The Block Universe (Or How It Goes) by Sam O’Sullivan
Directed by Dominic Mercer
Sound Design by Alistair Wallace
Produced by Cross Pollinate Productions
Presented at Old 505 Theatre (AUS)
June 2016
THE BLOCK UNIVERSE
(OR SO IT GOES)
Nominated Best Independent Production
Sydney Theatre Awards 2016
Inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical novel, Slaughterhouse Five and the writings of Alaine de Botton, Alan Watts and H.G Wells among others, THE BLOCK UNIVERSE (OR SO IT GOES) is an attempt to bring a different experience of time to the stage. It exists somewhere between a curious romantic comedy, a religionless morality tale and a philosophical treatise as it playfully observes the coupling of two misfits – Andrew and Kristiina. Their relationship is revealed as it exists according to the theory of the Block Universe; in non-sequential exposures of life’s defining moments.
Featured Tracks:
“…Equally accomplished is Alistair Wallace’s work on sound that guides us through the play’s complicated timeline with a penetrating sensitivity that accompanies its auditory dynamism.”
