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Arena Theatre Company (Australia)
The HOuse of
Dreaming
“Daring,
inventive,
reliable and
often brilliant.”
Herald Sun
(on Arena Theatre Company)
Presented by Melbourne Festival, Perth Festival,
Auckland Arts Festival and Brisbane Festival.
Melbourne production presented in association
with Betty Amsden OAM
An astounding sensory feast designed around
the natural playfulness of children, The House
of Dreaming is a surreal voyage into a world of
imagination.
One of Australia’s leading youthfocused theatre companies brings us
a new, ground-breaking interactive
work: an immersive journey into the
landscape of dreams, for children
aged 5 to 8 and their families.
Warning Closed spaces
A house lies slumbering, long abandoned. Littered
with the exotic bric-a-brac of its former occupants,
the house dreams wistfully of its past – and those
who venture inside are drawn into its strange and
vivid dreamscape: a life-sized storybook world of
imagination and wonder.
Melbourne’s revolutionary Arena Theatre
Company have constructed an incredible
interactive playground – a fabulous full-sized
house designed to delight the curious and
reward the adventurous. Using an innovative
combination of robotics, performers, projections
and motion-sensitive detectors, they have created
a truly unique journey through an evocative, everchanging landscape.
Director Chris Kohn
Design Danielle Brustman
Composer & Sound Design Jethro Woodward
Oribotics Artist Matthew Gardiner
Video Artist Martyn Coutts
Interactive Systems Design Paul Lim,
Matthew Gardiner
Lighting Design Richard Vabre
Assistant Director Christian Leavesley
Writer Halcyon Macleod
Production Manager Emily O’Brien
Oribotic Electronic Design & Software
Ray Gardiner
Event Information
The MTC Theatre, Lawler Studio
Tue 23 Oct, 6pm – 9pm (last session 8pm)
Wed 24 – Sat 27 Oct,
9am – 12pm (last session 11am), 1pm – 5pm
(last session 4pm), 6pm – 9pm (last session 8pm)
Sessions every 30min
Duration up to 1hr
$20
Transaction & booking fees may apply
The MTC Theatre (03) 8688 0800
mtc.com.au
Ticketmaster 136 100
melbournefestival.com.au
Photo Guy Lavoipierre
This project has been assisted by the Australian government’s
Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts
funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation
of Australian International Arts Festivals, Melbourne Festival,
Perth International Arts Festival, Auckland Arts Festival and
Brisbane Festival.
Arena Theatre Company Ltd is assisted by the Australian
government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and
advisory body; Arts Victoria; City of Melbourne and 21-19.
This project was supported by an Extended School Residency
through Arts Victoria’s Education Partnerships, Helen Macpherson
Smith Trust, Besen Family Foundation, The Ian Potter Foundation
and Justimagine Productions.
Presenting Partner
Betty Amsden OAM
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