DOWN DOWN LUCIFER to Play Adelaide Fringe Festival

Philippe Klaus takes on the fallen angel in his one-man show Down Down Lucifer at Bakehouse Theatre during the Adelaide Fringe Festival in March 2016.

Klaus, best known for his work in Wolf Creek 2 alongside stints on Rake, Home and Away and Devil's Dust, plays a host of human and supernatural character in this secular devil story. But why should we care about the devil today?

'The devil doesn't get the publicity he used to, and that's a good thing' says Klaus. 'We send sick people to the doctor now, not an exorcist. But some of the things he represents are as real as ever. He's a wonderful allegory for pride, individualism and the desire to make yourself godly.'

The project has sparked a lot of research and Klaus says he's shamelessly drawn from myths, medieval folklore, religious writers and the new atheists. "What's interesting is that the devil always seems to represent a human weakness. In popular culture he's usually this inhuman, malevolent force - but in a lot of stories he has more human frailties than the humans do. He represents whatever it is within ourselves that we're afraid of."

Director Joshua Brennan (Underbelly, Home and Away, Parer's War) adds "Phil's building a character that's very recognisable. It's surprising, unapologetic and confronting in the best possible way."

Brennan comes to the project fresh from training with world-renowned Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago and both artists are graduates from Hugh Jackman's old stomping ground, the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Down Down Lucifer runs from 9-13th March at the Bakehouse Theatre, Adelaide.

PERFORMANCE DATES

9 - 13 MARCH - BAKEHOUSE THEATRE, 255 ANGAS ST ADELAIDE - 6PM

Tickets available at www.adelaidefringe.com.au or call 1300 621 255

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