Perth, Australia (The Trial – AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE)

https://www.perthfestival.com.au/program/season-2026/the-trial

Contemporary thriller meets operatic fever dream in this Australian premiere of Philip Glass’ The Trial. Under a blaze of fluorescent lights and with the shuffle of endless paperwork, the action unfolds in a chilling maze of a forgotten office space in Forrest Chase, where order masks chaos and every corner hides a secret.

‘One of the few genuinely disruptive arts organisations in Australia.’
The West Australian
 
Presented with West Australian Opera & West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Proudly supported by the WA Government & Forrest Chase | ISPT.
© 2014 Dunvagen Music Publishers Inc. Used by Permission

Composer Phillip Glass
Libretto Christopher Hampton based on the story by Franz Kafka
Director Mel Cantwell
Conductor Mark Coughlan
Starring Jarred Wall as Josef K.
Orchestra West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Set & Costume Designer Bruce McKinven
Lighting & Audio Visual Designer Mark Haslam
Producer Tim Carter