The Suicide Show

Melbourne Fringe Festival! This show was really up my theatre alley! I actually haven't worked on any theatre since then.... No offers have piqued my interest since this one. Sigh.
Anyhow.... The Suicide Show was a study on male depression but through cabaret performance. It was very sensitively directed by Martin White and had a really beautiful balance of melancholy and happiness. The lighting design was by the talented Adam Hardy and Kimberly Kwa (all VCA alumi class of 2008).
What you really can't see in the photos is that the stage was built on 70 odd builders pallets (like the kinds you get bricks delivered on) with masonite sheeting laid on top. The entire space was surrounded by clear plastic sheeting and the backdrop of flouro tubes where held in place by a wall of chicken wire. It was masculine and stark yet beautiful. My proudest moment in theatre for sure.
The show went on to be nominated for several Green Room Awards.

The Suicide Show
Directed by Martin White
Musical Direction by Mark Jones
Designed by Michelle Gordon
Lighting Design by Adam Hardy and Kimberly Kwa