Photo by Elise Dutra Castlemaine State Festival 2013
Transplant
Transplant is a medical fairytale that combines puppetry, performance and installation in a unique experience. After being thoroughly prepped, a small audience are taken to the operating theatre where a body is opened to expose an amazing world contaminated by a mysterious plague. The audience is ready to assist, the Doctor is poised to begin but what is the cure?
Transplant was nominated for a Green Room Award in 2015.
Transplant was nominated for a Green Room Award in 2015.
“…..a fun, immersive, interactive and thought-provoking experience that embraced our collective neuroses around the human body, infection, sickness and survival.”
Megan Spencer, Punctum review
'Every now and again, there is a show that is so unexpected and unusual that it remains vividly with you for quite some time after seeing it. ...Transplant is a highly entertaining evening that ensures a full sensory experience for its audiences as they explore ideas of life and death and humanity.'
Myron My - Theatre Press
'This would have to be one of the weirdest shows I saw, a medical fairytale of sorts with puppets and performance and an incredible transformation of the smallest of spaces at Club Voltaire.'
My About Town - Top 10 shows from Melbourne Fringe
Some Audience Comments:
'Well, that wasn't what I expected.'
'Enchanting and slightly unnerving - Thank-you for such a wonderful experience.'
'The primordial and the ethereal all in one gut.'
'Absolutely beautiful, wonderful intimate experience.'
'That was very beautiful and at the same time, really confronting - I loved it. It was a very real experience of responding to the invasiveness of the medical system. LOVED the puppet. Absolutely amazing.'
Megan Spencer, Punctum review
'Every now and again, there is a show that is so unexpected and unusual that it remains vividly with you for quite some time after seeing it. ...Transplant is a highly entertaining evening that ensures a full sensory experience for its audiences as they explore ideas of life and death and humanity.'
Myron My - Theatre Press
'This would have to be one of the weirdest shows I saw, a medical fairytale of sorts with puppets and performance and an incredible transformation of the smallest of spaces at Club Voltaire.'
My About Town - Top 10 shows from Melbourne Fringe
Some Audience Comments:
'Well, that wasn't what I expected.'
'Enchanting and slightly unnerving - Thank-you for such a wonderful experience.'
'The primordial and the ethereal all in one gut.'
'Absolutely beautiful, wonderful intimate experience.'
'That was very beautiful and at the same time, really confronting - I loved it. It was a very real experience of responding to the invasiveness of the medical system. LOVED the puppet. Absolutely amazing.'
Transplant was developed through Punctum's Seedpod Programme. With additional funding from the Regional Arts Fund. The Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund is provided through Regional Arts Australia, administered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria. Dramaturgy: Jude Anderson Sound: Jacques Soddell. Director: Ken Evans Performers: Mark Penzak Eliza-Jane Gilchrist Dave Houston Tim Ratcliffe Filming: Jim Coad
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