Threshold Program
PRACTICALLY FROZEN CHICKEN
by The Blue Hour Collective
12 to 22 May 2010
Practically Frozen Chicken is a one-act play that follows Karen; a chicken, trapped in her pen, as she attempts to overcome her obstacles and find love and peace with her once lover Frank the Dog.
Written by Leone White
Director Louris van de Geer
HAPPY
by Scratch Theatre
22 to 25 September 2010
We all want to be happy…In our families, in our relationships, in our work, in ourselves… sometimes, we want it so much that we lie to ourselves about how happy we are; we settle for a pretence of happiness when the real thing has managed to elude us.
Composed by Caity Fowler
Written by Chris Thompson
SEND IN THE CLOWNS
by 0Potential
29 September to 2 October 2010
Send in the Clowns is a snapshot of a vulnerable man who blends the line between adult and child, who escapes to a dreamland of talking toys where every day is a birthday. But as the dream dissipates, the man’s innocence is brought to question. What is real? What is fantasy? And who are the clowns?
Supported by Malthouse Education
STRANGE CURRENCIES
by Snail Bait Theatre
6 to 10 October 2010
Apathy is the name of the game for Rolex, Melanie, David, Michael, Pieta, Mill, Cirque and Christie. They muddle through a world as cold and fluorescent as the lights of a 7-Eleven at midnight. That is of course, until Rolex starts spontaneously predicting the future, and everyone else falls spontaneously in love: unrequited love.
Written by Harley Hefford
Directed by Eleanor Bally and Michaela Bedel
REFRAKTNG
by Up Ya Skirt Productions
22 to 25 July 2009
“I love the world of music theatre. It’s where I have poured my energy for the last 5 years. But I think it’s time music theatre got its hands dirty. From what I listen to, ‘new music theatre’ seems to be quite the same as ‘old music theatre’. If this stays the case, we will only retain a dwindling cult following. It’s time MT swallowed it’s pride, hardened the F up and get dangerous.” David Peake
Written and Composed by David Peake
Choreography Stephanie Sabatino
GOAT TOWN
by Shiny Side
28 July to 1 August 2009
When four friends gather to scatter a mate’s ashes they learn that death is not always sad or even important, it can be funny and sometimes just beside the point. Subtle, brutal, honest and funny, Goat Town is the first new work from Shiny Side.
Created by Loren De Jong and Alex Burgess
DREAM CREATURES and THE FIRE AND HURRICANE SURVIVAL GUIDE
by Bird on Fence Productions
5 to 8 August 2009
This unique double bill delves into dream worlds where theatre collides with live animation and music to create twisted landscapes of magic and menace.
Created by Alisa Tanaka-King and Brienna Macnish
CROOK’ED
by Heist Productions
22 to 26 September 2009
Chicago, 1931: the height of Prohibition, and the era of Public Enemies. Notorious crime boss Al Capone hires a Rogues’ Gallery of legendary criminals to rob the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Only hitch is, someone’s a dirty snitch…
Who do you trust, when everyone’s Crook’Ed?
Created by Alex Toledo and Jack Richardson
SHIVA
by Rose and Bean Productions
29 September to 3 October 2009
Halo! My name is Shruthi! Catch me at… shruthi_hotmasalachai@hotmail.com. Do you have hotmail??
Shiva is a mashing and clashing of Bollywood and backpackers, Hindu Gods and Gastro. Follow Shruthi as she follows two young Australian backpackers on her quest to find the reincarnation of Shiva.
Written by Stephanie Sabatino
Directed by Rob Gaetano
THE HAT BOX
by Family of Strangers
6 to 10 October 2009
It wouldn’t be make-believe if you believed in me. Sangria stains on her dress. The only Spanish sentence I know is ‘la mariposa está bajo la cama’. Waking from a siesta and seeing everything coloured a little different from before. Bon Voyage!
Created by Kerith Manderson-Galvin and Brigid Gallacher
