A Resourceful Hero Struggling Against Incredible Odds
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5 – 13 February 2022
St Martins and Rawcus unite with a group of queer and allied young people to explode the word ‘hero’ into a thousand pieces and save you from it. [epic music]
Presented at the Malthouse Forecourt as part of Midsumma’s And / Or program.
Using verbatim text from 90s action films, A Resourceful Hero Struggling Against Incredible Odds is a simultaneous homage to and lambasting of Hollywood blockbusters. [gunshots and explosions]
A celebration of diversity and visual story-telling, this performance offers a chance to see the heroes none of us grew up with on our big (or small) screens.
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Cast & Creatives
Co-creator / Director / Katrina Cornwell
Co-creator / Writer / Morgan Rose
Creative Producer / Harriet Devlin-Dunbar
Production Manager / Alana Hoggart
Co-creators / Rawcus Ensemble / Clement Baade, Harriet Devlin, Joshua Lynzaat, Kerryn Poke, Rachel Edward
Co-creators / Performers / Alice Qin, Isaac Edwards, Hattie Elliott, Ben Goss, Belle Hansen, Summer Metcalf, Oscar Nelson-Smith, Maya Sandon, Ruben Waters, Vito van Hout
Sound Designer / Daniel Nixon
Visual Designer / Emily Collett
Design Assistant / Xasha Chua-Huggins
Technical Manager / Justin Gardam
Stage Manager / Vivienne Poznanski
Assistant Director / Cassandra Gray
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