Sam Kranikos
Ponch Hawkes
THE Eleventh Hour
Samuel Beckett: Endgame
1958 – 2008
Geoffrey Gurrumul
YunUpingu
Gurrumul
Presented by The Eleventh Hour in association with Melbourne
International Arts Festival
Presented by Arts House in association with Melbourne International
Arts Festival
“This is simply a brilliant performance of Beckett’s greatest
play.” Alison Croggan
An intimate concert of songs that lament, uplift, inspire and
may even bring you to tears
Melbourne based theatre company The Eleventh Hour premiered Endgame
in 2006. A testament to both Beckett’s enduring popularity and the company’s
reputation for stylish and imaginative adaptations of canonical plays, the season
sold out immediately.
Blind from birth, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a quiet but deep well
of musical creativity and expression. Gurrumul is from the Gumatj nation,
his mother from the Galpu nation both First Nations peoples from north east
Arnhem Land.
For this 2008 reprise, the distinguished original cast return to recreate this event
in The Eleventh Hour’s unique Fitzroy Theatre Space, a reclaimed nineteenth
century church hall. This lively production provides audiences with a glimpse
into the intimate stages where some of Melbourne’s most interesting theatre is
taking shape.
A former member of Yothu Yindi, now with Saltwater Band, Gurrumul’s solo
live excursions highlight his natural talent as a singer, songwriter and well
respected multi-instrumentalist.
Directed by William Henderson
and Anne Thompson
Design Julie Renton
Lighting Design Niklas Pajanti
with David Tredinnick as Clov; Peter
Houghton as Hamm; Richard Bligh
as Nagg & Evelyn Krape as Nell
Miwako Abe Solo Violin
The Eleventh Hour Theatre,
170 Leicester St, Fitzroy
(Performance on Wed 22 Oct
followed by a post show Q&A)
Mon 20 – Thu 23 Oct at 8pm
Fri 24 & Sat 25 Oct at 7pm &
9.30pm
Full
Conc
Season runs until Sat 8 Nov
1hr 30min no interval
$45
$25
Discoun