You Are Here : Home / Programs and opportunities/ Programs / Archive / Darebin Arts Speakeasy / Archimedes War by Melissa Reeves

Archimedes War by Melissa Reeves

A man with short dark hair and a beard, wearing an army thsirt and dog tags around his neck stands behind a man with dark hair pulled back into a bun. A transparent image of fighter jets and a soldier running in action overlays the image.

Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy

Fifteen-year-old Arki can’t shake the dead bodies of the players he’s killed in his online combat games. His mother takes him to a psychiatrist who thinks he has PTSD. In her quest to help her son, she turns to those involved in real world war afflictions.

Archimedes War is a dark comedy exploring the frightening depersonalisation of modern warfare, where waging war can look like a video game and playing video games has real-life consequences.

Creative Team

Director: Susie Dee
Writer: Melissa Reeves
Cast: Daniela Farinacci, Jim Russell, Sahil Saluja, Harry Musgrove, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Eva Seymour
Set and Video Design: Romanie Harper
Set and Costume Design: Bethany J Fellows
Lighting Design: Lisa Mibus
Sound Design: Ian Moorhead
Production and Stage Manager: Cassandra Fumi
Producer (2021) and Marketing: Katie Rowe
Director’s Assistant: Karla Livingstone-Pardy
Assistant Stage Manager: Georgie Bright