Death in a Statesman
Murder in Queensland.Yeah, noir.
A new play by Robert Kronk
Directed by Bridget Boyle
Dramaturgy and story development: Anna Yen
Cast includes: Helen Cassidy, Allen Laverty, Emily Liu, Kate Wilson and Anna Yen
Designed by Ella Lincoln
Sound design by Busty Beatz
Lighting design by Glenn Hughes
After the success of the award-winning The Longest Minute, debase creatives Bridget Boyle and Robert Kronk are turning their hand to the noir genre – with a regional Queensland twist.
Cliff’s life is in the toilet: he’s lost his wife, his job, and he’s back living in Bundaberg. Struggling to reconcile with his daughter (and his mother), Cliff navigates family dramas, local politics, and a potential murder case … all without a car.
Elliott’s doing alright: she’s finishing Year 12, looking after her grandmother, and running the family newsagent … until her estranged father turns up out of the blue, the mayor turns up dead, and the papers don’t turn up at all.
Of all the rum joints in all the world, it had to happen in Bundy.
Combining a suspicious death, strained family relationships, generational change, and a reckoning of what being Australian actually means – Death in a Statesman is funny, smart, and wears the hell out of a fedora.
Death in a Statesman is being developed with regular debase collaborator Allen Laverty.
Premier Season
All tickets purchased for the original season will be honoured for the November 2022 season. Please contact admin@debase.com.au for further information.
2022 Season Dates
8-12 November 2022, 7:30pm
Preview: 8 November 2022, 7:30pm
Location
Judith Wright Arts Centre
420 Brunswick Street (cnr Berwick St)
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
Prices
General Admission: $33 + booking fee
Concession: $25 + booking fee
Group Bookings 10+: $22 per ticket + booking fees
Preview: $11 + booking fee
Booking fee $0.50 per ticket purchased.
Warnings
Suitable for ages 15+.
Contains mild swearing or offensive language, adult themes and haze / smoke effects. Please note – a lockout period applies. Latecomers may be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.
This project is supported by Arts Queensland through the First Night Showcase – Judith Wright Arts Centre Program.

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Photography by AJ Moller. Graphic design by Lead Based Ink.