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Artwork for Mutual Obligations
Mutual Obligations

Friday 8 August, 7PM

Southbank Theatre, The Lawler

A time-travelling and fast-paced up-yours to the social security system.

Approx. 70 minutes

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Furious, foul-mouthed and perpetually jobless, Lola seems like the exact dole bludger you don't want your tax wasted on. When she receives a not-so-legitimate windfall, she knows she should turn it in or face brutal consequences. But what's the cost of ruin for someone with nothing to lose? A time-travelling and fast-paced up-yours to the social security system.

Director
Tansy Gorman                                                                                         

Cast
Clarisse Bonello                                             

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

  • Auslan Interpreted

Performance Type Performance Date(s)
Auslan Interpreted Friday 8 August, 7pm
Artwork for Flick

Flick

Writer

Flick enjoys getting lost at the intersection of spectacle and the political, (un)pop culture, and reaching for imagined utopias. As a writer, they are best known for the staged lesbian sci-fi series SLUNTIK™ which world-builds a future-possible culture of deprioritising work and embracing refusal and pleasure. Their written work has been published with Humana Obscura, Osborne and Fawkner Publishing, CREATurE Magazine, Vellichor Literary, and Youth Disability Advocacy Service. This year, Flick is a writer in residence with Darebin Arts, La Mama and the City of Melbourne. Special skills include reciting their CRN both forwards and backwards, as well as staying calm through hold music.

Artwork for Tansy Gorman

Tansy Gorman

Director

Tansy Gorman (she/her) is a director based in Naarm/Melbourne.

Tansy’s passion for theatre originates from her deep appreciation for the unconventional and the bizarre. She is drawn to the power of extremes in performance, seeing it as a form of artistic resilience and determination. Through the use of play and montage techniques, Tansy believes that theatre has the unique ability to explore and challenge societal norms, pushing the boundaries of what is considered possible. Tansy has completed her Bachelor in Contemporary Arts and a First Class Bachelor of Fine Arts Hons and a Masters of Theatre (Direction) At the Victorian College of the Arts.

Artwork for Zoey Dawson

Zoey Dawson

Dramaturg

Zoey Dawson is a dramaturg, playwright, screenwriter and educator based in Naarm with over 15 years’ experience in script development. She has recently worked as dramaturg with award-winning theatre makers such as Mish Grigor and Marcus McKenzie, as well as facilitating dramaturgy workshops with Arts Centre Melbourne and Theatre Works. For screen, she has worked in scripted development for companies such as Fremantle Media and Matchbox Pictures. She holds both a Master of Screenwriting and a Master of Performance Writing from VCA and has been lecturing and tutoring in Script Writing and Performance Studies at Melbourne University for the past six years. 

As a playwright, her credits include Darkness (New Theatricals), CAESAR (La Boite), Australian Realness (Malthouse Theatre), Conviction (Darebin Arts), Calamity (MTC NEON), Madonna Arms (Next Wave/Artshouse) and I Know There's a Lot of Noise Outside (I'm Trying To Kiss You/LaMama). She received the inaugural Melbourne Festival Discovery Award for The Unspoken Word is Joe (LaMama/Griffin Theatre/ Brisbane Festival) and her work has been nominated for 10 Greenroom awards, including Best New Writing for Conviction. 

Artwork for Clarisse Bonello

Clarisse Bonello

Lola

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140 Southbank Boulevard

Southbank, Victoria 3006