👑 Destroyed👑

How does it feel to lose control?

Evelyn Jones’ best friends keep killing themselves. While struggling to process grief, three weird people she meets at a bus stop tell her that her enemies will get what they deserve. She becomes so obsessed with their prophecy that it completely and utterly consumes her, leaving nothing behind.

A one-act performance of queer femme heartbreak, grief, torture and swathed in blood, based upon the Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.

PREMIERE: FEBRUARY 6 – 10, 2024 – THEATRE WORKS EXPLOSIVES FACTORY – MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL
PRESENTED BY THEATRE WORKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH EBONY RATTLE

Written and Devised by: EBONY RATTLE
Dramaturg: HENRY KELLY
Compositions by: ALEX MRAZ
Lighting Designer: CHARIS RAJAMANI
Costume Designer: EMILY BUSCH
Stage Manager: KAT CELIKAITE
ASM/Technician: MEAGHAN RATTLE

Performed by:

EVELYN JONES: EBONY RATTLE
GABRIEL ROSENBAUM / WITCH (IRIS): SARAH COOPER
MAYA CARTER / WITCH (IRIS): EMMA SNOW
WITCH (SAGE): ARTEMIS MUNOZ
WITCH (ROWAN): EMMA JEVONS

Photos by LEEAV HENZEL

🗡️ View the digital program for Destroyed here 🗡️

Praise for Destroyed:

“Rattle is a strong writer. Their writing is sharp and insightful, with a very dark humour which attacks rather than disarms - the way humour is usually tasked in entertainment... Destroyed is a show with an incredibly strong visual aesthetic, a biting commentary, and a deep and sad soul. Destroyed reminds us how easy it is to compound tragedy through unprocessed grief, fear, and the fallibilities which make us human.” – What Did She Think

“The imagery and ideas being explored throughout the work was exciting and at times striking. It’s moments of earnestness are where this piece takes off... Destroyed’s commentary on grief, desire and destruction definitely pay ode to its source material but this work departs from Shakespeare in a way that makes it a very original take that provides a new lens through which to view the play. ” – Theatre Travels