Skitch Tease
An intimately revealing comic cabaret with the acclaimed
Liz Skitch
“It’s like she’s working magic on the audience.” - The Pun, Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Wearing nothing but heels, fishnets and a strategically placed accordion, no one is safe in this tell-all tale of Liz’s extraordinary life. With “sugar-coated viciousness” (DB Magazine) she tackles ex-boyfriends, her mum, empty headed teenage girls, banal tourists, babies and baboons.
Dripping with double entendre Skitch Tease has a rollicking old vaudeville feel; it’s naughty but nice - Marilyn Monroe meets Judith Lucy with a pinch of Jerry Lewis.
Skitch Tease is a fast-paced accordion accompanied blend of songs, stories and sensational punch lines.
Skitch Tease premiered at the 2010 Adelaide Fringe Festival and has since wowed audiences at The Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, and in the UK at Brighton Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Glastonbury Festival.
“Flirty fun which squeezes your funny bone in all the right places.”
- Edinburgh Spotlight
“Hilarious songs, involving comedy and a cabaret turn to die for, make Liz Skitch’s hour pass in a flash. Her burlesque-style routine is the big selling point, but she has depth in both delivery and material.”
- The Stage, Edinburgh
“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
Hurry Up and Wait
Premier production co-produced with
Queensland Theatre Company
Meet Mr Tall and Miss Short, a couple of clowns who have rushed to town to see the grand circus parade!
They sit, they wait, they get bored, they get hungry … until their imaginations take 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!
Hurry Up and Wait is a unique blend of Buster Keaton and Samuel Beckett loaded with exquisite physical comedy. This clown duo (Liz Skitch and Clint Bolster) provoke extreme emotional highs and lows as their interminable wait unfolds.
Hurry Up and Wait on tour in 2012!
Hurry Up and Wait is touring Japan with Kazenoko Children’s Theatre Company, Kuyshu. While in Japan Hurry Up and Wait will also be presented at the ‘Kijimuna Festa’ International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences, Okinawa. This project has been made possible through the support of Arts Queensland.
Kazenoko Kyushu Tour, 2-15 July 2012
‘Kijimuna Festa’ International Theatre Festival for Young Audiences, Okinawa
28 July - 5 August 2012
Written by Bridget Boyle and Liz Skitch
Performed by Clint Bolster and Liz Skitch
Directed by Bridget Boyle
Dramaturgy by David Megarrity
Original design by Samantha Paxton
Sound design by Donald Stewart and Tony Brumpton
“It really is a true indication of the quality of a show when the audience, children and parents alike, are in constant fits of laughter.” – Fringe Review, Edinburgh
“Two hugely talented performers” – Broadway Baby, Edinburgh
“A magical show, sure to captivate audiences of all ages” – Primary Times, Edinburgh
“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
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 2012!
We're hugely excited to be taking Chasing the Lollyman on a national tour during 2012! See below for dates and venues.
| Wed 13 June | Atherton SHS Hall |
| Thu 14 June | Conservatorium of Music, Innisfail |
| Fri 15 June | Townsville Cultural Centre |
| Sat 16 June | Burdekin Theatre, Ayr |
| Tue 19 June | Moranbah Community Centre |
| Wed 20 June | Capella Cultural Centre at 7:30pm Bookings: 07 4984 9300 or email culturalcentre@bigpond.com |
| Fri 22 June | Barcaldine Shire Hall |
| Mon 25 June | Yeppoon Town Hall |
| Wed 27 June | Moncrieff Theatre, Bundaberg at 7:30pm Bookings: 07 4130 4100 or theatrem@bundaberg.qld.gov.au |
| Thu 28 June | Gympie Civic Centre |
| Fri 29 June | Maleny RSL Hall at 7:30pm Tickets: Maleny Bookshop, 41 Maple Street. Tel 07 5494 3666 |
| Mon 2 July | St George Cultural Centre |
| Tue 3 July | Mungindi Town Hall |
| Thu 5 July | Empire Theatre, Toowoomba at 7:30pm Bookings: 1300 655 299 or www.empiretheatre.com.au |
| Fri 6 July | The Centre, Beaudesert |
| Sat 7 July | Redland Bay Performing Arts Centre at 7:30pm |
