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'Set at the glorious Bold Park Aquatic Centre, The Pool invites you to immerse yourself in an intimate experience as you eavesdrop on the conversations of ordinary everyday people through a personal headset.
'A mother tries to connect with her adult daughter.
'A man continues his rehabilitation to strengthen his knee.
'Two teenagers find privacy in a lie to their parents.
'Bombies in the deep end while the lifeguard isn’t looking, water aerobics classes, hot chips and choc milk, The Pool is an exploration of life as we know it and a celebration of our public spaces that create community. It is a delightfully voyeuristic experience, raw and relatable in every way.'
Source: Production blurb.
Production Details
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Presented by Black Swan Theatre Company in association with Perth Festival, at Bold Park Aquatic Centre, 9-25 February 2024.
Director: Kate Champion.
Composer and Sound Designer: Tim Collins.
Costume and Props Designer: Amalia Lambert.
Cast: Kylie Bracknell, Edyll Ismail, emma Jackson, Joel Jackson, Geoff Kelso, Polly Low, and Tobias Muhafidin.
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A Theatre Production … in the Pool? This New Play in Perth Leaves the Audience Buoyed
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 13 February 2024;
— Review of The Pool 2024 single work drama'My obsession for public pools began when I was growing up in Perth at the iconic 1960s Beatty Park. Living in Melbourne I swam in the “aqua profonda” of the Fitzroy pool, listened to the underwater music (which in the 1980s was novel) at the Prahran pool and lapped at the pool that attracts attention for being named after a drowned prime minister — the Harold Holt. So, I was looking forward to Black Swan State Theatre Company’s new production The Pool, and it doesn’t disappoint.' (Introduction)
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A Theatre Production … in the Pool? This New Play in Perth Leaves the Audience Buoyed
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 13 February 2024;
— Review of The Pool 2024 single work drama'My obsession for public pools began when I was growing up in Perth at the iconic 1960s Beatty Park. Living in Melbourne I swam in the “aqua profonda” of the Fitzroy pool, listened to the underwater music (which in the 1980s was novel) at the Prahran pool and lapped at the pool that attracts attention for being named after a drowned prime minister — the Harold Holt. So, I was looking forward to Black Swan State Theatre Company’s new production The Pool, and it doesn’t disappoint.' (Introduction)
