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A portrait of two men merged into one face with a faint line down the centre delineating the two.
5 – 11 Oct

Read the Room

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment

A mysterious man arrives for his first psychiatric evaluation, presenting with what appears to be acute dissociative identity disorder. His fractured personalities emerge rapidly - each vivid and distinct. Yet, as the session unfolds, something begins to feel pointedly unsettling.

Gradually, the doctor is forced to confront the possibility that this is no ordinary case. As the patient seems to guide the process, drawing the doctor toward buried corners of his own past, the clinical distance he relies on erodes and is replaced by a growing loss of control.

As the psychological tension escalates, the line between disorder and design blurs and the session evolves into a relentless reckoning, where questions of identity give way to questions of accountability.

Hours

Date Times
Mon 5 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Tue 6 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Wed 7 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Thu 8 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Fri 9 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Sat 10 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Sun 11 Oct
  • 5.30pm - 7pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Location

Theatrette
The Motley Bauhaus
118 Elgin St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

From $10 to $45

Adult / general $34.50
Senior $31
Student / concession $31
Children $31
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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9660 9666
  • email address: info@melbournefringe.com.au
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  • Accessible toilets
  • Companion card accepted
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  • Service animals

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In a ferocious solo performance, Zahra Newman returns to the twisted heart of Wake in Fright.

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