theatre works presents
by dora abraham
Laundry Shoot!
9 - 13 JANUARY | THEATRE WORKS
Laundry Shoot!
VENUE
by dora abraham
In a laundry chute, a school teacher talks to God. Meanwhile, two posties start their rounds the morning an unknown invasion threatens their quiet community. As the day progresses, time and reality distort: the sun rises in the south-west, a dog can shapeshift, and there’s a boy missing. As the characters’ lives intersect, what is real and what have they created? Also, Enya is playing.
We all know the apocalyptic narrative that percolates around the idea of “the end times”. This story isn’t about heroes or villains struggling with the disaster that is the world - it’s about who people pretend to be when it all goes to shit. That sometimes those people are weird. And funny. And can form genuine, life-affirming connections. This new work from award-winning playwright Dora Abraham combines naturalistic text and dream-like movement to explore the power fantasy holds as a way to survive when the world has ended.
Theatre Works
14 Acland Street, St Kilda
DURATION
80 Minutes
WARNINGS
Depictions of war and stylised violence, sudden loud noises and some coarse language
ACCESSIBILITY
Theatre Works is a wheelchair accessible venue. A full access guide will be available closer to the date.
DATES + TIMES
Tuesday 9 January - 7:30pm (Preview)
Wednesday 10 January - 7:30pm (Opening)
Thursday 11 January - 7:30pm
Friday 12 January - 7:30pm
Saturday 13 January - 7:30pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
$35.00
CONCESSION*
$28.00
PREVIEW
$20.00
20 at $20**
$20.00
MOB TIX
$20.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
**Limited to 20 tickets per performance
Theatre Works has been long established as the south-side festival hub in Melbourne.
In the first week of January 2024, Theatre Works is taken over by SOOO FRESH SUMMER FEST - a festival showcasing brand new works by some of Melbourne’s most exciting up-and-coming artists.
CREDITS
DIRECTED BY
Keegan Bragg
WRITTEN BY
Dora Abraham
SET DESIGN BY
Max Bowyer
SOUND DESIGN BY
Ethan Hunter
LIGHTING DESIGN BY
Iz Zettl
COSTUME DESIGN BY
Jodi Hope
STAGE MANAGER
Tiah Bullock
CAST
Damon Baudin
Vitoria Hronopoulos
Marco Lawrence
MEET THE ARTIST -
Dora Abraham
Dora (she/her) is an award-winning playwright and a performer currently practising in Naarm/Melbourne. She is an acting graduate of the Flinders University Drama Centre (2016), and holds a Masters in Theatre (Writing) from the University of Melbourne/VCA (2020). Writing credits for theatre include ‘Coldhands’ (RUMPUS, 2022) and ‘ADA’ (La Mama, 2023). Her end-of-the-world play ‘All I Need’ was also shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award 2022-23. She’s also written for film, with her Hungarian-language short ‘Ajándék (Gift)’ produced by the Budapest Film Academy and screened at European international film festivals. She has developed new work at La Mama, State Theatre Company SA, and with Frenzy Theatre Company. ‘Laundry Shoot!’ continues her exploration of fantasy and science fiction in theatre.
