PRODUCTION INFORMATION
A little flutter, a dizzy spell, an imperceptible narrowing of the arteries and then the rest of your life is a series of doctors advising you against things.
Một chút loạn nhịp, một sự choáng váng, các động mạch dần thu hẹp một cách không thể nhận thấy, và từ đấy là một chuỗi lời khuyên từ các bác sĩ về những điều ta không nên làm.
On the outskirts of Hanoi, a late night motorcycle ride leads to an encounter in a cluttered kitchen where no-one quite belongs.
Duyen is a young woman reluctantly returning to her roots. Murph is coming to see his old mate, Bob, whose shady past is slowly catching up with him.
Dan Lee’s wry new play draws us deep into the mess and chaos of old friendships, fragmented families and the inevitable blur of aging. Meanwhile, the ancient city of Hanoi howls and crashes around outside, through the walls of the tiny basement kitchen.
Ở ngoại thành Hà Nội, một chuyến xe máy đêm khuya dẫn đến cuộc gặp gỡ trong một căn bếp lộn xộn, ở đây không ai thuộc về nơi đâu.
Duyên là một cô gái trẻ đang miễn cưỡng về với cội nguồn. Murph thì đến thăm ông bạn già của mình, Bob, người mà quá khứ mờ ám của ông ấy đang từ từ đuổi kịp ông.
Vở bi-hài kịch mới của Dan Lee kéo chúng ta sâu vào sự hỗn độn của những tình bạn cũ, những gia đình đổ vỡ và sự nhoè mờ không thể tránh khỏi khi ta già đi. Cùng lúc ấy, phố cổ Hà Nội đưa những tiếng gió rít và sóng vỗ qua bốn bức tường của căn bếp tầng hầm chật hẹp.
“Australian theatre is in such need of the kind of new voice Lee brings to the stage.”
- Arts Hub -
CAST & CREATIVES
Writer Dan Lee
Co-Creator Chi Nguyen
Director Ella Caldwell
Set/Costume Design Jacob Battista
Lighting Design Jason Ng Junjie
Composition/Sound Design Daniel Nixon
Set Design Associate/ Scenic Painter Khue Nguyen
Dialect Coach Yuanlei (Nikki) Zhao
Dramaturg Tom Healey
Stage Manager Finn McLeish
Assistant Stage Manager Finleigh Wadsworth
Cast
Joe Petruzzi
Robert Menzies
Phoebe Phuoc Nguyen
DATES & TICKETS
Previews 11 - 17 Oct | Season 18 Oct - 5 Nov
Wed - Sat 7.30pm
Sun - 6.30pm
Sat Matinee 28th Oct - 2pm
Q&A’s Post Show
Thur 26th Oct - 7.30pm
Wed 11 – Tue 17 Oct $28*
Wed 18 Oct – Sun 5 Nov $20 - $69*
*$2 booking fee included
“The real star of this production is Lee’s sterling script, which brims with philosophical vigour, humour and compassion.”
“Menzies and Petruzzi deliver excellent performances.”
“Nguyen channels the transcultural astuteness and forcefulness of her character adeptly.”
★★★★1/2
- Arts Hub -
“Petruzzi and Menzies are simply outstanding...Together, they are the ideal vehicle for Lee’s shaggy-dog story, relishing the couple’s baroque sparring…”
"Riveting…"
★★★★
- Australian Book Review -
“Red Stitch has never disappointed”
“Ella Caldwell directs with a deft hand, always keeping the pacing and mood on point.”
“Newcomer, Phoebe Phuoc Nguyen (as Duyen) more than holds her own in the company of Menzies and Petruzzi.”
★★★★
- Theatre Maters -
“…it is a superb production, with a series of killer one liners and biting humour.”
“Phoebe Phuoc Nguyen generates exuberance and a quick wit.”
“Lee and Chi Nguyen have deftly drawn out the cultural differences between Australians and Vietnamese”
- The Blurb -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Approximately 2 hours including a 20 minute interval.
CONTENT WARNING
Haze, herbal cigarettes, suicide references & coarse language.
Please contact the Box Office if you have specific concerns.
Promotional photo by Robert Blackburn & Work Art Life Studios.
Production photos by Jodie Hutchinson.
“Flake is a beautifully intricate slowly unravelling story about family, tradition, and cultural values.”
“The three actors deliver brilliant, honest performances, providing superb dramatic interaction and energy on the small stage.”
- Stage Whispers -
“Dan Lee’s Flake is an interrogation of age and death.”
“Joe Petruzzi is perfect as Murph.”
- Theatre First -
“Petruzzi steals the show. He captures the spirit of an aging man who still believes in his own virility,”
- Melbourne Observer -
