#Main Info
The Curious Cabinet of Classics
Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll, T.S. Eliot, Mary Shelley...
Dare to enter a world of strange visitors, haunted minds and stories that refuse to stay buried! Shake & Stir’s The Curious Cabinet of Classics unlocks a thrilling collection of Gothic literature, Modernistpoetry and Literary Nonsense in a special performance created for secondary students.
Darkly entertaining and deliciously unsettling, The Curious Cabinet of Classics uses dynamic storytelling, atmospheric sound and inventive staging to make classic works accessible, and inspiring.
YEARS 7-10
Curriculum Links
Gothic Theatre & Literature, Poetry, Transformation of classical texts, Contemporary Performance
General Capabilities:
Literacy, Critical & Creative Thinking, Personal & Social Capability.
English: Gothic Literature, Poetry, Character development, Narrative, Perspective, Language, Literacy
Drama: Transformation of Text , Characterisation, Creating tension, Performance techniques, Adaptation and transformation Creating and Making, Exploring and responding
Dramatic Forms & Styles
Gothic Theatre, Mediatised Performance, Contemporary Performance, Hybridity, Visual Theatre, Magical Realism, Physical Theatre
Booking Details
50 Mins + 10 Min Q&A
Performance Space 7x7 Indoor With Power
$9.90 Per Student (exc. GST)
Minimum Performance Fee Applies
