Always Working Artists

3 Seeds (2014)
Home 9 Project 9 3 Seeds (2014)
ALWAYS WORKING ARTISTS
Playwright and poet Afeif Ismail takes us on a compelling journey through the landscape of his imagination, an odyssey populated by humanity’s absurdity. Infused with rich visual and verbal imagery and a streak of irony, Afeif playfully asks: which came first, the human or the seed?

3 Seeds features three distinct performances: In Godot’s Labyrinth, where Beckett meets Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’; Why Rats Live Under Our Roof, a slice of rambunctious African street theatre; and One Seed, wordless physical theatre with giant eggs. Produced by Always Working Artists (Apocalypse Perth, Matt Cameron’s Ruby Moon) with the creative team from The African Magician (Barking Gecko), 3 Seeds brings an African sensibility to contemporary Australian theatre.

This production, transcreated from Arabic by Vivienne Glance and Afeif Ismail, is an artistic reworking of a literal translation that aims to keep the cultural richness of the original language, by working with the creator of the text.

Media Release
Article

Written By: Afeif Ismail // Transcreation: Vivienne Glance, Afeif Ismail // Director: Jeremy Rice // Designer: Cherie Hewson // Sound: Joe Lui // Music: Rabie Abdelmajed // Lighting: Tegan Evans // Production and Stage Manager: Kennah Parker // Stage Manager and Flyman: Craig Williams // Assistant Stage Manager: Amelia Treneman

Featuring: Violette Ayad, Michelle Endersbee, Paul Grabovac, Janice Lim, Verity Softly, Kevin Mararo Wangai, Brianna Williams // Publicity images: Ashley de Prazer, featuring Ella Hethrington, Rhoda Lopez and Kevin Mararo Wangai

Always Working Artists & The Blue Room Theatre present
3 SEEDS by Afeif Ismail
Transcreated from Arabic by Vivienne Glance & Afeif Ismail
17 June – 5 July
http://blueroom.org.au/events/3-seeds

Gallery