The Big Idea (Canberra)
Schedule
Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 10:30 am
UTC+10:00Location
The Street Theatre | Canberra, CT
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What if one idea changed everything?Journey through the sound of inspiration striking as Melbourne’s Rubiks Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with a world premiere of The Big Idea – a genre-defying monodrama from Australian composer Matthew Shlomowitz and writer Vid Simoniti.
At the heart of the piece is a single character on the brink – a new idea blossoms, a life unravels, and we witness the tantalising chaos in between. Featuring celebrated vocalist and long-time Rubiks collaborator vocalist Lotte Betts-Dean, The Big Idea is a story of ambition and artistic obsession that spirals from bluest desperation into delightful absurdity.
Melbourne's cult-favourites Rubiks Collective have established themselves as fearless innovators in Australia's contemporary classical landscape. Hailed for creating experiences that are ‘incredibly personal, strangely spiritual and ultimately deeply touching’ (Limelight), they continue to push boundaries with this production.
Combining spoken word, music, and theatrical elements, The Big Idea is an iconoclastic departure from monodramas like Schoenberg’s Expectation and Poulenc’s The Human Voice.
Listen in as the ensemble shapeshifts from samba to Scandinavian jazz, from late Romanticism to old-school Broadway—creating a sonic world as unpredictable as the human psyche itself.
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The Big Idea is supported by the City of Melbourne Arts Grants and the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts and advisory body.
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Where is it happening?
The Street Theatre, The Street Theatre, 15 Childers St, City ACT 2601, Australia, CanberraEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
