THE POST-HASTE HISTORIES
Event Date: 04/08/2016, 08:00 pm
The latest offering from Sydney’s improvising Shakespeare gurus is not just for laughs.
And as the sack and ale flow, they begin to tell a story from England’s troubled past.
Soon battlelines are drawn, allegiances are exchanged, friendships are tested and families destroyed.
These are THE POST-HASTE HISTORIES.
From the creators of Bard to the Bone, last seen at a sold out run at the Old Fitz Theatre,
comes the next epic addition to the improvised Shakespeare cannon, The Post-Haste Histories.
“Shakespeare’s history plays are so direct and exciting,” says director and performer Oliver Burton.
“They’re epic stories, grand and yet wonderfully domestic, filled with danger at every turn. They’re perfect for the high-risk world of impro.”
Formed five year ago by some of Sydney’s most experienced improvisers, The Post-Haste Players are
pushing for recognition of impro as a thrilling theatrical art form in its own right.
“Too often impro is thought of as purely comic or as simply a rehearsal room process,” says Burton, “but my favourite moments of theatre happen
when an actor must respond to something unexpected. In impro every thought is new and each reaction is authentic.”
“That’s something Netflix simply can’t offer: the reality of an actor responding for the first time.
Every performance, every moment is unique, shared only by the people who are in the room. That’s special. And it’s worth leaving the couch for!”
For Burton, improvisation is also attractive for being so democratic. “It’s deeply egalitarian,” he says.
“As director, I guide the style of performance, but once a scene is being played it’s up to all of us to weigh in with equal creativity.”
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the Kings Cross Theatre, Level 2 Kings Cross Hotel,
Kings Cross New South Wales,2011
the Kings Cross Theatre, Level 2 Kings Cross Hotel,
Kings Cross New South Wales,2011
