About
Australia’s Simon Stone is one of the most in demand directors on the international scene and his fearless adaptations of classic plays have taken the theatre world by storm.
Commissioned by Sydney’s Belvoir, Stone’s radical remake of Ibsen’s bittersweet portrayal of family dysfunction and deception was first seen in Australia in 2011 and still has people talking about its incredible emotional impact. Since then it has toured the world and now for the first time in Perth you have a chance to experience its devastating power.
In this refreshingly modern version of The Wild Duck, Stone goes straight for the jugular, stripping back Ibsen’s text and firing the action in rapid, unpredictable scenes. The superb ensemble of actors are put behind glass, turning the audience into voyeurs. From our seats we watch the characters as they struggle with unbearable truths, in a glass box from which no escape seems possible.
The Wild Duck is must-see theatre – a fierce work of immediacy and emotive power.
POST-SHOW DISCUSSION
Sat 5 Mar
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Awards & Reviews
‘Go see this production of The Wild Duck. Theatre of such delicacy and distillation is vanishingly rare. The ensemble performance is magnificent, the writing effortlessly overheard, the design possesses a chiselled power, and the direction confirms Simon Stone as one of our most vivid and nuanced interpreters for the stage.’
‘Simon Stone’s production is as devastating as it is dazzling. Never has Ibsen felt more relevant or more heartbreaking.’
The Stage (UK)
Cast & Crew / Artists
By Simon Stone and Chris Ryan after Henrik Ibsen
| Cast | |
| Hedvig | Airlie Dodds |
| Haakon Werle | John Gaden |
| Ekdal | Anthony Phelan |
| Gregers Werle | Richard Pyros |
| Hjalmar Ekdal | Steve Rodgers |
| Gina Ekdal | Katherine Tonkin |
| Creative Team | |
| Written by | Simon Stone |
| with | Chris Ryan |
| Directed by | Simon Stone |
| Assistant Director | Anne-Louise Sarks |
| Set Designer | Ralph Myers |
| Costume Designer | Tess Schofield |
| Lighting Designer | Niklas Pajanti |
| Composer & Sound Designer | Stefan Gregory |
| Dramaturg | Eamon Flack |
| Production Team | |
| Production Manager | Glenn Dulihanty |
| Stage Manager | Luke McGettigan |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Amy Morcom |
| Head of Sound/ Operator | Caitlin Porter |
| Head of Lighting/ Realiser | Christopher Page |
A Belvoir Sydney production
Show Date & Times
Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA 11.00am*, 2.00pm#, 5.00pm+, 7.30pm^
CCaptioned, AAudio Description
- Mar T 03 ^
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- S 06 # ^ ^ CA
- T 08 ^
- W 09 * ^
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- S 12 # ^
- S 13 +
Tickets
Corporate and Group Package
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Venue
Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA
- Location
- Corner Roe and William Streets, Perth Show in Google Maps ›
- Phone
- 08 6212 9200
