Killing Time is a new play by Jack Hibberd, coming to La Mama from May 9 - 21.
It contains the usual volatile and entertaining Hibberd cocktail – verbal fireworks, slapstick, power plays, sharp-edged character drawing and mercurial moves between comedy and tragedy.
A writer of over 40 plays – his immortal works from the late 1960s and 70s set in train the tidal wave of Australian drama that continues to this day.
Killing Time at La Mama
- Season: 9 – 21 May
- Times: Tue 9th May (prev) 6.30pm, Wed: 6.30pm, Thu – Sat: 7.30pm, Sun: 4pm
- Venue: La Mama Courthouse. 349 Drummond St, Carlton
- Length: Approx. 60 minutes
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Plays like Dimboola (which inaugurated the dinner theatre movement), A Stretch of the Imagination (a benchmark monodrama; the first Australian theatrical work to be staged in China while enjoying productions worldwide) and A Toast to Melba (one of a number of plays, including The Les Darcy Show, which celebrate and examine mythic Australian figures.)
Jack has backed up these milestones with a prolific writing output including stage adaptations of Gogol, Maupassant and Tolstoy; three novels; three volumes of poetry (Sweet River – the latest – has just been released) and several forays into musical theatre with his collaborators George Dreyfus and Martin Friedel.
It dips its lid to Beckett, Pinter and Brecht while being uniquely Hibberd. It is presented by two esteemed veterans of Melbourne theatre – Jim Daly and Don Bridges, directed by Green Room award winner Denis Moore, designed by one of the Renaissance figures of our theatre Greg Carroll, and illuminated by Jason Bouviard.
Don’t miss the latest from this legendary writer now thundering into his ninth decade. For more info, head to www.lamama.com.au.
