This is the Way the World Ends, a Ballarat National Theatre Production
Humffray Room
Friday 4 April at 7pm & Sunday 6 April at 2pm
This is the Way the World Ends is a series of thematically connected short plays, songs, character monologues and interludes.
The common theme, through line is that a lack of empathy, a lack of meaning, and of love and of connectedness is one of the great challenges for 21st Century humanity (and the planet we live on).
Playwright: Barry Kay
Director: Louise Permezel
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Barry Kay is a graduate from the Victorian College of Arts, Drama School where he majored in acting from 1986-1988. Since then he has worked as a professional actor, playwright, director, voice-over artist, singer and teacher. From 1998 until 2023 he worked at Sovereign Hill, specialising in costumed historical interpretation and museum theatre. His role at Sovereign Hill included researching, writing, directing and performing in a range of theatre events, from street theatre, to melodrama, to naturalism, to pantomime and more. He was the first president of IMTAL (the International Museum Theatre Alliance) for the Asia-Pacific region from 2011-12.
Louise Permezel is currently studying a Masters of Creative Writing, Publishing and Editing at the University of Melbourne. This follows both a career in education and theatre. Prior to teaching in Ballarat, Louise worked as the Artistic Director of several professional theatre companies including Zootango Theatre Company, Murray River Performing Group and Crosswinds. She has also directed with Melbourne Theatre Company for their education program and lectured part-time at the Victorian College of the Arts. Louise has also worked as a dramaturg with various organisations supporting the development of new theatre.
Cast
Locksmith
Evelyn
Adam
Mrs. Splane, Marg, Kitty, Phyllis, Robyn, Mittens, Mary
Any
Etta, Paula
Bradford, Rex, Geno, Mars, Sundance, Prophet, Neighbour, Doug
Tickets: $12 adults – $5 BNT members. Ticket sales close 1 hour prior to the performance.
