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Darwin Theare Company Presents a Tropic Sun Theatre Production

Oedipus the King

A Tropic Sun Theatre production
A Theatre to the Edge Tour

Presented by Darwin Theatre Company

A deadly prophecy awaits fulfilment. The city of Thebes is gripped by a terrible curse, provoking panic in the streets. A royal birth triggers a shocking wave of events resulting in incest, denial and murder.

Tropic Sun Theatre presents a unique and exciting retelling of an ancient Greek classic. Oedipus The King is the compelling tale of a prince destined by fate to marry his mother and kill his father. Written by Sophocles in 500 BC this twisted tale has intrigued and fascinated audiences for thousands of years.

Breathing new life and dynamic energy into an age-old classic, Tropic Sun has captured the essence of the original and heightened and reworked it for modern audiences. Using powerful imagery and imaginative soundscapes, this contemporary adaptation is a powerful and confronting theatrical experience, which will endure in the minds of audiences, long after it has ended.

Director      Karen Gibb

Featuring   Karen Gibb, Jeremy Cheetham, Madonna Davies, Kate Hooper, Ron Pulman, Mark Reed & Anthony Ring

24-28 JUNE

Tickets 89803333/ www.darwinentertainment.com.au

Wed- Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm

Brown's Mart Theatre Cnr Smith St & Harry Chan Ave, Darwin.

What is happening to DTC?

Well the facts are that DTC has lost annual funding from both local and federal funding bodies. It is however, being supported by Arts NT (Jan- June 09) to fill the gap for the first six months of 2009 before the new ‘producer hub’ would take the role as theatre body for the NT. This means that as of June 31 DTC may not have paid staff members operating the company.

With some reserves in the bank DTC does have options. The board of DTC are in the process of working out what to do with the company. What is the best option for DTC to take? What does theatre need and ultimately - what do the members want to get out their local theatre company?

There have been a few different proposals which are all being given consideration. Click below to download pdf version of the proposals.

Proposal 1

Proposal 2

Proposal 3

There are a number of meetings scheduled in for the next month to nut this out and the board want to move quickly on this.

If you would like to comment on the proposals, submit your thoughts email me - the administrator here or  to simply just  to keep tabs on what’s happening at DTC email me with mailing list in the subject with you name, email and contact number and you will be sent information on a regular basis.