THE MACHINE STOPS

Name: THE MACHINE STOPS
Start: 2025-08-22T15:59:00
End: 2025-08-30T15:59:00
Location: Theatre Works

Theatre Works

Run Dates

2025.08.22 ~ 2025.08.30

Theatre Works

About the show

From the team that brought you The Human Voice and Moth comes the radical 1909 dystopian epic that predicted the internet. A rhapsody of sound and light brought to life by two virtuosic performers, this world premiere is a masterful new adaptation of the novella by E.M. Forster (A Room with a View, Howards End, A Passage to India). More piercing than 1984 and Brave New World combined, THE MACHINE STOPS is the chilling tale of a futuristic information-orientated society where all of humanity survives in a subterranean world. Connected by a global instant-messaging system, they have grown fearful of first-hand experience. Starring Mary Helen Sassman and Patrick Livesey, prepare to experience a remarkable theatrical event where technology has become the ultimate controlling force.

Details

a play by Briony Dunn, adapted from the novella by EM. Forster CAST Mary Helen Sassman Patrick Livesey DIRECTOR Briony Dunn SET DESIGNERS Niklas Pajanti Briony Dunn LIGHTING DESIGN Niklas Pajanti COSTUME DESIGN Betty Auhl SOUND DESIGN Darrin Verhagen ADDTL. SOUND DESIGN Matthew Murana PROJECTION DESIGN Aron Murray STAGE MANAGER Holland Brooks ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Laura Henderson

Where it's been performed

Theatre Works

Melbourne

Australia

Melbourne

Australia

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