When We Fall

When We Fall is a collision between three people. Tracey is sneaking out late at night. David is keeping secrets. Nina is always imagining things. Combinations of desire, lies, fate, and recklessness lead three people to stumble. As they do, they are forced to contemplate how to live afterwards. What is it that matters most when we fall?

Developed from her own award-winning short-story, When We Fallis Tamara Searle’s first work for stage, adapted in collaboration with director Xan Colman. Tamara’s play explores the psychological, spiritual and physical manifestations of falling, and her script was put through an intensive physical and musical workshop collaboration to decipher and embody the presence in a continuing state of falling.

When We Fall was performed at the 2006 Short & Sweet Festival Melbourne, where A is for Atlas won the Best Independent Company award.

© A is for Atlas 2006

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Production Credits

'Heracles 5' text by Heiner Müller
Translated from the German by Carl Weber
Concept, disruption and original texts by Xan Colman and Gert Reifarth
Original music by Christopher Mildren
Directed by Xan Colman
Stage Design: Dayna Morrissey
Lighting Design: Richard Vabre
Costume Design: Katherine Hamer
Video Design: Nicholas Verso
Sound Design: Matt Adair
Co-director and Dramaturg: Gert Reifarth
Assistant Director: Nicole Smith
Performed by Jack Walters, Wes Snelling, Rebecca Ritters, Lee Mason, Moe Hammoud, Tania Lentini, Andrew Gray and Jim McDonagh
Band: Christopher Mildren, Tom Hoskins and Chloe Dempsey
Fight Choreography: Felicity Steel
Movement Consultant: Belle McDonagh
Voiceovers: Janine Watson and Tom Wren
Stage Manager: Rita Verrocchi
Operators: Kris Chainey, Lucas Silva-Myles and Jeremy Smith
Production Support: Michelle Barnett
Produced by Xan Colman and Grant Cooper

Performance Dates
23-26 June 2010 – Arts House, Meat Market (Melbourne)

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Arts House/City of Melbourne, Australia Council for the Arts, Arts Victoria, The Angior Family Foundation, The Hamer Family Fund, The City of Yarra, The City of Maribyrnong, JCDecaux, Design to Print, Yarra Trams, Millimetre, Plakkit, Printlinx and Crumpler.

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Heracles in Berlin

Heracles High 5 had a period of creative development at TanzFabrik Berlin in January 2010.