Birdland

6 June — 11 July 2015

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A sexy and revealing exploration of fame, celebrity and stardom in the 21st Century from Simon Stephens, the Olivier Award-winner author of West End hit The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

With a week left on his sold-out international tour, rock star Paul is more famous than ever. Everybody looks when he walks into a room. They all know his name. They know he can have whatever he wants. He can screw anybody he wants. Buy anything. Eat anything. Drink anything. Smoke anything. Go anywhere.

But the pressure is starting to get to him, and with the inevitable return home looming, Paul is set to implode at any moment.

Under the direction of MTC’s Associate Director Leticia Cáceres, this thrilling contemporary satire features a stellar cast including Mark Leonard Winter (Balibo), Anna Samson (The Sublime) and Peta Sergeant (Satisfaction).

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Leticia Cáceres

Leticia Cáceres

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Marg Horwell

Andy Turner

Andy Turner

Jethro Woodward

Jethro Woodward

Artwork for Bert LaBonté

Bert LaBonté

Adam Gardnir

Adam Gardnir

Peta Sergeant

Peta Sergeant

Socratis Otto

Socratis Otto

Socratis makes his first appearance for MTC in Birdland. His other stage appearances include Stockholm, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, Don Juan, Salt, Morph, and Fireface for Sydney Theatre Company; Peribanez and Macbeth for Belvoir; Woyzeck for Malthouse; Rabbit for Griffin; and the multi award-winning Three Furies for the Sydney Festival. His television credits include Paper Giants 2: Magazine Wars, Carlotta, Rake, Dr Blake Mysteries, Home and Away, False Witness, and Darwin’s Brave New World. His feature films include I Frankenstein, My Mistress, Gone, Wolverine, Beautiful, Anyone You Want, Monkey Puzzle, Matrix Reloaded, Macbeth, and The Rage in Placid Lake. Socratis is currently starring as transgender inmate Maxine Conway in Wentworth.

Michala Banas

Michala Banas

Anna Samson

Anna Samson

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Geraldine Cook-Dafner