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'The Fiery Maze was conceived by Porter and Finn in 1995 as a ‘rock concert album’. The talents of these two extraordinary artists will combine to produce raw, intimate songs about love, sex and obsession, as Finn is joined on stage by the mesmerising Abi Tucker.
'Porter’s previously unpublished lyrics deal with the disillusions of love, as well as the blinding moments of blazing connection. Porter is known for the visceral power of her language; for crafting characters, scenarios and poems that crackle with sexual energy. The journey into ‘love’s hopeless fiery maze’ is no exception.
'Conjuring a wild world of lust, paranoia and possession, this consuming song cycle / unites two iridescent artists – musician Tim Finn and poet Dorothy Porter.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Performed at Malthouse Theatre, Southbank, Melbourne : 18 August – 4 September 2016.
Director: Anne-Louise Sarks.
Creative Consultant: Andrea Goldsmith.
Designer: Nick Schlieper.
Cast: Brett Adams, Tim Finn, and Abi Tucker.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Fiery Maze Review : Magnetic Fusion of Poetry and Music
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 21 August 2016;
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre '"Music has been my draught of intoxication [since] I first heard the Beatles in early 1964," wrote Dorothy Porter in her essay On Passion, "I have been a pop/rock music maniac ever since, and have written virtually all my poems to rock riffs and rhythm – the catchier, the darker, the louder, the gutsier the better." ...' -
A Magnetic Fusion of Poetry and Music
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 August 2016; (p. 24)
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre -
Song Cycle Seeks Clear Direction
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 22 August 2016; (p. 14)
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre -
Songs of Poetic Seduction
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 August 2016; (p. 11)
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre
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Songs of Poetic Seduction
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 14 August 2016; (p. 11)
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre -
Song Cycle Seeks Clear Direction
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 22 August 2016; (p. 14)
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre -
A Magnetic Fusion of Poetry and Music
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 August 2016; (p. 24)
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre -
The Fiery Maze Review : Magnetic Fusion of Poetry and Music
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 21 August 2016;
— Review of The Fiery Maze 2016 single work musical theatre '"Music has been my draught of intoxication [since] I first heard the Beatles in early 1964," wrote Dorothy Porter in her essay On Passion, "I have been a pop/rock music maniac ever since, and have written virtually all my poems to rock riffs and rhythm – the catchier, the darker, the louder, the gutsier the better." ...'
