One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest new theater production
DATES: 31 May - 11 June 2017
LOCATION: Southbank Theatre 140 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, Melbourne
TICKETS: (03) 8688 0800 [email protected]
WEB: http://www.mtc.com.au/…/other-co…/one-flew-over-the-cuckoo//
The novel has left an indelible mark on literature, theatre and film. It is a boisterous, ribald and ultimately devastating story of a mental hospital and its inhabitants. In a world where sanity means conformity and following the rules is the only way to survive, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a powerful exploration of the beauty and the danger of being an original.
Playwright Dale Wasserman adapted One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest from the novel by Ken Kesey, Author; the play opened on Broadway in 1963 with Kirk Douglas as McMurphy, Ed Ames as the Chief and Gene Wilder as Billy. After opening on Broadway, The New York Times called the play “scarifying and powerful,” while New York Daily News called it “funny, touching, and exciting.” In 1975, a film version was released and it was the first film to win Academy Awards for #BestPicture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay since It Happened One Night in 1934. It remains one of only three films to have swept the top five categories at the #Oscars.
Carl J. Sørheim directs a cast of 15 dynamic actors: Michael Robins as McMurphy, Eddie Muliaumaseali’i as the Chief and Catherine Glavicic as Nurse Ratched. with Natalie Bond, Nicholas Denton, Jack Dixon-Gunn, Josh Futcher, David Gannon, Kostas Ilias, Troy Larkin, Stephanie Lillis, Paul Morris, Seton Pollock, Angela Scundi and Ben Sofowora.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is produced by independent theatre company Monster Media (kris&noah Drinkin’, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Penelope Pushpump Presents).
Winner – 2001 Tony Awards® for Outstanding Revival of a Play
Winner – Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
Contains strong coarse language, violence and references to mental illness. This performance is not suitable for children.
Thanks for our friends at #MADPR Bohemian Rhapsody Club and Online Magazine will be proudly covering this year opening night of the production in Melbourne (media: Emmylou MacCarthy at @emmylou_loves) Please stay tuned for more details.