelaide Festival, Weiwuying: National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Taiwan), Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), BAM (New York) and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Randall and her collaborator Breckon are currently undertaking a Theatre Fellowship from the Australia Council of the Arts.
Randall studied at the University of Wollongong where she developed a breadth of performance practice including devised work, site-specific practice and participatory work. Randall is currently on the Artistic Directorate at PACT Centre for Emerging Artists.
Performance Dates
Friday 27 October 2023, 7:45pm
Saturday 28 October 2023, 1:00pm, 7:45pm
Monday 30 October 2023, 7:45pm
Tuesday 31 October 2023, 7:45pm
Wednesday 1 November 2023, 1:00pm, 7:45pm
Thursday 2 November 2023, 7:45pm
Cast & Company
TBC
