An investigation into the dynamics of power, consent, knowledge, truth and the complexities of one seemingly simple word.

YES is an investigation into the dynamics of power, consent, knowledge, truth and the complexities of one seemingly simple word. This new performance work by acclaimed feminist theatre makers THE RABBLE is set within an ever-changing physical space, occasionally erupting with manufactured weather events, in which an audience watches two performers answer hundreds of questions.

Shifting between rite of passage, public debate and personal memoir, this unpredictable onslaught blurs the line between instruction, permission, philosophy and confession. The questions are relentless – even overwhelming – reminding us of the unyielding pressures of seeking answers and understanding.

In a world where objective and rational answers are more and more impossible to find, THE RABBLE seeks to disrupt our obsession the notion of absolute and singular truths, to disempower the makers of meaning and create a more communal process of searching.

Warnings
Mentions and Imagery of Violence, Gendered Violence and Sexual Violence, Adult Themes, Nudity, Loud Music, Strobe Lighting, Theatrical Haze

Event Access

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Venue Access

TRAM

Route 57 (high floor trams only) Stop 12, North Melbourne Town Hall.

Please note, this is not a wheelchair accessible tram

WALK

Arts House is 2.5km from Flinders Street Station, approximately 35 minute walk and 850m from Queen Victoria Markets, approximately 11 minute walk

TRAIN

Arts House is 1.1km from North Melbourne Train Station, approximately 16 minute walk or 1.2km from Flagstaff Station, approximately 15 minute walk

CAR

There is limited paid on-street parking on Queensberry and Errol Streets. There are two accessible on-street car parking spaces on Queensberry Street (150m to our accessible Errol Street entrance) for holders of a Parking Permit for people with Disabilities.

Event type

Other accessible and inclusive event

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