CHANTS DES CATACOMBES

CHANTS DES CATACOMBES
PRESENTED BY PRESENT TENSE
The Old Adelaide Gaol is the setting for a unique Adelaide Fringe event.

A Showgirl, Surgeon and Courtesan have been murdered. History has turned his page, yet the women continue to walk, restlessly up and down the dark corridors of the Catacombes, remembering and forgetting.

Chants Des Catacombes is a macabre musical theatre experience, weaving popular songs together with dark stories of sex, love and femininity.  Popular and classical songs are newly imagined, with horrific and surprising twists.

“We were greeted by three haunting voices, Anna Boulic, Laura Burzacott, and Zoe McDonald, who created a blend of celestial sound whilst moving dangerously close through the crowd. Immediately we were shown that this was not a night for the lazy or uninspired; this was theatre for those who want shock, surprise and intrigue… The song choices were wonderful, the actors heavenly, and the space divine. This was a perfect piece of engaging contemporary theatre. Let’s hope they do a remount soon.”
Kate Boston Smith
“The initial creation of atmosphere and use of space is just sublime in this production. Nicola Andrews’ spectacular lighting design reveals each new room and scene as a place of chiaroscuro and spectacle, and the audience wandered fearless and fascinated down halls, around pillars and through doorways as the action unfolded in front, behind and between us.”
Dr.Kim Edwards

Chants Des Catacombes is by Present Tense, a collaborative theatrical company of Nicola Andrews, Anna Boulic, Laura Burzacott, Peta Coy, Lisette Drew, Nate Gilkes, Dave Harford, Bryce Ives, Zoe McDonald and Sophie Woodward. 

Nightly from the 22nd to the 29th of February at the Old Adelaide Gaol:
http://www.adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/chants-des-catacombes/895c5a6...