A TAFE Queensland Event
THIRD YEAR GRADUATION PERFORMANCE Bachelor of Creative Industries – Acting and Performance
‘There’s nothing loser about you. I knew that the moment I saw you. You’re going to be something one day.’
Who’s afraid of the
working class By Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, Christos Tsiolkas and Irene Vela 5-8 Nov
Director’s notes
Credits
Written at the turn of the millennium, Who’s Afraid of the Working Class? is a classic Australian text by four of our most celebrated writers. Focused on the human fall-out of our late capitalist society, the play is more relevant than ever. It deals with economic inequality, racism, discrimination, the housing crisis, isolation and urban alienation. It is told with gritty realism and macabre humour, as we witness a cross-section of working-class people trying to live in a society that is working against them and the choices they make in order to survive.
Lighting Design Geoff Squires
SUIT By Christos Tsiolkas Two young men grapple with their cultural and sexual identities. A mother struggles with the choices of her son.
Social media Third year students
MONEY by Patricia Cornelius A husband loses his job. A wife loses herself. A son revolts. TRASH by Andrew Bovell A mother loses her children. DREAMTOWN by Melissa Reaves A man fights the system. Two teenagers shoplift and fight for their rights.
Lighting Operation Petria Loeng Sound & AV operation Lisa O’Neill Video documentation Touchwood Productions Live photography Jade Ellis
Thanks to: TAFE Queensland Marketing, Management and Administration of the Faculty of Creative Arts and Digital Design, Downer, Facilities, University of Canberra, Jackie French: Faculty Director CADD, Industry partners: Metro Arts, NIDA & Australian Acting Academy. The students also wish to thank the teaching staff: Lisa O’Neill, Anatoly Frusin, Dr Patrick Mitchell, Brian Lucas, Rosalind Williams, Mel Lathouras & Stephen Lance.
This event is an initiative of the students from TAFE Queensland Brisbane region as part of their assessment. An amateur production by arrangement with HLA Management Pty Ltd. This production contains strong stage violence, drug references, explicit language and fake blood.
Duration ACT I 95mins ACT II 90 mins Directed by Lisa O’Neill