Pear-Shaped At Theatre Works
Event Date: 06/04/2023, 07:30 pm
Pear-Shaped at Theatre Works - Melbourne
A captivating blend of wordplay, magic realism, and puppetry, Pear-Shaped is a deliciously dark new dramedy about growing up, growing down, and everything in between.
23-year-old Frankie is struggling with their graduating design project. Not only is their director a Virgo, they’ve also been allocated an eerily personal childhood story - ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Frankie hopes that a box of old costumes will inspire some ideas, but when their sister Kayla drops it off, they’re instead sent spiraling down a rabbit hole of memories they’d rather forget…
An entirely new story from Miranda Middleton and Ziggy Resnick, ‘Pear-Shaped' interweaves scenes from Lewis Carroll’s classic books to tell an un-wonderful new tale in surprisingly wonderful ways. Told with humour, heart, and nuance, this world premiere production explores one Jewish family’s experience of what happens when food – a symbol of culture, tradition, connection, and love – becomes the enemy.
“How does Alice leave Wonderland, when Wonderland wants Alice to stay?”
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Corner of, 14 Acland Street, St Leonards Ave,
St Kilda Victoria,3182
Corner of, 14 Acland Street, St Leonards Ave,
St Kilda Victoria,3182