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1 3 y separately published work icon A Tribute of Sorts Benjamin Schostakowski , 2012 Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2013 Z1912918 2012 single work drama

'Oddball teen cousins Ivan and Juniper Plank are putting together a glitzy variety show chronicling the series of extremely unfortunate events that led to the demise of 26 infants. It's a tribute ... of sorts.

'Welcome to a weird, warped Eisteddfod, where this endearing pair leads you on a brilliantly inventive, wickedly funny journey – in strict alphabetical order, of course – through the short lives of these doomed infants.

'The gothic quirkiness of Tim Burton meets the adorable kitsch of Wes Anderson in A Tribute of Sorts. An artful, dark, morbidly funny celebration of the art of theatre itself.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 What's Wrong with Gregor Post? Elizabeth Millington , Benjamin Schostakowski , 2011 single work drama humour 'Set in Gregor Post's musty bedroom, where he flaunts his souvenirs of wild journeys and heart-wrenching tales, the audience starts to question whether he ever set off to see the world. Did he sail to Alaska and play dominoes with a Nazi or is there something wrong with Gregor Post?

This is a dark, absurd and dangerous comedy created by Brisbane artists Elizabeth Millington and Benjamin Schostakowski about what could happen if your imagination really did run away with you...'
1 The Glorious Nosebleed Benjamin Schostakowski , 2011 single work drama '"The Glorious Nosebleed" is a new contemporary theatre work that tells the story of strangers, a young boy and girl who find themselves trapped together in a mysterious underground room. The young nameless boy (hereto referred to as Boy) haphazardly traps himself with a young nameless girl (Girl). As Boy comes to understand the reality of his situation, mysteries are glimpsed at, light bulbs discussed, and a nosebleed approaches. It's absurd. Boy and Girl's grim subterranean night is relayed through a fractured series of interconnected images and scenes; the audience ultimately piece the night together as it unfolds. This production is about entrapment, escapism, luminosity and nothing.' Source: www.metroarts.com.au/ (Sighted 04/03/2011).
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