A theatrical adaptation of one of the most loved, important novels of the 20th Century.

“This is a story I’ve always wanted to put on stage,” says Fleur. “It is a deeply painful and messy story – it makes war look foolish and embarrassing – but it is also very funny, full of delicious sci-fi, porn and aliens.”

Playwright Fleur Kilpatrick collaborated with Theatre Works and Monash Uni Student Theatre to create this fast-paced and darkly comical retelling of Kurt Vonnegut’s experience of the bombing of Dresden during WWII. Through a weird and wonderful mix of sci-fi and sex, Vonnegut tells a deeply personal survival story of a boy sent to war, who witnessed a horrific massacre. As Vonnegut said, “I don’t think human beings had ever been killed that fast”. This was one of my first shows at such a professional and public level. I worked off the original design of the show first performed in 2016 and added elements and reimaginings of my own. A challenging project with an incredibly rich source material that left me tired and sore but with a renewed love for scifi and theatre.

Adapted and Directed by Fleur Kilpatrick

Designed by Jason Lehane

Produced by Yvonne Virsik

Assistant Directed by Kitty Malam

Sound Design by Justin Gardam

Lighting Design by John Collopy

Monash Uni Student Theatre and Theatre Works 2019