theatre works and ella filar present
by ella filar
The Butcher, The Baker ...
5 - 15 FEBRUARY | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
by ella filar
“You want to be a butcher? You’ve got to love a butcher.”
“The Butcher, The Baker … was originally inspired by my experiences of living with a group of women on Amazon Acres deep in the New South Wales bush in the 1970s – ‘no men, no meat, no machines!’”
– Ella Filar, writer
A tale with a twist, The Butcher, The Baker … is a story of a woman who – in an effort to probe the mystery of a man she is obsessed with, but cannot get close to – disguises herself as a male. But the plan misfires and she is left with more than a sting in her tail!
VENUE
Explosives Factory, Rear Laneway 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
DURATION
75 minutes
WARNINGS
Violence, themes of a sexual nature, depictions of death, strong language
ACCESSIBILITY
Explosives Factory is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
“ Cabaret at its best! ” – Jonathan Marshall, Inpress
“ Fantastically haunting cabaret music of the Weimar period…. Keen powers of observations… seething, seamy eroticism. ” – Geoffrey Milne, ABC Radio
“ The songs are the stand-out element, the music has an urgency to it that is alluring and the lyrics are rich in imagery ” – Fiona Scott-Norman, The Age
“ A deft mixture: poetic monologue, some excellent dialogue and nifty, moody songs…well-structured and crafted and always with a wacky European edge to its delivery ” – Steven Carroll, The Age
DATES + TIMES
Wednesday 5 February 7:30pm (PREVIEW)
Thursday 6 February 7:30pm (OPENING)
Friday 7 February 7:30pm
Saturday 8 February 7:30pm
Tuesday 11 February 7:30pm
Wednesday 12 February 7:30pm
Thursday 13 February 7:30pm
Friday 14 February 7:30pm
Saturday 15 February 7:30pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$35.00
CONCESSION*
$30.00
PREVIEW
$25.00
RUSH TIX**
$25.00
MOB TIX
$25.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Theatre Works has been long established as the south-side festival hub in Melbourne.
Theatre Works’ MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL HUB will be buzzing with 6 ground-breaking shows. A truly queer program that embraces and celebrates the whole rainbow community.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR
Kevin Hopkins
CAST
Natasha Broadstock
Claire Nicholls
Fletcher Dyson
Myf Powell (Voice)
Hemi Titokowaru (Voice)
Martin Zakharov (Sax)
Sally Banks (Violin)
Ella Filar (Keyboard)
Christos Linou (Percussion)
MEET THE ARTIST -
Ella Filar
The daughter of an ex-priest turned gynecologist and a Jewish-Polish princess turned communist, underground icon Ella Filar is Melbourne’s ‘Queen of Kabaret’ – creating theatre that is political and vulgar, artistic and grotesque, sexy and sublime!
Inspired by ‘left of Berlin’ post-war musicology and performance, Grimms’ Fairy Tales and Judeo-Christian ritual, her inimitable style is characterised by a rich combination of the ordinary and the fantastic; the joyful and the terrifying.
