Co-Creators: Anna Breckon and Nat Randall  

Director: Anna Breckon  

Writers: Anna Breckon and Nat Randall in collaboration with Andrew Brophy  

Performers: Dina Panozzo, Nat Randall, Carly Sheppard and Maude Davey

Set Design: Genevieve Murray (Future Method Studio)  

Choreographer: Victoria Hunt  

Lighting Design: Karen Norris  

Lighting Realiser: Chloe Stafford  

Music Composition: Nina Buchanan  

Music Curator: Jade Muratore  

Sound Design: Daniel Herten   

Costume Designer: Emma Louise Price (Lucky Break Creative)  

Cinematographer: Ross Turley  

Lead Camera Operator: EO Gill  

Camera Operators: Jenny Atherton, Lux Eterna, Lucy Parakhina  

Vision Mixer: Rowena Crowe  

Hair & Makeup Design: Sophie Roberts  

Intimacy Choreographer: Danielle Micich  

Intimacy Consultant: Michela Carattini  

Dramaturg: Miranda Harcourt  

Light Sculpture: Megan Hanson  

Video Work on TV: Matthew Griffin  

Production Manager: Dominic Hamra  

Stage Manager: Ella Griffin  

Producer and Tour Manager: Fenn Gordon for Tandem   

Sections of script devised by Paul Blenheim, Genevieve Giuffre, Sapidah Kian, Peter Paltos, Mick Klepner Roe and Carly Sheppard.  


ARTISTIC TEAM

Coming in off the back of their dazzling feat of endurance, The Second Woman, Nat Randall and Anna Breckon have returned with Set Piece—a work that explores female intimacy through the relationship between screen and stage. 
Crafted from a quick-witted script that draws on real-life dinner party conversation, improvisation and ‘50s pulp fiction, Set Piece juxtaposes lesbian fantasy with the queer ordinary. Combining the language of film with the craft of theatre, Set Piece wields nuanced camera work to intensify the audience’s proximity to the drama unfolding onstage. 
Across multiple screens and an elaborate set, Randall and Breckon upend the tropes of relationship drama to mine the rich depths of queer relationships and the emotional dynamics contained within.

A wide view of a stage with a glass box set up like a living room in an apartment with book shelves, couches and carpet. Performers lounge on cushions and chairs. Videographers surround the cube, filming. A screen above shows a close up of a woman's face. 

1. Set Piece at Sydney Festival. Photo: Prudence Upton

A wide view of a stage with a glass box set up like an apartment with a bed, lighting and book shelves. Performers lay on and stand around the bed. Videographers film the cube. A screen above shows a close up of a woman's face.

2. Set Piece at Sydney Festival. Photo: Prudence Upton

A woman lays back on bed covers, her face turned toward the camera, and one bare leg bends. Behind her in the distance is a bar cart of drinks. 

3. Set Piece at Sydney Festival. Photo: Prudence Upton

A wide view of a stage with a glass box set up like an apartment with a bed, lighting and book shelves. A performers lays back on the bed. Videographers film the cube. A screen above shows a mid-close up of the person on the bed.

4. Set Piece at Sydney Festival. Photo: Prudence Upton

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festival Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc.   

Commissioned by Adelaide Festival, RISING, Perth Festival; original co-commissioners are Sydney Festival, Performance Space, City of Melbourne through Arts House and Vitalstatistix.  

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ACCESSIBLE PARKING

Multiple spaces available on Blackwood and Courtney Streets.

ACCESSIBLE DROP OFF

Loading zone and accessible parking spaces near Blackwood Street entrance.

DISTANCE COVERED BY PARTICIPANT

Under 100m.

ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS

All spaces within the Meat Market feature DDA compliant bathrooms.

OTHER ACCESSIBILITY NOTES

Some areas within Meat Market with cobblestone floors can be slightly bumpy due to their uneven surface. For more information and to access a mobility map, head [here](https://meatmarket.org.au/about/accessibility-statement).

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Nearest accessible train station: Flagstaff Train Station is a 21 minute walk away.

Nearest accessible tram stop: Stop 3 - Lincoln Square/Swanston Street

Set Piece

Anna Breckon and Nat Randall

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