When is a theatre show more than just a theatre show? When is an exhibition more than just an exhibition? Yes, both of those questions help answer each other. At England by Tim Crouch, audiences will experience a combination of performance and perusal as they step into the kind of production that can only take place in a gallery. Based on Crouch's internationally acclaimed contemporary theatre work, England asks patrons to step into Metro Arts, work their way through the space as they follow two guides, check out the pieces on the walls, and then realise they're not just looking at art — they're in some. Expect blurring when it comes to art forms, places, people, themes, questions and boundaries. It's the first time the production has been staged in Australia in almost a decade, with presenters Nathan Booth and Matt Seery doing the honours. Find out why the unique show has popped up in everywhere from Oslo to Madrid, Dublin to Singapore and Vancouver to Melbourne, and prepare to ponder some weighty considerations about life, death and more. Image: Richard Gailey.
