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'Christmas, 1925. Somewhere on the Atlantic. Welcome aboard the ocean liner Empress of Australia as it steams towards New York with a full complement of passengers – a Chicago bag-man, a South African fighter pilot, a London society ‘it’ girl, a serial killer, and one dogged ship’s detective. The scene is set for a murder mystery at sea. What unravels is far darker. Prepare yourselves for a rough crossing.
This epic new play by Toby Schmitz is directed by Schmitz’s long time collaborator, Rock Surfers Artistic Director Leland Kean. After their 2012 critically acclaimed and award winning production, 'I Want to Sleep with Tom Stoppard', Schmitz and Kean bring to life one of the most ambitious and epic productions to hit Sydney stages in 2013.
Be transported back to the high-water mark of the British Empire for the kind of Gothic thrills that will leave you haunted long after you disembark the Empress.' (Source: http://rocksurfers.org/empire/ )
Production Details
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Previewed 29 – 31 August 2013 at the Bondi Pavilion Theatre
Director Leland Kean
With Robert Alexander, Lawrence Ashford, Fayssal Bazzi, Jemwel Danao, Duncan Fellows, Anthony Gee, Anthony Gooley, Elaine Hudson, Uli Latukefu, Nathan Lovejoy, James Lugton, Billie Rose Prichard, Ella Scott Lynch, Phil Spencer and Ben Wood
Assistant Director Phil Spencer Set & Costume Design James Browne Lighting Design Luiz Pampolha Sound Design Jeremy Silver Producer Kar Chalmers Production Manager Larna Burgess Munro Stage Manager Tim Burns
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Sailing Into the Darkness
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 August 2013; (p. 5)
— Review of Empire : Terror on the High Seas 2013 single work drama
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Sailing Into the Darkness
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 August 2013; (p. 5)
— Review of Empire : Terror on the High Seas 2013 single work drama
- Atlantic Ocean,
- 1925
