Fifteen years after collaborating on The Rocky Horror Show, internationally acclaimed powerhouse director Gale Edwards finally reunites with legendary performers Paul Capsis and iOTA for an unhinged and searing reimagining of Ionesco’s absurdist masterpiece, THE CHAIRS. In the pressure-cooker intimacy of the electric Old Fitz Theatre, two of Australia’s most iconic trailblazers like you’ve never seen them before.

“I have a message. A struggle, a mission. Something deep in my guts, a message to share with humanity.”

The water is rising. The world outside is crumbling. Technology is fast evolving. Freedom? Progress? Or a return to something more sinister? Alone in a room, a couple sets out chairs ready for the arrival of a special audience. They’ve invited everyone. The artists, the media, the money people, those fleeing, those staying. Everyone is gathering to hear their final message to humanity.

A searing and hilarious look at at what it means to live a life in the face of it all, Edwards’ new production of The Chairs echoes the anxiety, turbulence, unexpected humour and outright absurdity of our current moment.

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