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'From migrant camps to pill-popping hipster dinner parties, from prison cells to gay saunas and porn shoots, Merciless Gods is a vicious and tender portrait of contemporary Australian society, capturing the haunting aspects of the human psyche.
'Multi award-winning Christos Tsiolkas is one of the most significant writers in Australia. This first ever stage adaptation of his short story collection, Merciless Gods, takes you deep into worlds both strange and familiar, introducing you to characters who will never let you go and situations that will haunt you forever.
'Told from diverse cultural perspectives, Merciless Gods by award-winning playwright Dan Giovannoni is urgent, dirty, glorious theatre.' (Production summary)
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Jennifer Vuletic won the Performer: Independent Theatre Award at the 2018 Green Room Awards for her role in this production.
Production Details
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Presented by Little Ones Theatre and Griffin Independent : Performed at The SBW Stables Theatre, Kings Cross, New South Wales, 1-25 November 2017.
Director: Stephen Nicolazzo.
Producer: Jo Porter.
Set & Costumer Designer: Eugyeene Teh.
Lighting Designer: Katie Sfetkidis.
Sound Designer: Daniel Nixon.
Dramaturg: Chris Mead.
Producer: Jo Porter.
Production Manager: Bec Poulter.
Stage Manager: Brianna-Lee Wade.
Cast: Paul Blenheim, Brigid Gallacher, Sapidah Kian, Peter Paltos, Charles Purcell, and Jennifer Vuletic.
Presented by Little Ones Theatre at Arts Central Melbourne, 6 - 10 February 2019.
Director: Stephen Nicolazzo
Set and Costume Design: Eugyeene Teh
Lighting Design: Katie Sfetkidis
Composition and Sound Design: Daniel Nixon
Cast: Jennifer Vuletic, Sapidah Kian, Paul Blenheim, Brigid Gallacher, Charles Purcell, and Stefan Bramble.
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A Play on Cultural and Sexual Identities Returns, Adding Input to an Urgent Debate on Diversity
2019
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— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , January 2019;'Lighting designer Katie Sfetkidis talks about her involvement with the acclaimed production of 'Merciless Gods' and the experience of running for Lord Mayor of Melbourne.' (Introduction)
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Tsiolkas’ Work Reimagined for the Stage
2017
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— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , November 2017;'When playwright Dan Giovannoni was handed a copy of Christos Tsiolkas’ compilation of stories Merciless Gods, he knew he had been introduced to something special.' (Introduction)
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The Critic in the Episode 'Freedom'
2017
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— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , December vol. 36 no. 2017; (p. 15-18)'At a certain point in life, it becomes very hard to work in theatre and remain impartial to aesthetics. The Critic watched Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at the Malthouse feeling very personally aggrieved by its failures. Janice Mueller’s direction drew deliberately and consciously from the arsenal of directorial gestures that were specific to central and northern-western European postdramatic theatre between 2000 and 2007, to the point where it could have been a painstaking historical reproduction, had it been intentionally referenced.' (Introduction)
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Merciless Gods – Christos Tsiolkas Adaptation Is Brutal, Tender and Unsentimentally Queer
2017
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 November 2017;
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Merciless Gods – Christos Tsiolkas Adaptation Is Brutal, Tender and Unsentimentally Queer
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 4 November 2017; -
The Critic in the Episode 'Freedom'
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Lifted Brow , December vol. 36 no. 2017; (p. 15-18)'At a certain point in life, it becomes very hard to work in theatre and remain impartial to aesthetics. The Critic watched Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. at the Malthouse feeling very personally aggrieved by its failures. Janice Mueller’s direction drew deliberately and consciously from the arsenal of directorial gestures that were specific to central and northern-western European postdramatic theatre between 2000 and 2007, to the point where it could have been a painstaking historical reproduction, had it been intentionally referenced.' (Introduction)
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A Play on Cultural and Sexual Identities Returns, Adding Input to an Urgent Debate on Diversity
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , January 2019;'Lighting designer Katie Sfetkidis talks about her involvement with the acclaimed production of 'Merciless Gods' and the experience of running for Lord Mayor of Melbourne.' (Introduction)
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Tsiolkas’ Work Reimagined for the Stage
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Neos Kosmos , November 2017;'When playwright Dan Giovannoni was handed a copy of Christos Tsiolkas’ compilation of stories Merciless Gods, he knew he had been introduced to something special.' (Introduction)
