THE TRIAL
Contemporary thriller meets operatic fever dream in the Australian premiere of Philip Glass’ masterwork. Under a blaze of fluorescent lights and with the shuffle of endless paperwork, the action unfolds in a chilling maze of a forgotten office space in Forrest Chase, where order masks chaos and every corner hides a secret.
Forrest Chase, Karboorup / Perth
Level 3, Wellington Street, Karboordup / Perth
Directions: Head to Strike Bowling on Level 1 (by the North side Myer entrance). Once at Strike, enter the glass doors/lobby on the right and take the lift to Level 3.
17 - 21 February
THE SYSTEM KNOWS YOU BETTER THAN YOURSELF
Franz Kafka’s nightmarish world of accusation and authority finds a thrilling new voice with Lost and Found Opera.
Phillip Glass’ hypnotic score coils around Josef K, arrested on his 30th birthday for an unnamed crime and swept through a carnival of clerks, courts and witnesses. Oscar-winning dramatist Christopher Hampton’s razor-sharp libretto lets a stellar cast slip between roles, while the West Australian Symphony Orchestra drives the drama with propulsive clarity.
Directed by Melissa Cantwell, this stark bureaucratic dystopia crackles with Kafka’s black comedy, while conductor Mark Coughlan shapes the music’s luminous repetitions into waves of suspense, tenderness and bitter irony.
Your journey takes you into the maze of a forgotten office space, echoing the disorientation of Josef K’s passage into the corridors of power. The Trial resonates uncannily with our times – where bureaucracy blurs into fate and the question ‘What have I done?’ reverberates long after the final chord.
Director Mel Cantwell
Conductor Mark Coughlan
Starring Lachlan Higgins as Josef K.
Cast Caitlin Cassidy, Rachelle Durkin, Robert Hofmann, Noah Humich, Lachlann Lawton, Euan MacMillan & Brett Peart
Orchestra West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Pianist Tommaso Pollio
Designer Bruce McKinven
Lighting Designer Matthew Erren
Sound Designer & Operator Declan Barber
Video Designer Emma Fishwick
Choreographer Laura Boynes
Executive Producer Tim Carter
Production Manager Jack Wilson
Stage Manager Bel Hughes
Presented by Lost and Found Opera and Perth Festival in association with West Australian Opera and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.
Proudly supported by the Western Australian Government & Forrest Chase | ISPT.
© 2014 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission