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333 Collins St
Melbourne
$29
Join the queue (figuratively-speaking) for an extraordinary
experience.
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endure

sat apr 29

An in-your-face, intimate snapshot of contemporary opera you and your friends will never forget.

Stay for 20 mins, or 2 x 20mins - or more if you're transfixed - for just $29


AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY OPERA’S latest show, ENDURE plays out in an unlikely space: inside 333 Collins St, one of Melbourne’s most opulent office buildings.

ENDURE will immerse audiences in scenes of resilience, loss, hope and humanity.   You can stay for just 20mins, an hour, or longer - up to you - ENDURE is set to run for six hours straight in a marathon-style repetitive presentation.

 

ENDURE examines the experiences of refugees in the face of a bureaucratic process that dehumanises and ‘others’ them. 

The customer service face of policy - 'The Secretary' - meets people who are crying out for help. One by one they are told that they need to come back with another document.  Alternating scenes, one set in 1950 and the other in 2023, deal with genuine frustration and incomprehension in the face of immovable policy: “computer says no”.  And despite obstacles, the human spirit continues to be driven by hope, empathy and kindness, with operatic storytelling dialing the emotional impact to 11. 

While ENDURE explores the story of one person desperately seeking a visa, within its broader themes are numerous situations where policy prevails over humanity. 

ACOCo:
ENDURE

TEAM

These extraordinary people bring a wealth of international experience, expertise and skill to ACOCo's stories of today and tomorrow.

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ENDURE

MARATHON-STYLE PRESENTATION - stay 20mins, 1 hour, or longer

LOCATION

333 collins street
melbourne

DATE

TICKETS:

$29

SATURDAY APRIL 29, 2023

3:00PM   1950

3:30PM   2023

4:00PM   1950

4:30PM   2023

5:00PM   1950

5:30PM   2023

6:00PM   1950

6:30PM   2023

7:00PM   1950

7:30PM   2023

8:00PM   1950 

8:30PM   2023

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cast

Emily Burke - soprano

Heather Fletcher - mezzo soprano

Christopher Hillier - baritone

with

Alexandra Amerides

Uma Dobia

Daniel Felton

Elizabeth Green

Miriam Whiting-Reilly

Caitlin Rowe

Breanna Stuart

Caitlin Toohey 

creative team

Linda Thompson - Artistic director/Co-director

Katie Smith - Co-director

Madeline Nibali - Costume design

with

Phillipa Safey

TBA

TBA

"the day will come...that day neither ink nor seal shall cage our souls...that day will come!"

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