AustLit

'A comedy about the genesis of lust, shame, and self-expression

'D*CK PICS IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN is a playful, weird and comedic take on the subsequent lives of Adam and Eve following their infamous exile, now parenting their troubled children in the Garden of Suburbia. 

'Eve begins to question her mediocre life and the societal expectation she should stay with Adam and serve him. Can she really step outside of the values around marriage and family that she’s also helped to establish for society? Eden is a wasteland, everyone's moved to the Garden of Suburbia (it does have the best mall after all) but all is not sunshine and rainbows there either.

'Adam is sent on a retrieval mission after being caught sending a dick pic. Eve wants to win the local rose gardening competition. Cain has started an Only Fans account (he has no shame). Lilith is directing her first play, but she's having trouble with an actor who said they'd get nude but now won't. Lucifer has lost his edge. And stand-up comedian Dick Dickson thinks it's over for straight white male comedians in this new woke era... but actually he might not be that straight after all.

'This world premiere production takes you on a provocative journey through the human need to be seen and accepted while also exploring the delicate moment we’re in right now where screens and the internet are reshaping human sexuality, possibly (or probably?) forever. 

'Award-winning writer and director Jeffrey Jay Fowler [FAG/STAG; PERPETUAL WAKE], alongside an ensemble of eight of Perth’s most exciting performers, brings to life an ambitious new work, blending technology and live performance to explore the joy and confusion of existing as a sexual creature.' (Production summary)

'Jimmy and Corgan are BFFs. Hurtling towards their 30s, life is filled with a mix of Tinder, Grindr, binge-drinking and half-hearted hook-ups. As the wedding of Corgan’s ex looms and Jimmy’s love life stagnates, the two struggle to get their lives in working order. FAG/STAG is one story, told twice, from the perspective of two (very) unreliable narrators. Brimming with laughs, tenderness and quarter-life-crisis ennui, this is a brutally honest and hilarious exploration of contemporary masculinity and what it means to have a best mate when you’re stuck being your worst self.'

Source: Griffin Theatre Company 2018 season.

'An award-winning playwright unexpectedly dies.

'Can his final play be staged tactfully and tastefully? Is dousing an actor in petrol too much?

'The play within a play, Minnie and Mona Play Dead, tells the story of two friends: one wants to make believe they're cheeky unicorns, and the other wants to die. Like... really die.

'Through a sly combination of autobiography, slapstick and satire, Minnie and Mona Play Dead delves into the rough ground unearthed when everyone around you wants to leave. Forever.

'This captivating black comedy explores friendship, fantasy and fatality.' (Production summary)

Imogen arrives at the Rusalka Lake lodge, reeling from fresh heartbreak. A four year relationship ended with a letter listing all her faults.Sophia's parents used to take her to the lake as a child, but the holidays stopped when a woman was found drowned ten years ago. Something now has made her return.After catching Freya the landlady saying sinister things to the freezer, the lodgers realise they may be in danger.Taking from Russian folklore and B movie thrillers, The Rusalka Thread sets out to explore the idea of the unresolved in a fresh, funny, and frightening way.

Source:http://www.theatre.asn.au/production/2008/the_rusalka_thread (Sighted 3/4/2009)