by Sandra Thibodeaux
The Age of Bones is a biting and magical satire set deep beneath the sea!
The Age of Bones traces the story of Ikan, an Indonesian boy who goes fishing one day and fails to return. Fearing the worst, his family hires a famed seafarer to track him down – he finds nothing. Combining Indonesian puppetry, music and digital projection, The Age of Bones follows Ikan’s fantastical story from Indonesia to his eventual imprisonment ‘down under,’ and his fight to get home to his family.
A heartfelt and darkly funny tale inspired by the real-life stories of 110 Indonesian boys allegedly imprisoned in Australian adult prisons for working on refugee boats.
A Satu Bulan, Teater Satu and Performing Lines Co-Production
Writer/Co-Producer: Sandra Thibodeaux
Co-Directors: Iswadi Pratama & Alex Galeazzi
Translator: Kadek Krishna Adidharma
Set Designer: Dann Barber
Original Design: Iswadi Pratama
Costume Designers: Imas Sobariah & Dann Barber
AV Design: Mic Gruchy
Composer/Musical Director: Panos Couros
Lighting Designer: Philip Lethlean
Puppeteers: I Made Gunanta & I Wayan Sira
Production Manager: Rhys Robinson
Stage Manager: Gina Bianco
Lighting Associate: Siobhain Geaney
Producer: Pippa Bailey (Performing Lines)
Performers: Deri Efwanto, Mohammad Gandi Maulana, Imam Setia Hagi, Budi Laksana, Imas Sobariah, Kadek Hobman & Ella Watson-Russell
22 Feb – 5 Mar | AsiaTOPA – La Mama Courthouse, VIC
8 – 11 March | Ainslie & Gorman Arts Centres, Canberra, ACT
15 – 18 March | Australian Theare for Young People, Wharf 1, Sydney, NSW
22 – 25 March, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW
30 Mar – 9 Apr | Browns Mart Arts, Darwin, NT
Photos: Tristan Hooft and various anonymous