Past Productions
Below is a sample of some Sidetrack’s past productions. For full list of all shows since 1979, see the AusStage Database.
The Pessoptimist
Based on the novel by Emile Habiby
Directed & adapted by: Don Mamouney
Video by: Assad Abdi
Performed by: Paul Barakat, Buddy Dannoun, Hani Malick, Amanda Mitchell, Mariam Saab, Ben Tari
Saeed, the Donkey, & the Israeli Big Man. “Saeed was just a normal everyday Palestinian… until God and the United Nations gave his country to the Israelis” more…
Black Rooster
Director/Writer: Don Mamouney
Musical Director: Sawung Jabo
Video Artist: Assad Abdi
Choreography/Fight Direction: Iskandar Lelana Sabur and Fajar Satriadi
Designer: Jujuk Prabowo
Translation: Suzan Piper and Sawung Jabo
Production Manager: Tompel Witono
Indonesia Tour 2004
Black Rooster is a contemporary theatrical spectacle with live music based on the Sawung Galing myth from Java and other islands of Indonesia. The new version of this popular myth develops new angles on the story transforming it into a universal story that appeals to audiences all over the world. more…
Tangled Garden
Directed and designed by: Carlos Gomes
Movement Director/ Dramaturg: Iman Soleh
Written by: Don Mamouney with Iman Soleh and Carlos Gomes
Video by: Assad Abdi
Created by Sidetrack Performance Group in collaboration with Komunitas CCL.
The Tangled Garden … Ariel and Ujang, two childhood friends, are reunited after years spent apart. Ariel, the fair skinned son of wealthy landowners, returns to the village of his birth after graduating from university. Ujang is the son of poor farmers who once worked on Ariel’s father’s tea plantation. Despite the gulf of years, education and experiences, the two quickly re-form the close bond of their early childhood years. more…
Seven Pirates
Written and directed by Don Mamouney
Presented in partnership with the Sydney Greek festival.
Performance company: Ben Adam, Alex Blias, Adam Hatzimanolis, Chris Pickard, Russell Smith, Jason Stojanovski, Ben Wood.
1827. The British brig Alceste, bound for Alexandria from Malta, is attacked by the pirate ship, the Herakles, helmed by a young Athenian seafarer and a crew of young men from the island of Hydra. The Herakles later is captured and charged by the British navy off the coast of Crete. The crew are found guilty by a jury court, consisting of four Englishmen, three Maltese, four Sicilians, a Spaniard and a Frenchman. more…
