Details

Whisking us down a rabbit hole and into a wonderland-like world, Gross und Klein transports us to a hotel dining room in Morocco where Lotte (Blanchett) sits alone. Courageously optimistic and perpetually disappointed Lotte is in constant search for human connection. She is rejected by her husband, unrecognised by old friends and unfamiliar with her family. Whether she is outside a window peeping in or buzzing on an unanswered intercom this iconic protagonist never quite fits. Like Carroll's Alice, sometimes Lotte is too big for her surroundings and sometimes too small to be noticed within them. Co-commissioned by the Barbican, London and London 2012 Festival using funds from the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, Theatre de la Ville Paris and Wiener Festwochen.

Cast/Performers

Cate Blanchett, Lynette Curran, Anita Hegh, Belinda McClory, Josh McConville, Robert Menzies, Katrina Milosevic, Yalin Ozucelik, Richard Piper, Richard Pyros, Sophie Ross, Chris Ryan, Christopher Stollery, Martin Vaughan

Creatives/Company

Author: Botho Strauss
Translation: Martin Crimp
Company: Sydney Theatre Company
Director: Benedict Andrews
Design: Johannes Schutz
Costume: Alice Babidge
Lighting: Nick Schlieper
Sound: Max Lyandvert
Music: Max Lyandvert