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​Nothing sacrificed, nothing gained...

A riveting adaptation of Janne Teller’s award-winning novel, now considered a modern classic. 
 
When Pierre Anthon smugly declares there's no meaning to life, he leaves his ninth-grade classroom, climbs a plum tree, and stays there. To prove to him that life is full of worth his classmates make a ‘pile of meaning’ and sacrifice things of great importance; Dungeons & Dragons books, a fishing rod, a pair of green sandals, a pet hamster…  Then, events start to take a morbid twist as each offering becomes more extreme. And what if, after all these sacrifices, the pile still isn’t meaningful enough to bring Pierre Anthon down?
 
The Australian premiere of this internationally acclaimed Danish novel is adapted by Fleur Murphy, directed by Alonso Pineda and stars a lively ensemble cast including Connor James, Rebecca Makar, Jessica Martin, Mia Tuco and Laurence Young.  Traversing the innocence of youth and the wisdom adulthood, Nothing is a delicious delve into existential angst, full of wry humour and engaging characters that highlight the weird and wonderful things we all find worth in.
By Fleur Murphy
Adapted from the award-winning novel by
​ Janne Teller

The world premiere at​
fortyfivedownstairs
45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne
1 - 13 March 2022



Key Creatives:
Adaptation by Fleur Murphy
Directed by Alonso Pineda
Assistant Direction by Karla Livingstone-Pardy
Movement Supervision by Cassandra Gray
Stage Management by Annie Gleisner
Costume and Set Design by Karine Larché
Lighting Design by Harrie Hogan
Music Composition and Sound Design by Sam Porter
Music Advisor Lara Dawson
Set Building by Madelline Hillam
Show Crew Al Brill & Olivia Molinaro-Brennan
Produced by Ryan Stewart
Photography Cameron Grant


Cast:
Rebecca Makar
Jessica Martin
Connor James
Eddie Pattison
​Laurence Young
"...an adaptation with main stage potential."
Cameron Woodhead, The Age

"Murphy has masterfully adapted Janne Teller’s award-winning novel – keeping the dialogue sharp and the mood light, until bringing down the hammer to shatter the wholesome world on stage."
Australian Arts Review

​“This beautiful and frightening book stopped me in my tracks.” David Almond, The Guardian, UK
​
“A youth novel in Nobel Prize class.”
Lena Kjersén Edman, Sweden

“Gorgeously lyrical and dreadfully bleak.”
Kirkus Review, USA

“Janne Teller has with NOTHING written a novel that is as haunting as it is brilliant.”
El Tiempo, Colombia

The development of this script is gratefully supported by Creative Victoria through their 2020 Sustaining Creative Workers Grants.
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    • RAIN FOR MORGAN
    • SHADOWS OF ANGELS
    • MY COUNTRY FOR A PEACH
    • HEARTH
    • NOTHING
    • DON'T SAY (BUBBA)
    • THE FENCE
    • ROARING
    • #LULU
    • PLOT. HEDDA
    • OTHER WORK >
      • PRODUCER - PROJECT: HYSTERIA
      • Podcast - Little Pearlers
      • Advert - OnStone
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    • HEARTH - EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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