The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You

2 May — 18 May 2019

Southbank Theatre, The Lawler

MTC Regional Tour
22 May – 7 June 2019

Approximately 65 minutes with no interval.

School bookings are now open, see below for booking information.

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About the show

Connor is 16 and angry. He doesn’t know why. Lately everything and everyone is annoying him. He’s slamming doors, flipping desks and always fighting. But, when he takes his rage one step too far, his parents decide to leave him in the forest for a week, alone. That should sort him out. Until he meets Lotte – also 16, also angry, but maybe just the friend Connor needs.

As unpredictable as Connor himself, The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You tackles the ticking time bomb of adolescence with humour and heart. Multi-award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is renowned internationally as a leading figure in theatre for young people. His smart, sweet and fiery tale about two offbeat kids at war with the world will resonate with teenagers, and anyone who has ever been one.

Starring Harry Tseng (Jasper Jones) and directed by Prue Clark (Contest) this production forms part of MTC’s acclaimed Families and Education Program.

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By Stephen Fry

Extract from The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry used with permission.

School Bookings

The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You is on the 2019 VCE Theatre Studies Unit 3 Playlist. To make a school group booking, email schools@mtc.com.au or call (03) 8688 0963.

Performance Schedule
Thursday 2 May 10am
Friday 3 May 10am, 7pm
Saturday 4 May 7pm
Monday 6 May 7pm
Tuesday 7 May 1.30pm, 7pm (Pre-show Talk available before matinee)
Wednesday 8 May 1.30pm (Pre-show Talk available)
Thursday 9 May 1.30pm, 7pm
Friday 10 May 10am
Saturday 11 May 7pm
Monday 13 May 1.30pm (Pre-show Talk available)
Tuesday 14 May 10am, 1.30pm
Wednesday 15 May 1.30pm, 7pm
Thursday 16 May 1.30pm (Pre-show Talk available)
Friday 17 May 7pm
Saturday 18 May 7pm

For Regional Tour information, click here.

To download the Education Packs, click here.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Hearing Assistance

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Josh Price

Timo / Mal / Ensemble

Harry Tseng

Harry Tseng

Connor

Artwork for Izabella Yena

Izabella Yena

Lotte / Teacher / Ensemble

Izabella Yena's previous theatre credits include Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes, Home, I'm Darling, an Olivier Award-winning comedy directed by Sarah Goodes, The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You (2019 Education Program), SLAP. BANG. KISS. creative development, The House of Bernarda Alba creative development (Melbourne Theatre Company); Lifetime Guarantee, Fierce (Theatreworks); a Helpmann-Award winning national tour of Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday (Performing Lines); Atomic creative development (Malthouse Theatre); 2.20am (Anvil Production). In her breakout feature film role, Izabella played Shirin Abbas in the 2020 feature Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (Every Cloud Productions/Roadshow Films), directed by Tony Tilse. Izabella is a two-time Green Room Award nominee for her lead roles in Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes and the one-woman show Kerosene directed by Benjamin Nichol and Izabella for Theatreworks, for which she received glowing reviews.

Current as of March 2023.

Prue Clark

Prue Clark

Director

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Set & Costume Designer

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Amelia Lever-Davidson

Lighting Designer

Artwork for Ian Moorhead

Ian Moorhead

Composer & Sound Designer

Artwork for Lyndall Grant

Lyndall Grant

Fight Choreographer

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Winner of Best Theatre for Young People

Australian Writers Guild Awards

The Lawler

140 Southbank Boulevard

Southbank, Victoria 3006