FREE Lunchtime Theatre
Escape the Midday Slump with FREE Lunchtime Theatre!
Looking for a break from the ordinary? For over 45 years, Curtin’s Theatre Arts has been the heartbeat of campus culture, and our FREE Lunchtime Theatre is back for the SPRING season!
Whether you’re a fan of comedy or gripping contemporary drama, we have a seat waiting for you. Featuring a fresh rotation of classic and modern works produced and performed by Curtin’s rising stars, it’s the perfect way to recharge your brain.
No booking is required. Just grab your lunch, bring a friend, and enjoy the show.
5, 6 & 7 August , 12.10pm
TRAUMA MAKEUP CORNER
By Arthur Brown.
Bomb threats are SUCH a drag!
Please welcome to the stage the Haus of Bargains! Locally acclaimed drag king Thursday and his motley group of drag children are preparing to give the people of Boorloo the sickening show that only the Bargains can provide. However, they are interrupted by drag queen Arcadia Portman, who takes the group hostage until she gets one thing – a traumatic backstory to win hearts of television viewers worldwide. If they don’t provide something authentic and heartbreaking enough to propel her into stardom, she and her bestie Karis threaten explosive consequences. But does the Haus of Bargains have anything that lives up to Arcadia’s – and the world’s – high expectations?
AUDIENCE WARNING: Please note that this performance contains Suicidal ideation, mentions of homophobia/transphobia, slurs, coarse language, attempted murder, allusions to terrorism, mental health struggles, sexual references & simulated vaping.
Directed by Arthur Brown
12, 13 & 14 August , 12.10pm
THE BREASTS OF TIRESIAS
By Guillaume Apollinaire.
#FREETHENIP
Step right up! THE CIRCUS IS IN TOWN! bringing with them a spectacular tale that will dazzle and delight! join our troupe of travelling performers as they unveil the legendary story of General Tirsesias and their beloved Husband, and how this… complicated duo of lovers single- handedly repopulated France in one unforgettable night. prepare for an evening overflowing with burlesque, balloons and bosums!
Directed by Tiandra Seal
2, 3 & 4 September, 12.10pm
A HUMAN WRITE
By Amelia Armande.
“Once upon a time…”
What happens when your imagination refuses to follow the script? A Human Write is a playful, movement-driven exploration of creativity, perfectionism and the relentless search for meaning. Through overlapping dialogue, physical ensemble work and stories that refuse to stay on the page, the production invites audiences into the wonderfully chaotic landscape of the creative mind. Equal parts funny, poignant and existential, it is a love letter to unfinished art, imperfect people, and the voices that refuse to let us give up.
Directed by Ciedele Mezger
9, 10 & 11 September, 12.10pm
AIM
By Terry Adlam.
Who’s to stop us? The authorities can’t stop the authorities
Through the view of a 1930’s lens, Aim explores familiar political climates by following… the plotting of a murder? Or is it the actions of a corrupt government? Maybe assassination for a political cause? When Wolf and Dove’s arranged meeting with their partner in crime has an unexpected guest, this group of criminals find they also don’t know what’s in store.
Directed by Rory Geddes
16, 17 & 18 September, 12.10pm
MUSICOLOGY
By Harry Spackman.
You’ve got the music in you
Hey you! What’s that sound? Everybody look what’s going down.
The Hash Tag Battle is almost here!
Come on, come on come on let me show you what its all about:
The cast of the next theatre production has challenged their own crew to an epic mash-up singing battle.
Who earns the rights to the new Musical Club? YOU decide the winner!
And if you don’t know, now you know.
Directed by Harry Spackman
23, 24 & 25 September, 12.10pm
THE DUMB WAITER
By Harold Pinter.
It could be any time
In this absurdist thriller-comedy, two hitmen await orders for their next target in the basement of a motel. Isolated from the outside world and unsure of when the order will come, the two hitmen bicker amongst each other until a dumb waiter starts mysteriously delivering food orders to them. The Dumb Waiter blends absurdist humour with a subtle and ever-growing sense of dread, asking questions to the audience about subservience to a higher authority, faceless power, morality and the mundanity of violence.
Directed by Matt Bilman
7, 8 & 9 October, 12.10pm
IN THE ARM OF LIGHT
By Aydee Bull.
I was a lightning bolt
River was struck by lightning as a child.
In the aftermath of this life-altering event, they find themself with a strange ability. The ability to see the dead in the rain, visions of the stories they carry, and an uncanny connection to the only one of these dancing ghosts that meets their eyes. Whilst searching for this mysterious figure, River meets tradesman Mike, setting off a chain of events that draws this ghost into the present. Erin, struck by lightning in the 1970s, possesses the same ability, and over a single storm they unravel the complicated web of observation that has haunted them all along. In the Arm of Light, accompanied and assisted by an ensemble of musicians, is an exploration of isolation, the experience of being truly seen, and the wonderfully ordinary moments that make us human.
Directed by Aydee Bull
14, 15 & 16 October, 7pm
THE FISHERMAN’S SON
By Honor Boekeman.
It’s not really you is it?
Feel the waves crashing, the water pouring in your throat as you amalgamate with the tide, your hair tangled in seaweed, hooks piercing through your flesh. The Fishermen’s Son follows a young boy’s journey to the sea, haunted by grief and longing with a tortured wish gone horrific. Take a dip, feel the cold sting of the salt water engulf your body on a visceral, movement-led journey of decomposition, rebirth and metamorphosis.
AUDIENCE WARNING: Please note that this performance contains Suicidal ideation, supernatural themes, gore & body horror.
Directed by Nate Tonkin