Aquabumps Special Offer – EMPIRE: Terror on the High Seas
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Between his starring role in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at Sydney Theatre Company with Tim Minchin, and his upcoming role as the man himself in Hamlet at Belvoir, Sydney theatre superstar Toby Schmitz has found time to premiere his brand new play EMPIRE: Terror on the High Seas, with Rock Surfers Theatre Company at Bondi Pavilion Theatre.
Schmitz’s 2012 Bondi effort, I want to sleep with Tom Stoppard, was a sellout smash and critical hit emblazoned with four star reviews from Time Out, Sun Herald, Sunday Telegraph and more.
EMPIRE: Terror on the High Seas is like Agatha Christie meets Scream, on a ship. It’s 1925 and the Empress of Australia is steaming towards New York when her passengers start dying in shocking ways. It looks like the work of The Bleeder, London’s most terrifying serial killer, and now one mothballed ship’s detective is all that stands between civilisation and a floating nightmare. Prepare yourselves for a rough crossing.
A terrifying, hilarious and epic theatre production, the Bondi Pavilion Theatre is transformed into an ocean liner crossing the Atlantic, with a cast of 17 of Sydney’s finest actors on board.
Director Leland Kean says, ”It goes from drawing room comedy to high farce, to thriller, to gothic horror, and I’ve been pulling out every theatrical trick I know. It’s certainly the biggest thing I’ve ever directed and I think it’s probably one of the largest shows in Australian theatre, full stop.”
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If you need some time to think about it, check out rocksurfers.org/empire and come back later but remember, season must end September 28.
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EMPIRE: Terror on the High Seas
A spectacle by Toby Schmitz
Directed by Leland Kean
Season: 5 – 28 September
When: Wed – Sat, 8pm
www.rocksurfers.org/empire
Here’s a sneak peek (below). Welcome aboard the Empress of Australia. There’s a serial killer on the loose. Prepare yourselves for a rough crossing.