Four strangers, one extraordinary moment: a Tasmanian story.
A Play by Tom Holloway
“It is a remarkable play and Tom is an authentic, original and exciting new playwright.” Leo Butler, Royal Court Theatre London 2007.
Lament for String Quartet
This work was the inspiration for Matthew’s Symphony No.1 (composed 2008)*.
DURATION: 90’00″
CHARACTERS (Original Cast)
Old Man – Ron Haddrick
The Young Mother – Sara Cooper
The Teenage Girl – Jemma Gates
The Boy – Jonathan auf der Heide
CREATIVE TEAM
Director – Iain Sinclair
Composer/Sound Designer – Stephen Toulmin
Associate Sound Designer/Conductor – Matthew Dewey ** Additional Composition
Designer – Jamie Clennet
Lighting Designer – Daniel Zika
HISTORY OF PROJECT
Produced by Annette Downs for Tasmania Performs. Premiered at the Peacock Theatre in Hobart, Wednesday 12th September 2007.
*No music, text, audio or any element of Matthew Dewey’s Symphony No.1 (composed 2008) was drawn from this or any other production of Tom Holloway’s play “Beyond the Neck”.
