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Comfort, Spin, Travel
 

A Play by Lu Bradshaw

Developed through Fruit Box Theatre’s RIPE Development Program and presented during Sydney WorldPride.

“I carry with me an illustrious history of anger”

It’s 11:00pm and our trans-masculine narrator is in a deserted Officeworks. They are playing “Comfort, Spin, Travel”, a game designed to test the efficacy of wheely chairs.

A playful exploration of family, community, and gender identity, Comfort, Spin, Travel explores the responsibility placed on trans people to advocate, educate, and be endlessly patient. How do we measure the usefulness of a person? And what happens when you stop playing the game?

 

CAST & CREATIVES

Writer Lu Bradshaw

Director Emma Burns
Producer Em Small
Executive Producers Madeleine Gandhi and Sean Landis
Lighting Designer Thomas Hicks
Sound Designer Georgia Condon
Dramaturg Rowan Brunt
AV Matthew Miceli Photography

Performer Hadrian Conyngham
Worker Rachel Seeto

Special Thanks Emily Henderson, Millsya Theda, Sarah Carroll and Officeworks

 

DATES & TIMES

Friday 24 February 7:30pm (preview)
Tuesday 28 February 7:30pm (preview)
Wednesday 1 March 7:30pm (opening night)
Thursday 2 March 7:30pm
Friday 3 March 7:30pm
Saturday 4 March 7:30pm
Wednesday 8 March 7:30pm
Thursday 9 March 7:30pm
Friday 10 March 7:30pm
Saturday 11 March 7:30pm

 

PRICING

Previews (24, 28 Feb) $25
Concession $30
General $35

 

Event details

Venue: Meraki Arts Bar (231 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst)
Bookings: 0488225283
Start Date: Friday 24 February 2023

 

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