Event
The Rabbits
- Date: Friday, 9 October 2015 to Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 7pm, Sat & Sun also 2pm
- Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne, The Playhouse — 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC
- Series: This event is part of the Melbourne Festival 2015 series
- Tickets: $69-$29 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1300 182 183
Event Details
Indie–pop artist Kate Miller-Heidke brings to life John Marsden and Shaun Tan’s compelling picture–book The Rabbits in this new work of operatic theatre for adults and children alike, with musical direction, arrangements and additional music by Iain Grandage.
The Rabbits tells a story we all know: a story of colonisation, civilisation and progress—a story about displacement, destruction and culture clash. And in that landscape, it tells a story of hope taking root.
Gabriela Tylesova’s eccentric sets and costumes realise Tan’s pictures in all of their mystical wonder, while Lally Katz has turned Marsden’s spare poetry into an enchanting libretto.
Composer Kate Miller-Heidke
Librettist Lally Katz
Adaptor & Director John Sheedy
Musical Director, Musical Arrangements & Additional Music Iain Grandage
Designer Gabriela Tylesova
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| The Rabbits by Kate Miller-Heidke & Iain Grandage (arrangements, additional music) |
Featured artists
- Music of Iain Grandage
- Music of Kate Miller-Heidke
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