Dangerous Lenses
by Brooke Robinson
Vault Festival 2019

Directed by Melissa Dunne
19.20 January 23rd to 27th
16.30 January 27th
Studio – The Vaults, Leake Street

Can you trust what you see from your window?

From the offbeat brain of one of Australia’s most exciting playwrights, Dangerous Lenses is a taut thriller that asks if you can trust what you see.

Ann is a recluse. She lives alone in a block of flats, addicted to watching her neighbours’ lives. When a new tenant and his daughter move in, Ann looks on as usual. But when her new neighbour insists there is no little girl staying with him, Ann’s curiosity turns to obsession. A dark fuzz keeps blurring her vision, which is rapidly deteriorating. Are her eyes just playing tricks or is an actual wrong being done across the way?

This resonant and powerful play explores a predicament that haunts us all; just how alone we can really be in the midst of this crowded city. From the offbeat brain of one of Australia’s most exciting playwrights, Dangerous Lenses is a taut thriller that questions if you really can trust what you see.