A recurring nightmare
Stroke
Dates
1989
World Premier Season - Theatre Works
Melbourne
(October)
A small boy and a stroke victim share a surreal, distorted reality. The man howls his rage and despair. The boy has a recurring nightmare.
The nightmare centres on a day by a lake, a picnic with his parents and another couple, a disenchanted colleague and his wife. A row erupts… infidelity, and who is the father of the child? One man rows out inthe centre of hte lake. He is seized by a warning stroke, the harbinger of a massive one to follow, and he struggles towards the shore. The others rush to his aid, except for the boy, who stands paralysed.
Described as a musical docu-drama, Stroke was the third production by Chamber Made Opera.
Directed by
Douglas HortonComposed by
Stephen LeekText by
Bruce KellerCast
Colin Batrouney, David Bonney, Louise Kan, Jacqui Rutten, Jennie SwainMusicians
Bridgit Burke, Louise Burn, Wendy Couch, Diana Reardon, Jennie Rolands