The Dentist's Chair - Indian Ink Theatre Company
Written By
Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis
Starring
Jacob Rajan, Carl Bland, Gareth Williams, Mia Blake, Peta Rutter, David Ward & Isaac Smith

The
Dentist's Chair

This deliciously dark comedy hit a nerve at the New Zealand International Festival, captivating audiences and selling out.

Albert is a dentist with a gift for easing others’ pain – but not his own. His long neglected passions are inflamed by a delicate operation on a young woman. In the process of straightening out her teeth will Albert straighten out his life? To complicate matters Albert is haunted by the ghost of William Kemmler, the first person to be executed in the electric chair – and who is encouraging him to make a rather personal extraction.

A brilliant ensemble cast, a live band and richly imaginative visual effects feature in Indian Ink’s trademark style of magical staging and storytelling.

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...sudden switches from humour to something dark and scary that Stephen Sondheim might be proud of..

The Dominion Post

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a lot of thoroughly entertaining black comedy

Theatreview

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a visually entrancing work with a cleverly designed set

National Business Review

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Our Cast
And Crew

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Carl Bland
Performer
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Gareth Williams
Performer
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Mia Blake
Performer
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Peta Rutter
Performer
Isaac plays a cello
Isaac Smith
Performer
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Jeremy Fern
Lighting Design

ARTICLES
& REVIEWS

A woman wears a metal head brace that has a cage-like appearance around her teeth, against an eerie dark background.

Dentists Chair: Dare To Confront What You Fear The Most

Technically, The Dentist’s Chair is an impressive mix of organic theatrical devices such as using Smith’s clarinet as the phone ring, through to precise video imagery to show what’s going on inside a patient’s head.

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Actor sits in a dentist chair with a square box on his head. the box shows a sky with clouds on it

Dentists Chair: Dark Humour With Teeth

Indian Ink Theatre Company doesn’t rest on its laurels.

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Actor Jacob Rajan stands in a half mask and medical coat. He holds a metal instrument in his hands while wearing pink gloves. Another actor sits in a suit waiting him.

Dentists Chair: Visually Entrancing Work

But this is just a stylistic veneer on a play which provides insights into problems about people – jealousy, fear of the known and unknown and an unnatural belief in God.

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