Performance Dates
5 Mar 2002 – 16 Mar 2002March 2002
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Details
- Playwright
- Mike Norman
- Director
- Mike Norman
AddressSeymour Centre, Chippendale
WeÂ’ve all had to do jobs that we didnÂ’t want to; cleaningÂ… servingÂ…waiting.
If you thought you had it bad, spare a thought for Hugh and Kathleen; theyÂ’re doing voiceovers for cheap foreign porn films.
TALKING DIRTY is a two act adult comedy set in contemporary Sydney, which runs from March 5-16 at the Seymour Centre following its successful premiere season at the Sydney Fringe Festival at Bondi Pavilion in January.
The play opens on the last day of the recording session at LarryÂ’s run down studio, where six actors are due to turn up for work. For various reasons, only two of them arrive, leaving them to carry the entire production, including animal sound effects.
Michael Norman, author of the play, drew inspiration from working in fringe theatre in Australia and the UK. In particular, he notes the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where some of the actors were difficult to work with, because they thought they were above doing some of the more menial tasks related to theatre, such as handing out flyers, and publicity.
“They just wanted to act and to party, and seemed to resent doing anything that wasn’t glamorous” he said. “I remember thinking, “if you think this is bad…” And that got me thinking about worse things an actor could do.”
Norman says the play will appeal to actors; anyone who knows actors; anyone who has ever been connected to fringe theatre; and anyone who has ever done a job that they didn't want to do.
So what does the play say about the acting profession as a whole? Norman says that actors can be sometimes persuaded to believe that being an extra or doing voiceovers is legitimate acting work. “It’s not sending them up, though,” he says. “It celebrates their passion and devotion for their craft. In some ways, they are just like everybody else, but their "heightened emotions" make them more dynamic and interesting to observe.”
TALKING DIRTY has been performed in London in 1992 and Manchester in 1994. The original play was set in London, during winter in a time of severe economic recession. The setting was dark and cold and highlighted the hopelessness of the charactersÂ’ situations.
The play was rewritten in 2001 to provide an Australian context. It is now set in Sydney and filled with cultural references that a local audience can relate to. “There’s no reason why London should have the monopoly on bleakness” says Michael Norman. “It's a universal predicament the characters find themselves in.”
TALKING DIRTY will be performed from 5th to 16th of March at 8:00pm in the Downstairs Theatre at The Seymour Centre, corner of City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale. Tickets available from the Seymour Box Office on 9351 7940.
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For more information please contact:
Frank Sharp, Co Producer on 02 9335 8629
Mike Norman, Writer / Director on 0403 990 051
Email: leftofcentrestage@hotmail.com or visit our website on www.leftofcentrestage.com.au
If you thought you had it bad, spare a thought for Hugh and Kathleen; theyÂ’re doing voiceovers for cheap foreign porn films.
TALKING DIRTY is a two act adult comedy set in contemporary Sydney, which runs from March 5-16 at the Seymour Centre following its successful premiere season at the Sydney Fringe Festival at Bondi Pavilion in January.
The play opens on the last day of the recording session at LarryÂ’s run down studio, where six actors are due to turn up for work. For various reasons, only two of them arrive, leaving them to carry the entire production, including animal sound effects.
Michael Norman, author of the play, drew inspiration from working in fringe theatre in Australia and the UK. In particular, he notes the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where some of the actors were difficult to work with, because they thought they were above doing some of the more menial tasks related to theatre, such as handing out flyers, and publicity.
“They just wanted to act and to party, and seemed to resent doing anything that wasn’t glamorous” he said. “I remember thinking, “if you think this is bad…” And that got me thinking about worse things an actor could do.”
Norman says the play will appeal to actors; anyone who knows actors; anyone who has ever been connected to fringe theatre; and anyone who has ever done a job that they didn't want to do.
So what does the play say about the acting profession as a whole? Norman says that actors can be sometimes persuaded to believe that being an extra or doing voiceovers is legitimate acting work. “It’s not sending them up, though,” he says. “It celebrates their passion and devotion for their craft. In some ways, they are just like everybody else, but their "heightened emotions" make them more dynamic and interesting to observe.”
TALKING DIRTY has been performed in London in 1992 and Manchester in 1994. The original play was set in London, during winter in a time of severe economic recession. The setting was dark and cold and highlighted the hopelessness of the charactersÂ’ situations.
The play was rewritten in 2001 to provide an Australian context. It is now set in Sydney and filled with cultural references that a local audience can relate to. “There’s no reason why London should have the monopoly on bleakness” says Michael Norman. “It's a universal predicament the characters find themselves in.”
TALKING DIRTY will be performed from 5th to 16th of March at 8:00pm in the Downstairs Theatre at The Seymour Centre, corner of City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale. Tickets available from the Seymour Box Office on 9351 7940.
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For more information please contact:
Frank Sharp, Co Producer on 02 9335 8629
Mike Norman, Writer / Director on 0403 990 051
Email: leftofcentrestage@hotmail.com or visit our website on www.leftofcentrestage.com.au
Bookings
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