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The Crying Room by Marcus McKenzie

Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat

17 Lydiard Street South,
Ballarat Central VIC 3350

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  • Sat 14 Nov 6pm–7:20pm
  • Sun 15 Nov 3pm–4:20pm

$25 - $40

Following a sold-out Melbourne season and a critically acclaimed run at Carriageworks as part of Liveworks Festival, Marcus McKenzie's The Crying Room comes to Ballarat for two days only.

The Crying Room is a show inspired by the small, soundproof chambers tucked at the back of theatre auditoriums. As the name suggests, a crying room is a place where you can go if you are crying so as not to disturb the audience. But what if it was actually a site dedicated to emotional extraction? A place not to conceal tears, but to invoke them?

Funny, eerie, and quietly devastating – this multi award winning performance mixes storytelling, ritual and the uncanny as Marcus scours infinite planes in search of his lost brother.

Winner of Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performer and Outstanding Sound Work (Green Room Awards - Contemporary and Experimental Performance, 2024).

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