Checklist for an Armed Robber

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Event Checklist for an Armed Robber
Venue NIDA Parade Space (2000-), Kensington, NSW
Umbrella Event NIDA Winter Season 2025
First Date 5 June 2025
Last Date 14 June 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Two Crimes. One Truth.

A Moscow theatre under siege. A Newcastle bookshop in chaos. Two crimes, worlds apart—yet disturbingly connected.

Vanessa Bates’ Checklist for an Armed Robber interweaves two real-life events: the 2002 Chechen hostage crisis and a small-time robbery gone wrong in suburban Australia. As these seemingly unrelated events unfold, the play exposes the raw human instincts that emerge under pressure. Tasnim Hossain, Associate Artist at Melbourne Theatre Company, helms this masterclass in suspense and satire.

How far will we go to survive—and how far is too far?
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
  • NIDA, Production Company
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Claudia Leon Actor Journalist / Raisa / Stage Manager / Drunken Woman / Reporter 3
Samuel McGown Actor Rebel Leader / Alex / Owner / Rebel / Boy / Derrick / Reporter 1
Nyasha Ogden Actor Bookseller / Larissa / Presenter / Rebel / Reporter 4 / Mother
Ren Watson Actor Young Man / Nikolai / Rebel / Nigel / Reporter 2
Chaii Ki Chapman Administrator Environmental sustainability officer
Ava Rusch Assistant Director
Carmi Pirola Assistant Set Designer
Atlas Andrews Assistant Stage Manager
Jade Dunleavy Assistant Stage Manager Rehearsal assistant stage manager
Jun Tung Composer
Maddie Pawlak Costume Assistant
Katrina Mark Costume Co-ordinator
Edward John Costume Designer Costume assistant designer
Alexandria White Deputy Stage Manager
Tasnim Hossain Director Guest artist
Kaia Krause Floor Electrician
Lila Browning Head Electrician
Matthew Phillips Lighting Designer
Troy Honeysett Movement Tutor Guest artist
Chieu Quan Dao Musician: Pianist Guest artist
Vanessa Bates Playwright
Bronte Hunt Production Designer
Amelia De Villiers Properties Officer
Emily Lilly Props Buyer/Designer/Maker
Nick Day Set and/or Property Maker: Cooper NIDA staff
Jun Tung Sound Designer
Chaii Ki Chapman Stage Manager
Bella Muslado Technical Manager
Raechyl French Voice Coach Guest artist
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.nida.edu.au/news-and-events/student-productions/winter/checklist-for-an-armed-robber/
Programme NIDA Archive
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 211689