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Anna Lumb and the Melbourne Fringe Festival proudly present

Joyride
Written by Anna Lumb
Performed by Anna Lumb and DANDROGYNY

This Melbourne Fringe Festival, join critically acclaimed Variety Artist, Anna Lumb and Drag Icon DANDROGYNY as they navigate the tiny space in the front seat of a beat-up Beamer while a casual lift home after a gig shifts dangerously into fifth gear.

The bastard child of Thelma and Louise and Wild at Heart, Joyride is an electric reimagining of the quintessential road movie as a voyeuristic live experience complete with physical theatre, dark comedy, and dance.

Spotlighting the glorification of “the car” in Western society, Joyride takes this symbol upon which we project our desires, values, and identities and presses private parts up against the windshield, while secrets are flung out of the windows.  

A representation of status and power, as well as a coveted refuge, the car is an autonomous space. A space of contemplation, a bubble, a place we can eat, fight, laugh, sing, and rage. Test driving the full potential of this world as a theatrical stage, this exciting new 45-minute performance is a prototype in the development of a new hybrid physical theatre and live artwork.

Running in Carpark at the Festival Hub for two weeks only and supported by the Melbourne Fringe Cash to Create Fund, Joyride is a must-see experience during the 2023 Festival!

Anna Lumb is a Melbourne-based circus artist, theatre maker, writer, and actor. She has performed at circus, music, and theatre festivals around the world (Finucane and Smith’s Glory Box/The Burlesque Hour, La Soiree, New York’s Absinthe) and has toured extensively with world-renowned Sway (formerly Strange Fruit) and Strut and Fret Production House. She is a core-collaborator of the award-winning outfit Retro Futurismus. Her solo work combines text, circus, and comedy in a variety of short form and full-length performances, including the critically acclaimed Hard to Reach Places and her popular touring children’s show, Super Amazing Giant Girl.

Praise for Anna Lumb:
★★★★ “Raw and engaging” - The Advertiser
★★★★ "A treat to watch" - Herald Sun
★★★★ - “Lumb has the audience eating out of the palm of her hand.” - The Age
★★★★ - Theatre People
"… masterful skill, wit and charm" - Artshub
Performed by Anna Lumb and DANDROGYNY
Dramaturg Maude Davey and Rebecca Church
Image by Rebekah Halls
Publicity by Sassy Red PR

11 to 22 October 2023
Wed to Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm
Tickets: $25 Full, $22 Concession and Groups 4+, $18.75 Wednesday Hump Day, $18 Preview, $15 BLAK Tix
Bookings: (03) 9660 9666 and online at www.melbournefringe.com.au/event/joyride/
Venue: Festival Hub Trades Hall (The Carpark) - Cnr Lygon and Victoria Sts, Melbourne
www.annalumb.com

Duration: 45 minutes no interval
Age suitability: MA15+
This event is Wheelchair Accessible
Event warnings: strobe lights and sustained bright lights, haze effects, some nudity, strong coarse language, both sudden and sustained loud noises
Content warnings: violence, emotional abuse, sexual harassment, staged violence, alcohol use, misogyny, sexual references, mental health, murder, simulated blood