The State
Date
31st July - 10th August, 2024
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Location
Theatre Works Explosives Factory, Melbourne
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The State was developed with The Blue Room Theatre for their 2023 600 Seconds AFTERHOURS Program, mentored by Ash Baroque, and with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre for their 2023 Artists in Residence Program. ​
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Team
Produced by Holland Brooks
Writer/Director: Marli Jupiter
Writer/Performer: Rhi Bryan
Producer/Stage Manager: Holland Brooks
Costume/Puppet/Set Designer: Leisl Lucerne-Knight
Design Assistant: Rosalie Schneider
Lighting Designer: Joe Paradise Lui
Sound Designer: Lara Pollard
Graphic Design: Emmason Tucker
Dramaturg: Joe Paradise Lui
Movement Mentor: Bernadette Lewis
Puppetry Mentor: Michael Barlowe
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Performers:
Jo Cooper
Lucy Wong
Mazey O'Reilly
Henry O'Brien​
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Role
Producer/Stage Manager
Who's Your Daddy?
Look at the state of this place!
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Four states are lorded over by foppish drag-king Daddies, all under the thumb of an elusive and shadowy figure known as Mummy.
Democracy is falling apart at the seams.
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Young optimist Flung embarks on a nationwide quest to find his mother. A series of increasingly absurd catastrophes sees Flung team up with a group of radical leftists called the Common Dog Fucks (CDF). In the face of overlord Mummy and her ruling Daddies’ political clusterfuck, Flung and the CDF must get revolutionary to save their nation.
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The State is a visually arresting, scathing commentary on the state of Australian politics. Phallic puppetry, glorious drag, and biting comedy sees the state of our nation dissected like never before.
Notable Reviews
"The State's originality and invention and brilliance are overwhelming... This black-as-black comedy and its icy, sharp-edged satire cuts close to the bone. " Stage Whispers​
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I couldn't look away. It is mesmerizing and rebellious.... what a special kind of subversive offering The State is." The Blurb​
