AN IMAGINARY LIFE based on the novel by David Malouf

Name: AN IMAGINARY LIFE based on the novel by David Malouf
Start: 2025-03-28T19:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-03-28T20:30:00+11:00
Location: Uniting Church, Burnie

Schedule

Fri Mar 28 2025 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Uniting Church, Burnie | Burnie, TS

An Imaginary Life, the classic Australian novel by David Malouf, has been adapted for the stage by award-winning actor, director and writer Humphrey Bower with live music by Pavan Kumar Hari. This intimate performance explores the theme of learning to be where we are by collaborating with those who are already here in order to truly become ourselves.
The story follows the Ancient Roman poet Ovid, who is exiled to a community on the edge of the Black Sea, and his encounter with a ‘wild’ child whom he teaches to speak, and who in return teaches him the language of nature and the body, with tragic but ultimately transformative consequences.
Presented in historically and acoustically rich ‘found’ spaces across Lutruwita/Tasmania, this site-responsive work is uniquely tailored for each venue and community to create a powerful contemporary connection that will make you feel like you are part of the story.