‘I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.’
A criminal lawyer with a cool head and a passion for logic, David wakes up to find himself confined to a small, sparsely furnished room, unable to remember what happened the day before. With the help of his doctor, David begins to coax memories out of the darkness, before the details of a terrible secret emerge.
Razor sharp and tourniquet tight, The House on the Lake is a psychological thriller so crafty it's criminal. Mired deep in layers of deception, it's a puzzle of a play certain to engage the intellect and assault the nervous system.
AIDAN FENNESSY, writer, director, actor and dramaturg, was co-founder of Melbourne’s Chameleon Theatre, established 1992. His work has been produced extensively both here and overseas. His writing credits include The Heartbreak Choir (Melbourne Theatre Company, Auckland Theatre Company, Ensemble Theatre), The Architect (MTC), What Rhymes With Cars and Girls (MTC), National Interest (MTC and Black Swan State Theatre Company), The Way Things Work (Red Stitch Actor’s Theatre and Tamarama Rock Surfers), The House on The Lake (Black Swan State Theatre Company, Griffin Theatre Company, and productions in Rome, Athens and Madrid), The Trade (Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Tasmanian Theatre Company), Chilling and Killing My Annabel Lee (Playbox/Chameleon, Queensland Theatre Company). He was nominated at the 2016 Helpmann Awards for Best New Work. He won the 2012 Victorian Premier People’s Choice Award and the 2010 Griffin Award. Aidan was co-founder of Chameleon Theatre, a member of the HotHouse Theatre Directorite, Artistic Director of The Storeroom Theatre Workshop and Associate Director of Melbourne Theatre Company. He died 13 September 2020.
| Cast Info | 1F, 1M |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Naturalism / realism |
| Themes | Full length play |
| Audiences | Adult |
| Extent | 66 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Size | 210 x 137 |