Two Faced Bastard 2008
On either side of a dividing curtain a group of performers juggled two simultaneous shows played to two separate audiences. Each exit through the curtain became an entrance on the other side. There was no backstage, nowhere to get off, nowhere to hide. As one world bled into another a unique performance emerged, cut loose from the rules that determine a performer’s onstage/offstage life.
A cleverly staged work, Two Faced Bastard revealed our constant state of duality and capacity for treachery in the desire for individual gain. A tantilising look at two duplicitous worlds of fiction and reality, this production left its cast entirely exposed, with often hilarious consequences.
Creative Team
Direction & Choreography Gideon Obarzanek & Lucy Guerin
Composition Darrin Verhagen
Sound Design Russell Goldsmith
Additional Music Gerald Mair
Costume Design Paula Levis
Lighting Design Phil Lethlean
Set Design Ralph Myers
Original Perfomers Vincent Crowley, Antony Hamilton, Michelle Heaven, Stephanie Lake, Brian Lipson, Byron Perry and Lee Serle
Additional Touring Performers Mike McLeish
Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek
Executive Producer Rachael Azzopardi
Production Manager Chris Mercer
Project Production Manager Michael Carr
Stage Manager Leonie Dixon
Sound Operation Russell Goldsmith
World Premiere
9 October 2008 Melbourne
Touring Seasons
2008 Melbourne
2009 Portland, Oregan
2010 Toronto
Awards
2009 Helpmann Award for Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Production for Antony Hamilton
L-R: Stephanie Lake (foreground), Byron Perry, Antony Hamilton, Lee Serle, Vincent Crowley, Brian Lipson, Michelle Heaven Image: Proud Mother
