Program Guide 2008 Program Guide | Page 12

Jeff Busby Pictured: Nicki Holland and Rita Halabarec NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK WORLD Premiere Back to Back Theatre with The Necks Food Court On the back of several enormously successful international tours with small metal objects, one of Australia’s most exciting companies returns to Melbourne Festival with an anticipated new work “At once ingenious, provocative, disarming, and extremely funny.” Part concert, part theatre show, Food Court features the remarkable vision of Back to Back Theatre and the music of The Necks, who improvise a driving score for each performance. Director, Set Design & Devisor Bruce Gladwin Performers & Devisors Mark Deans, Rita Halabarec, Nicki Holland, Sarah Mainwaring & Scott Price Music by The Necks – Chris Abrahams Piano, Lloyd Swanton Bass & Tony Buck Drums Set Design & Construction Mark Cuthbertson Lighting Design & Technical Direction Andrew Livingston, bluebottle Animated Design Rhian Hinkley Sound Design Hugh Covill Costume Design Shio Otani Discounts apply. Save up to 20%. Matinee Discounts also apply. See page 2 for details. Ticketmaster 1300 136 166 The CUB Malthouse (03) 9685 5111 www.melbournefestival.com.au www.malthousetheatre.com.au Set in the lush minimalism of an illuminated white void, the story of one woman’s humiliation is played out in a psychological space constructed from light and sound. Luminously fragile, Food Court is a near death experience in a suburban wonderland where a small fatality of dignity takes place between The Asian Hut and The Juice Bar. The Y