Influence

As far as we know this will be the first W.A. production of this play which broke all box office records for the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre when first produced in 2005. The title comes from the influence wielded by radio shock jocks such as Alan Jones and John Laws.

SYNOPSIS:

Ziggi Blasko knows how to turn fear into hate. A talkback radio host with " commonsense " answers, he likes to push buttons. His diatribes against political correctness, feminism,multiculturalism, immigration and bleeding hearts flood the airwaves and the scary part is that people listen.At home however, his influence isn't so great- his new wife Carmela is too narcissistic to listen much, his daughter Vivienne  (by his first marriage ) is a manic depressive, his Croation father Marko has a secret that could destroy Ziggi's career, and his sister Connie is a psychologist with opinions and solutions a world away from Ziggi's. When the new  turkish housekeeper , Zehra ( with a moral core diametrically opposed to Ziggi ), enters the fray, the simplistic contradictions of Ziggi's world views look set to implode in this satire from Australia's most popular playwright.

 

CAST:

Ziggi -   late 40's- early 50's

Carmela ( his trophy wife, trying to revive a somewhat mediocre ballet career )-   late 20's -early 30s

Vivienne ( his daughter )   -  17

Connie ( his sister ) -   late 40's

Marko ( his father )  -  about 80

Zehra ( the housekeeper )-   late 30's- early 40's

Tony ( the driver )  - late 30's- early 40's

 

Phone Kim on 93975669 to make a time. Auditions will involve reading from the script.  Kim does have some scripts available so ring him if you want to have a look or if you want to ask any other questions about the play, characters or production.