Ithaca Road
Nominated for a 2011 AWGIE Award
“Loved it! A wonderfully thought-provoking, funny, emotional and sensitive play. ‘Ithaca Road’ made me squirm, laugh, cry and little and rejoice.” - Elizabeth, parent, Arcadia Valley State School
A poignant, comic play about young people in transition. When everything you know changes, will you stay the same?
Tilly and Ben are twins about to leave their remote property to go to boarding school in town. Tilly is eagerly anticipating a new life with new friends and possibilities, while Ben isn’t so sure… Together, they create an extraordinary imaginative world, where worst nightmares and greatest dreams are vividly enacted, and the ghosts of the past return to help shed light on the future.
A play about young people in transition – from primary to high school, from small community to big town, from home to boarding school – Ithaca Road unpacks fears of change and explores strategies for resilience.
Written by Robert Kronk Co-devised with Howard Cassidy
Directed by Howard Cassidy
Set Design by Josh McIntosh
Sound design and composition by Ian O'Brien
Puppetry and animation by Dead Puppet Society
Performed by Kevin Spink and Liz Skitch
Chasing the Lollyman
"As original as it is Aboriginal" - Time Off
Chasing the Lollyman is a one man show devised and performed by one of Queensland’s most dynamic and funny Indigenous performers, Mark Sheppard. It is a joyous sharing of stories, a celebration of urban Indigenous identity and takes a satirical look at the media and popular culture. Playing a variety of characters, weaving stand up with storytelling and clown, Mark pokes fun at everything from Neighbours (what would it be like if a Murri family moved into Ramsey Street) to politics.
Best known for his role in the 2006 deBASE comedy hit The Clown from Snowy River, Mark Sheppard is a must see in Chasing the Lollyman. This show has been developed in association with the kuril dhagan centre, State Library of Queensland and supported by Arts Queensland.
Chasing the Lollyman on tour in 2011 AND in 2012!
Hothouse Theatre
Tuesday–Saturday, 18–22 October 2011
Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga
Bookings: www.hothousetheatre.com.au/lollyman
We're hugely excited to be taking Chasing the Lollyman on a national tour during 2012! Please stay tuned for venues and details.
Popping Lead Balloons
A high-energy comic drama for teens and anyone who has survived adolescence.
Join Mel as she takes a walk down the not so sweet memory lane of her high school years – when bitching became an artform and the sound of a text message could mean that your whole social life was about to crumble.
A wickedly funny stand up routine, interspersed with scenes depicting school life (and social death), Popping Lead Balloons explores the nature of contemporary girl culture, with its complicated status games and high-tech bullying. Taking Arthur Miller’s The Crucible as inspiration, the show examines a modern witch hunt and the consequences for both the bullies and their victims.
Popping Lead Balloons on tour in 2011!
During August and September 2011, Popping Lead Balloons completed a Victorian Tour presented by Regional Arts Victoria arts2go http://www.rav.net.au/arts2go/tours
Written by deBASE productions.
Features three of Queensland's finest comic actresses: Louise Brehmer, Tammy Weller and Natalie Trent.
Set Design by Jonathon Oxlade and Josh McIntosh
Sound Design by Thom Browning
Hurry Up and Wait
Co-produced by Queensland Theatre Company and deBASE productions
Two friends are waiting for the 3 o’clock parade. Time feels like it is going slowly … very slowly. They sit, they get bored and they get hungry … until the imagination takes over and waiting becomes a game! They dine on food that appears out of thin air, use simple items to create amazing new worlds and discover an entire universe inside a hat. Time flies when you are having fun!
Written by Bridget Boyle and Liz Skitch
Performed by Clint Bolster and Liz Skitch
Directed by Bridget Boyle
Dramaturgy by David Megarrity
Designed by Samantha Paxton
Sound Design by Donald Stewart and Tony Brumpton
“If you don't have children, find some and take them or simply take yourself - you'll love it!” ★★★★★/five stars
– Ian Billings, Reviewer, Broadway Baby, Edinburgh Fringe 2011
“I loved the show, it was very creative and I thought you were robots at first because I said to myself – how could a human act so good.”
– Daniel Donskoi, age 7, MacGregor State School, Brisbane
“It was the best show ever. I liked the part where Tally and Shorty had an ice-cream shower.”
– Vivian Lu, age 6, MacGregor State School, Brisbane
“The children thoroughly enjoyed the show and the responses I had from them in class afterwards were quite in-depth. The plot was simple enough for them to grasp but rich enough to extend upon in the classroom. The simple set and costumes added to their engagement, as they were not confused or distracted by complicated props. Thanks a million – BRAVO!”
– Lynette Camelli-Blemings, Teacher, St Patricks School, Emerald, Central Queensland
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Skitch Tease
An intimate cabaret with comic actress, Liz Skitch, wearing nothing but heels, fishnets and a tiny squeezebox.
Skitch leaves no stone unturned, singing songs about phone calls from her mum, dating, sneezing and safaris and musing on love hotels, hello kitty, war and peace. A fast paced accordion accompanied blend of songs, stories and sensational punch lines.
Written and performed by Liz Skitch
Skitch Tease premiered at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe Festival and since then has performed to sold out seasons at the Brisbane Powerhouse and The Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival. In 2011, Skitch Tease continued to sell out performances at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, Brighton Fringe Festival (UK) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (UK).
"Laced with punchy one-liners and witty stories and songs that target anything and everything."
- The Advertiser
"Guilt laden laughter remains with you well after the show, the dark pall of her cheeky accordion ringing in your ears."
- DB Magazine
"You will laugh, sing, cheer and applaud, and then you will sing her praises."
- Glam Adelaide
