Production still for "Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets". L-R: Paul Capsis, Winston Hillyer (rear), Dimity Shepherd, Meow Meow, Kanen Breen, Jacqueline Dark, Le Gateau Chocolat, Richard Piper. Photographer: Richard Piper. Photographer: Pia Johnson
The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets
By Tom Waits & William S Burroughs
15 September 2017 – 08 October 2017 Merlyn Theatre
Malthouse Theatre, Victorian Opera, Melbourne Festival,
Theatre Music Theatre Co-Production
A naïve hunter travels to a crossroads in the dead of night to conjure the devil. He’s willing to bargain almost anything in exchange for magic silver bullets that will never miss their mark. But the devil makes cunning deals—just when you think you can have it all, you may have unwittingly given it all away.
Black Rider is a spectacle that pulls the audience into the dark and decadent depths of the underworld.
Malthouse Theatre and Victorian Opera team up to create a theatrical fantasia with some of Australia’s greatest seducers, including Meow Meow, Paul Capsis and Kanen Breen in a production that is part vaudeville, part opera, and all dance with the devil.
"STYLISH AND SOULFUL, WILD AND DISTURBING AND DARKLY FUNNY, BLACK RIDER IS ALMOST WORTH SELLING YOUR SOUL TO SEE"
— The Age
"THIS DARKLY HUMOROUS, MUSICALLY ECLECTIC FABLE DISTURBS AND DELIGHTS"
— Limelight Magazine
Cast
Creatives
Set Designer, Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
Musical Supervisor
Director
Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Lyricist, Composer
Musical Director
Writer
Assistant Stage Manager
Sound Designer
Assistant Stage Manager
Scenic Artist
Acknowledgements
A co-production with Victorian Opera. Presented in association with Melbourne Festival. ©2005 St. Rose Music Publishing Co., Inc. Used by Permission.
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