My Little Doll (The Farce)| Australian Premiere
| NUTS Best Production (2016 Ballwards) | Studio One, UNSW | 18th-22nd October, 2016 | Written by Gabriel Calderón | Directed by Verónica Barac | Produced by Kathleen Quéré About the play
“What’s wrong with you? Can’t you think of a simple plan to kill your mother?”
A contemporary farce by Uruguayan playwright Gabriel Calderón, My Little Doll (The Farce) centres around a dysfunctional middle upper class family where a young woman becomes a pawn in an elaborate revenge plot by her uncle against her father. Narrated by the family’s butler, this dark comedy dances between “burlesque and grotesque” as the daughter adopts her doll as an alter ego. Translated into English by Veronica Barac, the frenetic rhythm of this controversial dark comedy takes you on a powerful journey into the fragmented psyches of these very twisted characters. The original Spanish production Mi Muñequita (La Farsa), shocked and delighted audiences all over Latin America and now it is our pleasure to bring this story to Australian audiences for the first time. |
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Cast:
Mother: Claire Bird
Father: Zac Bush Uncle: Michael Booker Butler: Daniel Pollock Girl: Laura Anderson Doll: Priscilla Issa |
Crew:
Director: Verónica Barac
Producer: Kathleen Quéré Assistant Producer: Rebecca Johnston Stage Manager: Rachel Guest Technical Manager: Louise Reily Publicity Head: Benamin Turner Set Design: William Gammel Costume Design: Adrienne Dell Sound Design: Louise Reily Lighting Design: Vanessa Gregoriou Graphic Design: Nick Belshaw Choreographer: Chanel Cheung Production Mentor: Jennifer Jackson |