Details
This black comedy is set in a vaudevillian underworld. Garcin, Inez and Estelle are trapped together for eternity as penance for their corrupt lives. Through probing investigation of each others' actions, and attacks on each others' characters and continuous treadmill of sexual exploitation, they finally come to realise that the traditional hell they had so feared would have been infinitely preferable to this eternity of each other. As Garcin observes 'no need for the rack... Hell is other people.'
Huis Clos was written in 1943 and is one of Sarte's most influential plays.
Cast/Performers
Elisa De Grey,
Miguel Oyarzun,
Alexis TerryCreatives/Company
Author:
Jean-Paul SartreTranslation:
Frank HauserCompany:
Luke Kernaghan and Company (in association with RunAmok Theatre)
Director:
Luke KernaghanChoreographer:
Kele BakerDesign(s):
Jess Wiesner,
Eva Auster (multimedia)
Lighting:
Marco CifreSound:
Carolyn Downing