Lynn Belvedere

MY FATHERS LEFT TESTICLE @ THE DEPOT THEATRE

 

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Mustard Seed Productions is currently presenting their inaugural production, the world premiere of Murray Lambert’s subversive and hilarious dark comedy MY FATHERS LEFT TESTICLE.

The play exposes the physical/mental dangers to refugee adults and children, directly resulting from the Australian Government immigration policy to “stop the boats” and the hypocrisy of the barbaric treatment those refugees receive in the overseas processing camps. Five refugees exist in an alternate reality, and these five Australian Citizens have decided to flee their homeland of Australia, and are processed overseas through a refugee detention centre called “Camp Assimilation.”

This physical theatrical experience, combines clowning and slapstick, acrobatics, and is essentially scripted Commedia dell’Arte, as the play utilised constantly changing characters in a multitude of scenarios, sketches and vignettes. The use of language by the bureaucrats in the evil interrogation scenes, reminded many of the worst of the White Australia policy, and the consequences of refugees taking the last resort of self-immolation, with the sole intention of dying.

All five actors wonderfully navigated the required performances needed, in each of their confronting multiple roles, at times hilarious and at times inspirational.

Whilst only watching the devastating sexual assault by staff upon the vulnerable, audience reactions were extraordinary with many feeling culpable as if actually participating.

Vivid, energetically performed message piece, and packs several knockout punches. This is a brand new black comedy play that matters, full of words and ideas that are powerfully articulated.

Starring: Emily McGowan, Kristelle Zibara, Robert Carne, Nicholas O’Regan, Matthew Lausch

Written and Directed by: Murray Lambert

Set Design: John Sullivan

Lighting Design: Mehran Mortezaei

Stage Manager: Aly O’Doherty

2nd until 12th November 2016 at 8pm Wed-Sat and 5pm Sundays

The Depot Theatre, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville

Website: http://thedepottheatre.com/

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=175596

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MY FATHERS LEFT TESTICLE at THE DEPOT THEATRE

 

 

 

 

 

Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -