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The Disappearances Project
version 1.0 inc

Venue: Main Theatre, Adelaide College of the Arts, Light Square
When:
- Fri 24 Feb 09:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Sat 25 Feb 09:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Mon 27 Feb 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
- Tue 28 Feb 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
- Wed 29 Feb 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
- Thu 1 Mar 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
- Fri 2 Mar 09:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Sat 3 Mar 09:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Genre: Theatre
Main Audience: Adults (18+)
No. in touring party: 4

The Disappearances Project

When a person goes missing from a small community, the effect can be devastating and wide reaching. When their disappearance remains unsolved many years later, the effects of prolonged not-knowing are agonising.

Tracing the trajectories of hope, anger and grief over years of police investigations in a range of unexplained disappearances, version 1.0 explores the effects of long-term missing persons cases on family members and communities. Following the journeys of those left behind, The Disappearances Project explores the search for both lost loved ones and for the pieces of shattered lives. An intimate new work from the Helpmann Award-winning performance group version 1.0.

“Illuminating, immensely moving theatre.” - Stage Noise.

“[A] spare, beautifully crafted and moving work.” - The Sydney Morning Herald.

“This is far from a bleak production, despite its painful subject. I can’t recall an hour in the theatre going by more quickly, driven by the poetry of the text, the quality of the performances and the sounds and images in which they are framed.” - The West Australian.

“[T]his is an exceptional offering from one of Australia’s most exciting theatre collectives.” - Concrete Playground.

version 1.0 inc.

“If you are a fan of theatre and haven’t yet heard of version 1.0, you haven’t been listening properly.” - The Daily Telegraph.

Sydney-based version 1.0 is a group of artists who make devised performances that are both political and intensely personal, based on strong research, and that engage with significant political and social issues using innovative theatrical strategies.

version 1.0 is acclaimed in Australia for its innovative, accessible and entertaining blend of documentary theatre, contemporary performance, and media spectacle. Previous performance works include The Table of Knowledge (2011), the Green Room Award-winning The Bougainville Photoplay Project (2008-2011), the Helpmann Award-winning This Kind Of Ruckus (2009-2010), the Drover’s Award-winning Deeply Offensive and Utterly Untrue (2007-2009), The Wages Of Spin (2005-2006), CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident) (2004) and The Second Last Supper (2001). Founded in 1998, version 1.0 was granted Key Organisation status by the Theatre Board of the Australia Council in 2009.

"You should be familiar with version 1.0 already — their take on the political equals highly engaging and powerful theatre. [...] For those who aren't, think Wikileaks as live performance meets video art, with a dash of Boal. In other words, contemporary, democratic theatre at its best." - Concrete Playground.