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'12 plays set in 12 different locations based on themes drawn from an ancient Chinese cosmology called the 12 Branches of Life. ... Roulette is a cycle of 12 half-hour short plays which focuses on chance meetings of two people in a range of situations. It provides a revealing mosaic of human interaction across a range of emotional landscapes.' (Ranters Theatre website)
Notes
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Dedication: Roulette is dedicated to the members of Ranters Theatre.
Production Details
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The first eight plays of Roulette, Inconsolable, Borneo, Petroleum, Legacy, Fortune, Night, Sickness and Hotel, were first produced together at The Price Theatre, Adelaide Festival, 1 March 2000. Directed by Adriano Cortese and Robert Daoud.
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The 2000 Adelaide Festival production was subsequently produced for Company B Belvoir St, Sydney and the Ponti Festival, Portugal, 2001.
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The last four plays, Break-In, Sisters, Innocence and Friendship, were first produced at the Carlton Courthouse, 11 May 2005. Directed by Robert Daoud.
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'Ranters Theatre premiered all twelve plays at la Mama Theatre between 1996 and 2005 as either single plays or in combinations.' (Playwright's Note)
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See individual titles for first performance dates.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Strawberry Hills,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Currency Press
,La Mama Theatre
, 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Inconsolable, single work drama (p. 1-21)
- Borneo, single work drama (p. 23-44)
- Petroleum, single work drama (p. 44-65)
- Legacy, single work drama (p. 65-90)
- Fortune, single work drama (p. 90-109)
- Night, single work drama (p. 109-128)
- Sickness, single work drama (p. 128-150)
- Hotel, single work drama (p. 152-173)
- Break-In, single work drama (p. 174-199)
- Sisters, single work drama (p. 201-222)
- Innocence, single work drama (p. 223-243)
- Friendship, single work drama (p. 243-271)
Includes
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Inconsolable
1996
single work
drama
— Appears in: The La Mama Collection : Six Plays for the 1990s 1997; (p. 237-259) Roulette 2005; (p. 1-21) -
Legacy
1998
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 65-90) -
Night
1999
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 109-128) -
Sickness
1999
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 128-150) -
Borneo
1997
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 23-44) -
Fortune
1999
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 90-109) -
Petroleum
2000
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 44-65) -
Hotel
2000
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 152-173) -
Sisters
2005
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 201-222) -
Break-In
2005
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 174-199) -
Innocence
2005
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 223-243) -
Friendship
2005
single work
drama
— Appears in: Roulette 2005; (p. 243-271)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Ranters : Rehearsal and Development Process - How Is the Text Enacted?
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , May no. 74 2019; (p. 243-263)'The article analyses the processes in which my postdramatic plays and performance texts, such as 'St Kilda Tales, Roulette, Holiday' and 'Intimacy', are enacted in order to facilitate live interaction in relation to the audience. The application of everyday aesthetics within narrative and dramaturgical structures provides the performers of a Ranters production with a platform to focus on the moment-to-moment minutiae of actions that take place between them. In the theatre of the everyday that I describe in this essay, the audience members are invited into the same conceptual space and time as the performers, one that sits in the blurred lines between the fictive and the real. Notions of character are completely avoided, and instead the focus is on exploring and realising the possibilities that can be theatricalised by a fluid and open expression of 'self.' (Publication abstract)
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Theatre
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 May 2005; (p. 9) -
Portuguese Roulette
2002
single work
diary
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 61 no. 2 2002; (p. 204-211) -
Cortese's No Ordinary Ranter
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 May 2002; (p. 4) -
Subtle, Skilful Works Illuminate the Realm of Experience
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2002; (p. 4)
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Theatre
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 May 2005; (p. 9) -
These Days, Heather Bolton Barely Has Time to Breathe
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 10 May 2002; (p. 4) -
Subtle, Skilful Works Illuminate the Realm of Experience
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 May 2002; (p. 4) -
Cortese's No Ordinary Ranter
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 May 2002; (p. 4) -
Portuguese Roulette
2002
single work
diary
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 61 no. 2 2002; (p. 204-211)
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