THE PLAY

Mud and Blood is a compelling six-actor play set 1914-1921 in battle and at home, where General Pompey Elliott and a soldier's mother deal with his promise to look after his boys in WWI as if they were his own. Pompey inspires as husband, father, brother, general, Anzac and leader. Potent themes of family, duty, loyalty, trauma, betrayal, legacy and grief vividly unfold during world-changing times. It is powerfully directed by Alice Bishop with a brilliant professional cast, sound and light designers. Join us in Melbourne this August.

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MORE ABOUT US

Production Team: Awarded writer and Producer, Meg McNena, has an Amnesty International Freedom Writer Award. Director, Alice Bishop, who runs two theatre companies and has directed for many of Melbourne’s companies, including Redstitch, LaMama and Essential Theatre, has been nominated for a Green Room Award for best director. Lighting designer, Doug Montgomery, has been a mainstay of Melbourne independent theatre as an actor, director, producer, stage-manager, technician and designer. Nat Grant, composer and performer, has created soundscapes for various shows. Stage- manager, Millie Levakis-Lucas is a sound designer, musician and piano technician.

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Cast: Darren Mort playing Pompey, has many film, theatre and TV credits, including Utopia, 

Dr Blake Murder Mysteries, Neighbours, with international film awards for a recent movie he produced. For 25 years, Anthea Davis, playing a soldier's mother, has worked with TV 

networks, toured extensively, appeared in films and at Melbourne’s theatres. Actors, Lauren Bailey, David Kambouris, James Bolton, and Matt Connell have an impressive list of film, television and theatre credits. From wonderful previews in Ballarat and Charlton, Mud and Blood brings exquisite theatre to the Clocktower Moonee Ponds on 31 August.