FALLING HEADS - Melbourne

Schedule

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 09:30 am to Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

430 Queensberry St North Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3051 | Melbourne, VI

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FALLING HEADS by The Thursday Group
A bold new work by Thursday Group
Melboune/Denmark
A CHILLING WORK ON FASCISM, MIND CONTROL AND THE WAR FOR TRUTH
Who wins when the story is lost?
Estranged twins Tomasz and Steph are pulled into opposite sides of a tribal war. One fights for the supremacy of mind over body. The other defends the sensory world; to the death.
Told in modern fable style, Falling Heads is a visceral theatre work about truth, power, memory, and control.
“Mesmerising.”
“Intense.”
“The Thursday Group are masters of their craft.”
“To hear the singing in this space: stunning.”
Performance Dates – Melbourne:
October 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 (matinee on the 16th)
About the Work
In development since late 2023, Falling Heads is co-devised by Thursday Group and directed by Mathew Crosby. Drawing inspiration from Akutagawa Ryūnosuke’s 1917 wartime story The Story of a Head That Fell Off, the piece blends a cappella, dance, shadow play and sculptural battlefield reportage to explore contemporary themes such as fake news, authoritarian ideology, and the split between mind and body.

Co-devised by the Thursday Group
Collated and directed by Matthew Crosby
Cast:
Damon Branecki
Alex Clouston
Matthew Crosby
Diego Fajardo
Tessa-Marie Luminati
Angelique Ye Zhou
Follow this page for ticket updates, behind-the-scenes content, and announcements.
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430 Queensberry St North Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3051

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