BENGAL TIGER
AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
April 12 - May 6, 2017
Old Fitz Theatre
By Rajiv Joseph
Directed by Claudia Barrie
WINNER: Outstanding New American Play- NEA Awards 2008
FINALIST: Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2010
FINALIST: Outstanding New Broadway Play- Outer Critics Circle Award 2011
“A gripping, ferocious drama. Refreshingly topical and stylistically daring...never loses its sight of wonder or humour. ★★★★ ” Time Out, New York
Mad March Hare in association with Red Line Productions at the Old Fitz present the Sydney premiere of Rajiv Joseph's multi award-winning play.
The lives of two American Marines and an Iraqi translator are forever changed by an encounter with a quick-witted tiger who haunts the streets of war-torn Baghdad attempting to find meaning, forgiveness and redemption amidst the city's ruins.
Rajiv Joseph's groundbreaking play explores both the power and the perils of human nature and considers the enduring effect of violent acts and the impenetrable mysteries of the afterlife itself.
REVIEWS
“A sublime example of evocative collaboration, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo finds its place among the provocative, transgressive and universal. Highly Recommended.” Lisa Thatcher
“The production’s extraordinary intensity is determined to have us embroiled. It is powerful work.” Suzy Goes See
“An unexpected pleasure. One of the highest order…
Do not miss this production if you cherish theatrical excellence.” Kevin Jackson’s Theatre Diary
“Brilliantly executed” Ben Neutze- Daily Review
“Strong and detailed….powerful and stirring…. emotionally gripping...” Jason Blake- Timeout
“A savagely funny and visionary work... majestic, richly conceived...with fanciful humour and clear-eyed compassion” The New York Times
“Daring and magnificent” Los Angeles Times
"Tragic yet darkly comic and highly imaginative…Joseph has created a theatrical landscape that is totally different from the harrowing war reports to which the nightly news has accustomed us." CurtainUp.
ABOUT
CREATIVE TEAM
Photo by Kate Williams
DIRECTED BY: Claudia Barrie
SET DESIGN: Isabel Hudson
LIGHTING DESIGN: Benjamin Brockman
COSTUME DESIGN: Stephanie Howe
SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION: Nate Edmonson
MOVEMENT COACH: Shondelle Pratt
STAGE MANAGEMENT: Brooke Kiss
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: Maria Spataro
CAST: Josh Anderson, Tyler De Nawi, Maggie Dence, Andrew Lindqvist, Stephen Multari, Megan Smart, Aanisa Vylet
BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
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BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO
IN REHEARSAL
Photos courtesy of Kate Williams
Photos courtesy of Pascal Mercay
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