Victorian Theatre Company returns to Theatre Works with Low – a thriller from playwright Daniel Keene, from November 8-12. After a cancelled season in May due to Covid, this keenly anticipated production is finally about to open.
Emma and Jay are lovers, isolated and outcast from society. Money is scarce and Melbourne’s streets are dark and unforgiving. Desperate to prove themselves and change their fortunes, they take the law into their own hands. Written in 1990, Low travels through time and grabs us by the heart.
Matthew Connell (The Darkening Sky, King Lear) and Veronica Thomas (When The Light Leaves, Thigh Gap) are cast as the two star crossed lovers. Melbourne director Jennifer Sarah Dean (Moulin Rouge) will be at the helm of this new production.
“It’s a story that comes from and belongs to our streets,” Dean explains. ‘The play is firmly set in 1991 Melbourne – a hard period in Australian history with recession gripping the country.’
Low will be scored by composer and sound designer Thomas Kunz (Hamlet), anchoring the piece to the time period and bringing out the heightened poetry for which Keene is best known.
Chelsea Neate’s set and costume design will bring Melbourne’s dark alleyways to life in Theatre Works’ new warehouse space The Explosives Factory in St Kilda. Kris Chainey’s lighting design evokes noir punk and neon cityscape to submerse the audience.
Performance Details: November 8 – 12
Venue: Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman St, St Kilda
Bookings: https://www.eventfinda.com.au/2022/low-by-daniel-keene2/melbourne/st-kilda/tickets

• Cheryl Threadgold