Shedding Skin in association with The Spare Room
BY PHILIP RIDLEY
16 June – 2 July 2011
REVIEWS
“Full of revelations, surprises and the kind of frenetic, crazy adrenaline-charged energy that makes for dynamite theatre … darkly funny, outrageously perverse, strangely endearing … a definite must-see for those who like their theatre laced with a dash of KA-BOOM.” – Australian Stage Online
“Piranha Heights is part of the New Theatre’s Spare Room project, an ideal platform for more experimental work such as this that falls between the fringe and mainstream. It’s a slick, well designed production with a strong cast..” – Same Same
“Say you were to hand over the season finale of Eastenders to a bunch of raving ice fiends. You might get something like British writer Philip Ridley’s Piranha Heights.” – Sydney Morning Herald
ABOUT THE SHOW
It’s Mother’s Day – but mother is dead. In her crumbling council flat, sons Alan and Terry reunite to argue over the will, the furniture and the flat itself.
The presence of hijab-wearing teenager Lily and her erratic boyfriend causes friction, but the arrival of Alan’s sadistic teenage son and his imaginary friend ‘Mr Green’ lets loose a violent storm that forces the brothers to finally confront the malevolent shadows of their childhood. It’s going to be a Mother’s Day to remember.
Treading a fine line between nostalgia and nihilism, acclaimed UK writer Philip Ridley (Mercury Fur, The Pitchfork Disney) has created a bitterly funny, visceral and intelligent play about a family in turmoil and the lies that sometimes must be told to endure the truth.
“Truly remarkable … a work of dark fantasy and genius” WhatsOnStage UK
Australian Premiere
BOOK TICKETS ONLINE HERE or Phone 1300 306 776
Warning: This production contains very coarse language, violence, adult themes, and everything else that makes for a cracking night in the theatre.
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Photos © Mischa Baka
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Fiona Hallenan-Barker | Producer Narelle Lewis | Lighting Martin Kinnane | Sound DJ Soup | Costume Anna Gardiner |
Voice Emma Harris | Movement Gareth Hart | Tech Liam O’Keefe
Cast Emma Griffin, Matthew Hyde, Jason Langley, Brynn Loosemore and Heath Wilder
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Tues– Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 5pm
TICKET PRICES
Full $30 | Concession $25 | Group $25 (10+) | Preview Wednesday 15 June $20 |
CHEAP TUESDAYS – “Pay What You Can” (conditions apply)
RUNNING TIME
90 minutes approx.
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