HELLO, STRANGER

 

 

 

Well everyone’s a stranger at some point, aren’t they?

 

Hello, Stranger is an immersive new performance work that explores the richness and complexity of our interactions with strangers through a diverse collection of real stories as told to Paper Cut by and about real strangers.

 

Hop on a short bus ride to a secret location and become part of this highly visual show that blends verbatim and physical theatre in a revealing collage of personal accounts of everything from fighting to falling in love with a stranger.

 

In September 2013 passengers on a train in San Francisco engrossed in their tablets and mobile phones didn’t notice a man openly brandishing a gun before he shot another man. Is there danger in failing to connect with those around us? At the same time, how do we navigate the risk involved in leaving ourselves open to connection with someone we don’t know? Which is the greater risk?

 

With Hello Stranger, Paper Cut continues to explore the theme of connection as in previous work No One Cares About Your Cat (Best New Play, City of Newcastle Drama Awards 2015), this time examining the nature and consequences of our most temporary face-to-face relationships.

 

Hello, Stranger contains coarse language and strong themes.

 

Approximate running time: 90 minutes

 

Newcastle Season:

17 February - 5 March 2016

 

Bathurst Season:

11 March 2016

Creative Team:

 

Produced by: Paper Cut

Created by: Sarah Coffee, Tamara Gazzard and Lucy Shepherd

Performers: Sarah Coffee, Tamara Gazzard and Lucy Shepherd with Zoe Anderson, James Chapman, Belinda Hodgson, and Cooper McDonald.

Dramaturg: David Williams

Lighting Designer: Lyndon Buckley

Sound Designer: Huw Jones

Physical Theatre Coach: Cadi McCarthy

Stage Manager: Chloe McKinnon

Assistant Stage Managers: Kate Fincher and Jaimi-lee Bennett

 

 

Hello, Stranger is ready to tour. Contact us.