UK

“ A fiendishly slippery piece of game theatre .”

~ THE GUARDIAN

IMAGE | Steve < No intersecting Tanner , Kaleider link >

PRAHRAN TOWN HALL THU 06 — TUE 11 OCTOBER

FOOTSCRAY TOWN HALL THU 13 — SUN 16 OCTOBER PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

CHAMBER WED 19 — SUN 23 OCTOBER

For performance times visit www . festival . melbourne

1 hr 30 mins , no interval

Silent Witness $ 49 / $ 39 Benefactor donation $ 20 +

Transaction fees may apply

AUSTRALIAN EXCLUSIVE

You sit at a table . As a Benefactor , you ’ ve paid for the privilege . Others watch on as Silent Witnesses , but it is the Benefactors who will decide how to spend the money on the table .

The decision must be unanimous , it must be made tonight and it must be within the law . If these conditions aren ’ t met , the money rolls over to the next group of Benefactors . Silent Witnesses can buy in at any time and that could change everything .

These are the rules .

The playful premise of this renowned work sets the stage for one of the most memorable conversations you ’ ll ever have , as altruism butts heads with personal interests , personalities clash and hierarchies are upended .

The results may be as taut as a thriller or as ludicrous as a farce , but beneath it all you ’ ll be asking : are there really any values we can agree upon ? Is a common ground the most uncommon thing of all ? And ultimately , can anything good really arise from the root of all evil ?

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