’Tis Pity
Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
4 Feb 2017
- 8 Feb 2017
An operatic fantasia on selling the skin and the teeth
An operatic fantasia by Richard Mills, ’Tis Pity reunites the creative forces of international chanteuse Meow Meow and director Cameron Menzies to create a brand new work, following their acclaimed production of The Seven Deadly Sins.
Richard Mills composes a flight of fancy on ‘selling the skin and the teeth’. A song cycle on the complexities of sex, pleasure, survival and salvation, trade transactions and razzle dazzle rouge through the ages, from Ishtar to the Internet, the vamp, the saint and the mirror, suckers and succour, preaching and pragmatism.
Be drawn into a fantastical history of the concubine, the courtesan, the conqueror, the queen and the sing song girl. With texts ancient and modern, old and original.
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Venue
Melbourne Recital Centre, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall
Dates
4 February 2017, 7:30pm
6 February 2017, 7:30pm
7 February 2017, 7:30pm
8 February 2017, 7:30pm
Patrons’ Behind the Scenes 27 January
Patrons’ Pre-Show Drinks 7 February
Cast & Crew
Composer and Arranger Richard Mills
Operatic Libretto Richard Mills
Additional Material Meow Meow, Cameron Menzies
Concept Richard Mills, Meow Meow, Cameron Menzies
Creative Team
Conductor Richard Mills
Director Cameron Menzies
Design Meow Meow, Cameron Menzies
Lighting Designer Eduard Inglés
Sound Designer Jim Atkins
Choreographic Consultant Kate Denborough
Illusion Consultant Ross Skiffington
Cast
Meow Meow
Kanen Breen
Dancers
Alexander Bryce
Thomas Johansson
Patrick Weir
Orchestra
Orchestra Victoria
Reviews
“★★★★☆ Meow Meow captivates in an enjoyable romp through the history of the “oldest profession”.”
“Dolled-up Meow Meow and flamboyant Kanen Breen work superbly as a duo, both strikingly versatile and well-rehearsed.”
“Fast and furious”