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“The war was all right, I miss it. It's just you come back to… this.”
‘It is the toughest play (Stephens) has given us, and the sign of his skill is how fast it holds us and how real we find it.’ Financial Times
Independent theatre company ‘little death productions’ and the creative team behind last year’s hit Mercury Fur, present the Sydney premiere of Motortown by Olivier Award winning playwright Simon Stephens at the SBW Stables Theatre from 15 February.
Danny has been serving in Iraq. He returns home, an outsider and finds himself in a society he no longer understands. Staying with his older brother, he finds that he can’t connect to the life he left behind. Through his encounters with his ex-girlfriend, a petty arms dealer, some wealthy swingers, and a young girl whom he takes for a picnic, Stephens paints a scathing indictment of contemporary society. Less a comment on the Iraq war, than a critique of the society that the war attempts to protect, Motortown is a collection of disjointed scenes linked by the presence of a naïve and violent anti-hero.
Written by British playwright Simon Stephens during the 2005 London bombings, Motortown was hailed an ‘instant modern classic’ (What’s On Stage). “I wanted to write a play which inculpated more than it absolved,” says Stephens, “I wanted to write, as honestly as I possibly could, about the extent of my guilt in creating and perpetuating the culture that drove these wars, and the guilt of all of my audience.”
Directed by Ben Packer (Mercury Fur, Krapp’s Last Tape), the production will feature an impressive cast including Sean Barker (The Return) and Simon Corfield (The Bee) as brothers Danny and Lee.
PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE AND VIOLENT SCENES THAT MAY OFFEND
little death productions and Griffin Stablemates present the Sydney premiere of
MOTORTOWN
by Simon Stephens
With Sean Barker, Simon Corfield, Yure Covich, Sophie Kelly and Catherine Moore
Director Ben Packer
Designer Adam Gardnir
Composer and Sound Designer Kelly Ryall
Venue: SBW Stables Theatre, 10 Nimrod Street, Kings Cross NSW 2011
Preview: 13 – 14 February 2008
Season: 15 February – 8 March 2008
Times: Monday Pay-What-You-Can at 6:30pm. Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm. Saturday Matinee at 2pm (8 March only)
Prices: Full $29. Snr $25. Preview/Conc. $22. Under 30 $25 (booking fees may apply). Monday Pay-What-You-Can performances are min $10, max 2 tickets.
Bookings: MCA-Tix 1300 306 776 or online at www.griffintheatre.com.au
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