THE THEATRE ROYAL PRESENTS A VERSION 1.0 AND MERRIGONG THEATRE COMPANY CO-PRODUCTION
THE TABLE OF KNOWLEDGE
“Vital, engaging theatre” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“This is a unique story, the kind of story that could only ever take place in a place like Wollongong. Or Port Macquarie. Or Randwick. Or Burwood.
Or Warringah.” Or Hobart.
Sex, lies and dirty deals… version 1.0 is renowned for making witty and incisive theatre that engages with contemporary political and social issues. In The Table of Knowledge, the company turns its forensic theatrical vision to the so-called ‘sex for development’ corruption scandal that engulfed Wollongong City Council in 2008.
The Table of Knowledge tells a universal story based on real events. Scrutinising the transcripts of the ICAC Inquiry, version 1.0 developed the script almost entirely from the actual words of the central characters.
Exposing sexual obsessions, envelopes full of cash and a secret cabal of powerful men that met regularly around a plastic table outside a local kebab shop, this is an utterly compelling and hilarious interrogation of power, corruption and good
governance in contemporary Australia.
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