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MELBOURNE FESTIVAL AND MALTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENT AUSTRALIA | THEATRE HELLO, GOODBYE & HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALTHOUSE THEATRE “It’s rare to see theatre as immediate and full of life and emotion as this. 9/10” THE SUN-HERALD ON ROSLYN OADES’S I’M YOUR MAN ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION – FREE Wed 15 Oct at 1pm FOXTEL FESTIVAL HUB Roslyn Oades talks about the creation of Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday, and discusses her signature headphoneverbatim technique. (See page 97) POST-SHOW DISCUSSION TIME TO TALK Tue 14 Oct, post 7pm show A special after-show panel discussion with the play’s creators. POST-SHOW Q&A Thu 23 Oct, post 1pm show Roslyn Oades talks about her latest work of headphone verbatim theatre. WORLD PREMIERE CREATED BY ROSLYN OADES & COLLABORATORS Eighteen and eighty: two ages that bookend a life. One represents untold potential; the other, the accumulation of a lifetime of experiences. Based on interviews with people experiencing these two very different milestones, Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday is the powerful new work from Malthouse Theatre’s 2013 female director-inresidence, Roslyn Oades. Playful and affecting in equal measure, this show sees Oades continue her groundbreaking ‘headphoneverbatim’ documentary theatre technique, bringing an extraordinary immediacy and vividness to the performances. THE COOPERS MALTHOUSE, BECKETT THEATRE Thu 9 – Sun 26 Oct Previews Thu 9 & Fri 10 at 8pm Tue at 7pm Wed – Fri at 8pm Thu 23 also at 1pm Sat at 2pm & 8pm Sun 26 Oct at 5pm No performance Mondays No performance Sat 11 Oct No performance Sun 12 & 19 Oct 1 hr 10 mins, no interval Season $60 / $50 Come join a grand birthday bash – Previews $50 / $40 a celebration of two anniversaries Under 30s $30 Transaction fees may apply melbournefestival.com.au/hello The Coopers Malthouse 03 9685 5111 malthousetheatre.com.au Ticketmaster 136 100 * *Audio described Wed 22 Oct at 8pm that encompass the span of adulthood, and of the aspirations, fears and memories that describe the arc of a life. This is a Melbourne Festival co-commission with Malthouse Theatre. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, City of Yarra and Arts Victoria. melbournefestival.com.au 69