★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Time Out Sydney
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Whats The Show
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★ ★ ★ ★ Sydney Arts Guide
★ ★ ★ ★ Theatre Now
we stared at each other, the performers and the mirrors lining the stage and walls in confusion (or awe, or something else entirely). Herein lies the postmodern genius of The Anarchy. This is not a narrative or something you can sit back and place judgement upon from afar – you are embroiled in it. Buy a ticket, and then buy another, and sit through it all again. Charlotte Smee, TimeOut Sydney
I love how Doppelgangster sweep into town with their own form of anarchic theatre, wake up the theatrical sleepers of Sydney as we return to our well-made plays. For the feeling you get the morning after I recommend! Kate Gaul, Disrupting Stages
As for “anarchy” … well, it’s a show in a theatre and you pay money for it. But damn, I enjoyed its determination, its uncompromising energy and the cheap thrill that lies in not being able to anticipate what the end point might be Jason Blake, Limelight Magazine
PART ONE OF A TRILOGY SPANNING 15 YEARS
'Theatrical Saboteurs’ Doppelgangster (UK/Australia) bring their latest, miraculous work about living in dark times, violence, and disorder.
A duel is about to take place. Welcome, traveller, to the very fictional, medieval town of Cross Roads.
You are not yourself anymore and be warned this shelter cannot last.
Two rough grandstands face each other as the KXT-on-Broadway Theatre is transformed into a brutal and deadly jousting arena. An arrow whizzes through the theatre. Actors are climbing a siege tower, attempting necromancy, crashing through castle walls. The past is upon you.
Death is certain. Loot everything.
Galloping in on hobby horses and centaurs The Anarchy (1138-53) follows the dangerous path of past works: Doppelgangster’s TITANIC, Cold War, and Puntila/Matti - which have generated walkouts, physical fights, and cancellations, along with cult followings and critical acclaim. It’s part shocking anticomedy, part historical folk-horror, part pagan ritual, and part psychedelic experiment.
Presented by Doppelgangster
Doppelgangster are Tobias Manderson-Galvin, Dr Tom Payne, with Kerith Manderson-Galvin, Pat Fielding, Chelsea Hickman, et al.