Magpie

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Event Magpie
Venue Visy Theatre, New Farm, QLD
First Date 29 May 2019
Last Date 8 June 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Mordecai, a novelist dealing with a bad review, returns to her family’s Brisbane home for the first time in decades following the death of her father. The home conjures echoes from her distant past: the muggy summers, the smell of rotting mangoes, and the perpetual arguments between her Romani mother and father.
When she discovers her old journal – an innocent tapestry of ideas, drawings, and imaginings – Mordecai is drawn back to 1961 and a long-abandoned investigation into her parent’s unhappiness. Pushed along by her childhood friend Splinter, Mordecai sets out to uncover the long dormant
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julian Curtis Actor Meshack
Barbara Lowing Actor Mordecai
Michael Mandalios Actor Splinter
Kathryn Marquet Actor Aggy
Mikayla Bishop Assistant Stage Manager
Neridah Waters Choreographer
Joshua McIntosh Designer
Ian Lawson Director
Ian Lawson Dramaturg/e
Niki-J Price Fight Director
David Walters Lighting Designer
Elise Greig Playwright
Guy Webster Sound Designer
Jenna Ward Stage Manager
Luisa Prosser Voice Over Artist Fortuna
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 145807
Dataset AusStage