Lynn Belvedere

SLEEPLESSNESS @ RIVERSIDE THEATRES PARRAMATTA

Kaz Therese’s SLEEPLESSNESS is a very entertaining drama, the raw emotional journey of self-discovery plus remarkable forensic investigation, part mystery, part documentary. An important message play, the lived-experience of sone of the forgotten Australians. Bearded Ladies with Cushing Syndrome, and fully concerned with the fight against erasure, and particularly about family trauma /violence /identity /gender /death, which may be triggering.

True story of family and family history, KAZ THERESE grew-up on Darug Land in Mt Druitt, Western Sydney, NSW. Grandmother, mother, sister, self. The family journey of these four women, with Kaz Therese’s journey from Budapest 2003, and back to Sydney in 2022,

“I grew up not knowing my family history. My mother had her whole childhood memory erased. I thought I could stitch back the body of my family through art, and in doing so I found a story that I feel most Australians can relate to.” – KAZ THERESE

In Australia throughout the 1900s, more than five hundred thousand children (and migrant children too) experienced “institutional care” in Australian religious institutions, including with “The Starvation Army” and with “The Cattle-Prods”. Kaz Therese’s grandmother and mother were two of those children.

The Australian Parliament in 2009, formally acknowledged and apologised for the harsh treatment, and ongoing PTSD trauma of Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. An Australian Government apology is not enough. The awful intergenerational impacts from rampant Australian Institutionalisation during the 1900s, so be very very grateful, that you have never ever been an orphan or placed into foster-care. Highly Recommended.

RIVERSIDE THEATRES presents SLEEPLESSNESS by KAZ THERESE

LENNOX THEATRE 19th and 20th AUGUST 2022

WEBSITE – https://riversideparramatta.com.au/show/sleeplessness/

VIDEO – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2yg6dGFTA

TICKETS – https://boxoffice.riversideparramatta.com.au/WEBPAGES/EntaWebShow/ShowPerformance.aspx

PROGRAMME – https://qrcgcustomers.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/account4150183/30041957_2.pdf?0.7570770681711829 —-

Trigger Warning – EXPECT adult content/themes and implied sexual violence, which may be triggering. Recommended for ages 15+

Writer/Performer – Kaz Therese
Co-Writer and Director – Anthea Williams
Cultural Leadership – Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor
Composer – Anna Liebzeit
Video Artist – Zanny Begg
Lighting Designer – Karen Norris
Choreographer – Martin del Amo
Stage Manager – Anastasia Mowen
Video Consultant – Samuel James
Producer – Erin Milne for Bureau of Works
Curator – Daniel Mudie Cunningham
Cinematography (Budapest) – Margie Medlin
Additional Film Materials – Kaz Therese
Cinematography (Sydney) – Tania Lambert
Commissioner – Carriageworks
Photo credit – Alex Wisser

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] - - -