Anthem – Perth Festival

Anthem
By Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, Christos Tsiolkas & Irine Vela

The long-awaited follow-up to one of Australian theatre’s most acclaimed collaborations asks a bold question: does Australia share a dream and do we really sing with one voice?

Twenty-one years ago four playwrights and a composer came together to create Who’s Afraid of the Working Class?, a series of powerful interwoven vignettes that captured the zeitgeist of Australia in the 1990s. Now the same team reunites to take the pulse of our nation today.

A funny and ferocious portrait of a country unable to reconcile its past and uncertain of its future and political vision, Anthem turns up the volume on the everyday injustices we choose not to hear.

Post Show Q&A: Thursday 13 February
Transaction fees may apply.
Contains coarse language and adult themes.

This event is wheelchair accessible and the venue has assistive listening technology.
Closed captioned performance on Friday 14 February.
Audio described performance and tactile tour on Friday 14 February.
Auslan interpreted performance on Thursday 13 February.

Supported by Community Partner Chevron and the Major Festivals Initiative.
Produced by Performing Lines in association with Arts Centre Melbourne.
Script commissioned by Arts Centre Melbourne.