The Crocodile

2023

Venue: Fortyfive Downstairs, Melbourne

Director: Cassandra Fumi

Producer: Spinning Plates Co

Set & Costume Designer: Dann Barber

Lighting Designer: Spencer Herd

Associate Lighting Designer: Natalya Shield

Sound Designer: Gabriel Bethune

Photography: Jack Dixon-Gunn

 

The Crocodile by Tom Basden is a play based on short stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Ivan (James Cerche) a struggling actor gets swallowed by a crocodile. His best friend Zack (Joey Lai) and ex-girlfriend Anya (Jessica Stanley) attempt to free him from the crocodile. Meanwhile the zoo owner (Cait Spiker), along with the many other characters Cait plays create conflict for the friend group along with supporting the concept of Ivan living inside a crocodile.