The Human Voice - REDUX

Periscope Productions, Stables Theatre, Meat Market

4-13 March, 2021

 A new theatrical work about the telephone and the human heart.

Taking inspiration from Jean Cocteau’s 1930 play of the same name – Pericope Productions presents a contemporary exploration of telephone conversation. A sextuple bill of new works from six of Australia’s most exciting young playwrights and a choir! A showcase of humanity’s strangest phone-based quirks: connection to strangers when a wrong number is dialed, the awkwardness of phone-sex, and the imperfect possibilities of true connection via the phone. From the ritual of the family phone call to the uncertain menace of surveillance and privacy, THE HUMAN VOICE is a unique theatrical collaboration that will change the way you think about your phone.

Conceived & Directed by Ben Sheen

Playwrights: Ang Collins, Thomas De Angelis, Fiona Spitzkowsky, Georgia Symons, Jean Tong, Lewis Treston