‘Feels so real you could reach out and touch it.’
‘Worth its weight in gold.’
ABOUT THE SHOW
With heart, humour and searing observation, Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living is an honest and insightful look at the forces that bring people together.
When Ani is reunited with her estranged husband Eddie after a devastating accident, their relationship shifts from divorcing to caregiving. John is an affluent PhD candidate with cerebral palsy, and has no qualms about making his support worker – fellow graduate student and bartender-by-night Jess – uncomfortable about her reasons for choosing the job.
Through the lives of four mismatched souls striving for connection, Majok’s Pulitzer Prize-winning script lays bare the exquisite tenderness and cost of being human.
With an ensemble cast including Rachel Edmonds (When You Wore Braces), Mabel Li (Safe Home), Aaron Pedersen (Mystery Road) and Oli Pizzey Stratford (Neighbours), Cost of Living taps into the essence of human connection and our universal need to care for others and ourselves.
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Hearing Assistance
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Audio Described
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Tactile Tour
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Open Captioning
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Closed Captioning
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Auslan Interpreted
Performance Type | Performance Date(s) |
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Audio Described
by Vision Australia |
Saturday 5 October at 2pm Tuesday 8 October at 6.30pm |
Tactile Tour
at venue |
Saturday 5 October at 2pm (Tactile tour commences at 1pm) |
Open Captioning
via screen |
Saturday 12 October at 2pm |
Closed Captioning
via GoTheatrical App |
Saturday 12 October at 2pm |
Auslan Interpreted
by Auslan Stage Left |
Tuesday 15 October at 6.30pm |
Cast & Creatives
Rachel Edmonds
Ani
Mabel Li
Jess
Aaron Pedersen
Eddie
Oli Pizzey Stratford
John
Martyna Majok
Writer
Anthea Williams
Director
Matilda Woodroofe
Set & Costume Designer
Richard Vabre
Lighting Designer
Jethro Woodward
Composer & Sound Designer
Amy Cater
Intimacy Coordinator
Matt Furlani
Voice & Dialect Coach
Alistair Baldwin
Assistant Director
Todd J. Bennett
Assistant Composer & Sound Designer
Latest from Backstage
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Video
Cost of Living | Meet Aaron and Vinnie Pedersen
Since he was 27, Aaron Pedersen has been his brother Vinnie Pedersen's full-time carer. Vinnie has accompanied Aaron on acting roles all around Australia, including here at Melbourne Theatre Company.
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Cost of Living | Authenticity and humanity
Mabel Li, Oli Pizzey Stratford, Aaron Pedersen, Rachel Edmonds and Director Anthea Williams discuss why this story is an authentic portrayal of disability, humanity and connection.
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Programme
Cost of Living programme
Making her Melbourne Theatre Company directorial debut, Anthea Williams describes why this play is one she relates to so viscerally. Plus, meet the incredible team responsible for bringing this to our stage.
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Cost of Living | A story filled with heart and humour
We sat down with Director Anthea Williams, Rachel Edmonds, Mabel Li, Aaron Pedersen and Oli Pizzey Stratford to discuss the humour within the work, and why they feel like one big family.
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Cost of Living | Rachel Edmonds and Aaron Pedersen interview
Rachel Edmonds and Aaron Pedersen play Ani and Eddie. Hear them discuss why they connected to Martyna Majok's story of connection, community and privilege.
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Cost of Living | Mabel Li and Oli Pizzey Stratford Interview
Hear from Mabel Li and Oli Pizzey Stratford on why they connected with Martyna Majok's award-winning script delving into the lives of four mismatched souls struggling for connection.