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LUNCH WITH BERNAYS
by Bryce Bofinger with Samira Spring
21 - 24 JUNE
‘We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of...’ – Edward Bernays in 'Propaganda'.
Edward Bernays, the ‘father of public relations’ eagerly awaits the latest cementation of his legacy... Oh, and that of his deceased wife, Doris Fleischmann. He is to be interviewed for feminist scholar Susan Henry's new book. But no sooner does the interview begin, figures from his past – his rebellious daughter Anne, his uncle Sigmund, US presidents, and a fascist propagandist – return to haunt him. As Anne and her rotating wardrobe of characters vie for control of both the interview and the show, the cracks in Eddie’s own image begin to emerge, and he is forced to grapple with the reality of his own legacy…
Dir Samira Spring
with Pat Mandziy, Alana Louise, Natasha Cheng, Luke Visentin, Alexandra Rigby
Content Warning: the show features course language, drug use, sexual references, discussions of sexism, racism and anti-semitism, depictions of hate crimes, and mature themes
Production design: Remi McKay, Lighting Designer: Amber Spooner, Sound Designer: Fiona Lloyd Harding, Accent and Dialect Consultant: Raechyl French
Fight Choreographer: Scott Witt, Stage Manager: Freya Morton