Anvil Productions Partners with Jesuit Social Services and Support After Suicide for Melbourne Premiere Season
A new Australian play by award winning playwright Rebecca Lister, '2:20AM' draws from Lister's own experience of losing a family member to suicide, along with real stories of 50 other individuals directly impacted by suicide. #AnvilProductions #220AM
Venue: Richmond Theatrette
Address: 415 Church Street, Richmond, VIC
Date: 29 August - 9 September, 2018
Time: Wed - Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm / Fri 31 August, 8pm - Auslan Interpreted Performance
Ticket: $28 Full, $22 Concession, $20 Groups 6+
Buy / Ticket: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=397245&
Web: http://www.anvilproductions.com.au/
: https://www.facebook.com/anvilproductions2015/
Call: 0409 201 262
Address: 415 Church Street, Richmond, VIC
Date: 29 August - 9 September, 2018
Time: Wed - Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm / Fri 31 August, 8pm - Auslan Interpreted Performance
Ticket: $28 Full, $22 Concession, $20 Groups 6+
Buy / Ticket: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=397245&
Web: http://www.anvilproductions.com.au/
: https://www.facebook.com/anvilproductions2015/
Call: 0409 201 262
A new Australian play by award winning playwright Rebecca Lister, '2:20AM' draws from Lister's own experience of losing a family member to suicide, along with real stories of 50 other individuals directly impacted by suicide.
Running from the 29th of August to the 9th of September at the Richmond Theatrette this new work stars Joanne Davis, Michael Treloar and Izabella Yena, and is a contemporary drama that directly tackles the subject of suicide with truth and humour, and pulses with the credibility of lived experience.
Based on real events, '2:20AM' takes us into the lives of four ordinary people, all bereaved by suicide, who meet as strangers at a creative writing class and are forced into a reluctant bond. Together they grieve, laugh, behave badly, and reveal far more about themselves than they bargained for.
In Australia, deaths from suicide are more frequent than those from traffic accidents. It's a sobering reality that very few in this country (or the world) are not touched by it in some way. In 2016, 2,866 people died from suicide in Australia, more than double the number of people who died on Australian roads. Suicide remains the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44, and the second leading cause of death among those aged 45 to 54 (Causes of Death; Australia 2016, ABS).
"Suicide is not an easy subject to talk or write about", explains playwright and Anvil Productions Co-AD Rebecca Lister.
"People choose to take their own lives for a myriad of reasons and it can be painful, complex and devastating for their loved ones. '2:20AM' is based on a series of interviews conducted with those bereaved by suicide, plus my own experiences as both a bereaved community member and the facilitator of numerous writing classes. It shines a light on the torment, bewilderment, and inspiring resilience of those left behind after suicide."
For this premiere season, Anvil Productions have partnered with Jesuit Social Services and Support After Suicide. Both vital organisations, Support After Suicide is recognised as one of the leading Australian suicide bereavement programs, utilising arts projects (such as this) to connect with individuals and the wider community.
Founded in 2015 by writer/director Rebecca Lister and actor Joanne Davis, Anvil Productions is committed to making contemporary, issue-based theatre that attracts non-traditional theatre going audiences. Past works include 'Snapshots', 'Bits and Pieces', 'Am I Happy Yet?', 'HERE', 'Betrayal in a Valentino Frock', the IDentity Film Festival and 'Resting Bitch Face'.
Running from the 29th of August to the 9th of September at the Richmond Theatrette this new work stars Joanne Davis, Michael Treloar and Izabella Yena, and is a contemporary drama that directly tackles the subject of suicide with truth and humour, and pulses with the credibility of lived experience.
Based on real events, '2:20AM' takes us into the lives of four ordinary people, all bereaved by suicide, who meet as strangers at a creative writing class and are forced into a reluctant bond. Together they grieve, laugh, behave badly, and reveal far more about themselves than they bargained for.
In Australia, deaths from suicide are more frequent than those from traffic accidents. It's a sobering reality that very few in this country (or the world) are not touched by it in some way. In 2016, 2,866 people died from suicide in Australia, more than double the number of people who died on Australian roads. Suicide remains the leading cause of death for Australians aged 15 to 44, and the second leading cause of death among those aged 45 to 54 (Causes of Death; Australia 2016, ABS).
"Suicide is not an easy subject to talk or write about", explains playwright and Anvil Productions Co-AD Rebecca Lister.
"People choose to take their own lives for a myriad of reasons and it can be painful, complex and devastating for their loved ones. '2:20AM' is based on a series of interviews conducted with those bereaved by suicide, plus my own experiences as both a bereaved community member and the facilitator of numerous writing classes. It shines a light on the torment, bewilderment, and inspiring resilience of those left behind after suicide."
For this premiere season, Anvil Productions have partnered with Jesuit Social Services and Support After Suicide. Both vital organisations, Support After Suicide is recognised as one of the leading Australian suicide bereavement programs, utilising arts projects (such as this) to connect with individuals and the wider community.
Founded in 2015 by writer/director Rebecca Lister and actor Joanne Davis, Anvil Productions is committed to making contemporary, issue-based theatre that attracts non-traditional theatre going audiences. Past works include 'Snapshots', 'Bits and Pieces', 'Am I Happy Yet?', 'HERE', 'Betrayal in a Valentino Frock', the IDentity Film Festival and 'Resting Bitch Face'.