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Machu Picchu single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Machu Picchu
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'Machu Picchu follows Paul and Gabby, two mid-life civil engineers who seem to have it all. After a horrifying car accident, Gabby walks away unscathed but Paul is badly injured and their lives are forever changed. Both are forced to reassess priorities, and reevaluate long held dreams. They must also fight to maintain their personal connection, and, in many ways, learn not only how to love again, but also how to simply … be.

Exploring mindfulness, altruism and the challenge of staying true to yourself, Machu Picchu slips back and forth over the history of an ordinary— and extraordinary—love story.

Theatrically rich, bluntly human and wickedly humorous, it’s a celebration of courage that explodes the belief that bad things only happen to other people. And asks a question: when catastrophe strikes, and the normal clutter of life is stripped away, can something purer and more precious be found?' (Adelaide Festival Centre)

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Via State Theatre Company of South Australia.

Production Details

  • Premiere: 3 March 2016. Sydney Theatre Company.

    Presented by State Theatre Company of South Australia and Sydney Theatre Company.

    Sydney Theatre Company: 9 March to 9 April 2016.

    State Theatre Company of South Australia (presented by Flinders University): 13 April to 1 May 2016.

    Commissioned by Sydney Theatre Company and supported by the Australian Writers' Foundation.

    Director: Geordie Brookman.

    Set & Costume Designer: Jonathon Oxlade.

    Lighting Designer: Nigel Levings.

    Composer: Alan John.

    Sound Designer: Andrew Howard.

    Assistant Director: Yasmin Gurreeboo.

    Cast: Lisa McCune (Gabby), Darren Gilshenan (Paul), Renato Muslino (Lou), Luke Joslin (Marty / Elvis), Elena Carapetis (Kim / Nurse Jen / Backup singer / Guilt), and Annabel Matheson (Lucy / Pain / Backup singer).

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Works about this Work

Heights of Success Matt Byrne , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 24 April 2016; (p. 84)

— Review of Machu Picchu Sue Smith , 2016 single work drama
Strong Foundations with Sue Smith John Dexter , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , April no. 434 2016; (p. 20-21)
McCune and Gilshenan Save Woolly Tale of Life and Death Jason Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 2016; (p. 30)

— Review of Machu Picchu Sue Smith , 2016 single work drama
Waste of a Relationship Deborah Jones , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 March 2016; (p. 14)

— Review of Machu Picchu Sue Smith , 2016 single work drama
When Foundations of Life Are Shaken Elissa Blake , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 March 2016; (p. 5)
Waste of a Relationship Deborah Jones , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 March 2016; (p. 14)

— Review of Machu Picchu Sue Smith , 2016 single work drama
McCune and Gilshenan Save Woolly Tale of Life and Death Jason Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 2016; (p. 30)

— Review of Machu Picchu Sue Smith , 2016 single work drama
Heights of Success Matt Byrne , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 24 April 2016; (p. 84)

— Review of Machu Picchu Sue Smith , 2016 single work drama
Golden Girl Lisa's Dramatic Makeover Patrick McDonald , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 September 2015; (p. 19)
When Foundations of Life Are Shaken Elissa Blake , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 March 2016; (p. 5)
Strong Foundations with Sue Smith John Dexter , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , April no. 434 2016; (p. 20-21)
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