META – The Second Cousins and Malthouse Helium
Dragging the classic surrealist tale of Kafka's Metamorphosis into the modern day.
Overview
Kafka gets an appropriate reimagining in The Second Cousins' META, the final show in Malthouse Theatre's Helium program. Dragging the classic surrealist tale Metamorphosis into the modern day, Samara Hersch and co. tell the story of Gregor Samsa — a family man whose mundane world unravels into a "multi-sensory nightmare". Spoiler (because you've now had 99 years to read the original): he might turn into a giant cockroach.
Now in its third year, Malthouse Theatre's Helium is a celebration of independent theatre-makers and original ideas; the realms of high and low culture coming into proper alignment. Partnering up with Next Wave and the Melbourne Fringe for certain productions like this one, this year's initiative from the highly respected Malthouse Theatre is quickly building momentum and looks to be a major player in this year's already bustling cultural program.
META runs October 22 - November 1, tickets available via Malthouse Theatre.
To check out the rest of the 2014 Helium program, we've got the wrap up over here.
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