THE LOBSTER

Stuff & Things Theatre is beyond thrilled to produce the world-premiere stage adaptation of beloved film ‘The Lobster’, originally written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou, starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz.

The 2015 award-winning absurdist black comedy film, ‘The Lobster’ (Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos), comes to life in this first-of-its-kind stage adaptation, where monogamous romance is mandatory and violently enforced. Newly single bachelor David must learn to conform to his world’s dystopian adult dating climate in a 45-day ‘Relationship Hotel’—or transform into the eponymous crustacean. With such a limited time to find the love of their life, the propagandising of the nuclear family in the hotel breeds a deep fear of loneliness in the hearts of each guest—terrified to discover what life after the hotel could mean. Laced with unflinchingly dark humour, the play is sure to appeal to fans of the original film and win over the hearts of newcomers. Will David meet his match and ascend beyond his claustrophobic confines, or succumb to his aquatic fate?

THE LOBSTER is a riveting, 75-minute theatrical take on the titular film, directed by prolific Pōneke-based creatives, Daniel Nodder and Anna Secker. Staged from January 17-20th, 2024, THE LOBSTER will be part of the annual theatre festival celebrating students from the Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

We are raising extra funds to evenly increase the flat fee payment of every cast and crew member to compensate them for their amazing work, and putting the remaining amount towards the show design - allowing Scott and his team to create an out-of-this-world absurdist abstraction of a set!

OUR CREATIVE TEAM:

• Stage Director - Daniel Nodder (Only Bones v.1.0, Smilestuff, RatKing)
• Dramaturgical Director - Anna Secker (The Tempest, Missing Time, Glass Town)
• Producer, Marketing & Script Adaptation - India Worsnop (Slowing The Sun, Six Degrees Festival, HAUSDOWN)
• Production Manager & Costumier - Jules McDonald (The Adults Are Talking, 35MM, Long Ride Home) 
• Stage Manager & Intimacy Director - Angela Pelham (Top Girls, Knight of the Table, Abandonment)
• Show Designer - Scott Maxim (Into The Woods, Cringeworthy: Swinging in The 60’s, Mamma Mia)

OUR CAST:

• David - Thomas Robinson
• Biscuit Woman & Hotel Manager - Aimée Sullivan
• Heartless Woman & Receptionist - Anna Secker
• John, Limping Man - Nathan Arnott
• Hotel Maid & Best Friend - Rebecca Lester
• Robert, Lisping Man - Tadhg Mackay
• Nosebleed Woman - Elle Wachswender
• Narrator - Susan Williams