“Suddenly we’re on a Styrofoam ice shelf in the desert of New Mexico because of tax rebates and the snow is made of plastic and it’s a thousand degrees.” On the set of a big-budget Hollywood eco-thriller, everything that can go wrong, does. A stereotypical ‘eco terrorist hero’ plants a bomb to save the day. A frazzled film crew battles the clock to make their final shot. And somewhere between artistic ambition and environmental catastrophe, both the movie – and the planet – teeter on the brink.
The New Theatre’s latest production Continuity is a film-within-a-play, where storytelling and science collide with hilarious and unsettling consequences. Directed by Sahn Millington, known for her New Theatre production of Picnic at Hanging Rock, this insightful and timely show addresses the question at the forefront of our minds: how do we save the planet?
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Sahn Millington
Assistant Director Chloe Callow
Set Designer David Marshall-Martin
Costume Designer Sitem Caca
Lighting Designer Julian Dunne
Stage Manager Bora Celebi
Dialect Coach Helen Tonkin
Operators Marc Monnet-Demarbre, Ron Abuhalaiqa
Prop Maker Ruby D
Photo credit: Bob Seary
CAST
Nick Curnow, Susan Jordan, Jessica Joseph-McDermott, Andrew McLaughlin, Sarah Nader, Julie Quinn, Noah Rayner, Michelle Robin Anderson, Sora Wakaki
DATES/TIMES
Opening Night Thu 28 May 7:30pm