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All media enquiries to Eleanor Howlett E: [email protected] P: 0419 664 108 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11 April, 2019 Theatre Works and The Anchor present The Three Graces By Laura Lethlean Directed Katie Cawthorne 22 May - 2 June, 2019 Theatre Works - 14 Acland St, St Kilda www.theatreworks.org.au Premiering as a part of Theatre Works Chapter Two, The Three Graces have a lot to say. The daughters of Zeus are a legacy from a different time. An artistic symbol of what humans have chosen to preserve, what humans have valued in the past, and what humans think should endure into the future. Carved straight from the epic traditions of Greek theatre, The Three Graces is drama on a grand scale. With strik- ing visuals and amplified physical performances produced by Melbourne theatre company, The Anchor, The Three Graces will plunge audiences straight into the gearshift of the twenty-first century. “The Three Graces addresses ideas we seem to be tiptoeing around.”, explain writer Laura Lethlean and director Katie Cawthorne. “It explores the intersection between individual power and climate change, and investigates women’s relationship to legacy. It's a direct reaction to the specific time and place we live in. The Anchor aren’t interested in making work that only contains one person's point of view, we want different voices to be heard and to challenge how the audience is implicated with the action on stage. No one can escape this new age, where hu- man activity is the dominant influence on climate and the environment, not even three demigoddesses manifest- ing as a fountain.” Set at a tipping point in a world of shifting morals, The Three Graces explores the tension between our personal responsibility to the future and our collective desperation to transform ourselves into something worthy of pres- ervation. Can we live a valuable life under the weight of the legacies we’ve inherited? Who has the right to make their mark on this earth? And how much time do we have left before this all evaporates? Co-founded in 2015 by NIDA graduates, Directors Jessica Arthur and Katie Cawthorne and Playwright Laura Leth- lean, The Anchor theatre company has produced work in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne. Presented by Thea- tre Works as a part of their 2019 program, The Three Graces is also a partnership production, bringing together female-led companies The Anchor and the actors from Three Birds Theatre for this premiere season. This project is supported by Australia Council Catalyst, Creative Victoria, Playwriting Australia and the City of Port Phillip. Written by Laura Lethlean - Directed by Katie Cawthorne - Set Design by Tyler Ray Hawkins - Sound Design by Grace Ferguson - Lighting Design by Rachel Lee - Performed by Madelaine Nunn, Candace Miles and Anna Rod- way (Three Birds Theatre) 22 May - 2 June, 2019 Preview 22 May Tues - Sat 7:30pm, Sun 5pm Tickets: $45 Full, $37 Concession, $30 Preview, Student and Under 30s Bookings: (03) 9534 3388 or online at www.theatreworks.org.au/program/the-three-graces Venue: Theatre Works - 14 Acland St, St Kilda www.theatreworks.org.au
