THE CRYING ROOM: EXHUMED

“An ingenious remount... a sprawling solo performance reminiscent - in its use of technology and its focus on memory - of the work of New York’s experimental Wooster Group. The show has no real form: it’s just one coup de theatre moment after another.” - *Andrew Furhmann, The Age*

Created by: Marcus Ian McKenzie with Anna Nalpantidis, Derrick Duan, Maria Moles, Romanie Harper and Richard Vabre
Lead Artist and Performer: Marcus Ian McKenzie
Creative Producer and Dramaturg: Anna Nalpantidis
Set and Costume Designer: Romanie Harper
Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre
Cybernetics and Oracle Engineer: Derrick Duan
Musician (Melbourne season): Maria Moles
Musician (Sydney season): Chloe Kim
Production Manager/Technical Stage Manager (Melbourne season): Jacinta Anderson
Technical Stage Manager (Sydney season): Justice Georgopoulos
Technical Consultant (Melbourne season): Ciaran Frame
Technical Consultant (Sydney season): Solomon Thomas
Performers (Melbourne season): Daniel Szesiong Todd, Jacob Abela and William Strom
Performers (Sydney season): Daniel Szesiong Todd, Lauren Tsamouras and Malcolm Whittaker
Commissioned by: The Substation
Presented by: The Substation, Club Greg International and Performance Space

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. With thanks to SensiLab, and original commissioners of The Crying Room - Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Fringe as part of Take Over! in 2020.

The Crying Room: Exhumed was nominated for six Green Room Awards in Contemporary & Experimental Performance, winning the awards in Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer and Outstanding Sound Work.