SUDS Presents: Machinal

Event description:

SUDS Presents: Machinal

Written by Sophie Treadwell

5th-15th of October

The Cellar Theatre

Directed by Nikki Eghlimi and Georgie Eggleton

Produced by Aqsa Suryana and Danny Yazdani

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PLAY DESCRIPTION

“Your skin oughtn’t to curl – ought it – when he just comes near you – ought it?”

‘Machinal’ depicts a series of vignettes – snippets of a young woman’s life. We see a gruelling day of work, a loveless marriage, an unwanted child, a scandalous affair. It characterises society as a machine; rhythmic, mechanical and repetitive. And each person has their role to play in keeping this system alive. But what happens when the system itself is oppressive and unbearable? What does it take to survive in a capitalist world? Ultimately, we see a young woman commit a brutal crime in order to free herself from both a suffocating marriage and her fixed place in society.

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CAST

Young Woman: Daisy Semmler

Husband: Jeremy Jenkins

First Man/Ensemble: Sophie Newby

Mother/Ensemble: Adele Beaumont

Ensemble: Annika Bates, Hamish Lewis, Luke Mešterović, Vita Jerram

PRODUCTION CREW

Directors: Nikki Eghlimi and Georgie Eggleton

Producers: Aqsa Suryana and Danny Yazdani

Stage Manager: Elodie Roumanoff

Production Assistant: Josephine Lee

Set Designer: Paris

Set Assistants: Elodie Roumanoff and Katarina Butler

Costume Designers: Alec Traill and Will Maddock

Sound Designer/Composer: Jim Bradshaw

Sound Designer/Composer Assistant: Alexander Maltas

Lighting Designer: Luna Ng

Lighting Assistant: Harry Peters

Graphic Designer: Margot Roberts

Photography: Mariika Mehigan

CONTENT WARNINGS

References and depictions of death

References to sexual assault

References to grooming

References of abortion

References to infidelity 

Herbal cigarette use

Sexist language

Strobe lighting

SUDS COVID-SAFE POLICY

At SUDS we want to prioritise the safety of our members and audiences, and so we have strict COVID measures in place.

All individuals entering the Cellar must be double-vaccinated and must use the QR code to check in at the door.

It is required that while in the space, audience members will keep masks on at all times.

Audience numbers are kept below full capacity; social distancing should be observed whenever possible. This will be facilitated by spaced seating. 

Hand sanitizer and spare masks will be available in the space. 

For any questions or concerns about the show, please contact us at machinal.suds@gmail.com

SUDS acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which this event is taking place: the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. Sovereignty was never ceded, always was, always will be Aboriginal land.