AustLit

'A high-achieving neurotic seeks to guide his naive, newly-out country cousin through the urban gay experience, but his insecurities blind him to the genuine connection they share.'

Source: Screen Australia.

''Singled Out is a brand new inter-generational, multi-playwright project developed by creative producer and new work director Augusta Supple and supported by a professional production team of some of Sydney’s most respected independent performers, musicians and playwrights. Responding to the prediction that by 2020, one in three living arrangements in Sydney will be that of solo households this new show is a heartfelt and hilarious adventure in the private lives of our neighbours, friends and relatives.

Offering an insight into the lives of many, 'Singled Out' is a kaleidoscopic series of portraits – colliding and intersecting – revealing flights of fancy, the gentle musings or the robust reflections on what it means to be living alone in a thriving dynamic city. Harnessing the creative imaginations of some of Australia’s leading playwrights this is a unique celebration of our city, our private moments and public confessions – exploring the joy and freedom of solo living and the sometimes hidden realities of the solo living person.' (Source: http://www.seymourcentre.com/events/event/singled-out/ )

'Not-Nick makes money from people who are genuinely in love with him. In a conversation with Tim Spencer, the male sex worker (portrayed by Charles Purcell) tells us about his work, his family and his love life.

'This scripted interview is an alluring study of integrity and play acting, made volatile by the rules of theatre. The men gently pry into each other’s lives and discover the sheer pleasure of generosity and candour. Widely held assumptions about sex work and theatre set up invisible cultural collisions between the two men, but if there is nothing risked, there is nothing gained.' (Source: La boite website)

'It's late one Saturday night and a group of bright young things tumble out of a pub and make a mad grab for happiness. Funny, real and unflinchingly honest, Spencer snapshots the untold stories of his generation, depicting what it's like to be young right now.

Switching masterfully between 16 different voices, Spencer brings his audience directly into the addled minds of such characters as the iPhone addicted fashionista to the jock who may be falling for his best friend, capturing the recklessness and vulnerability of Australian youth in the prime of their life.'

Source: Bambina Borracha Productions website, www.bambinaborracha.com (sighted 06/10/2010)