The Desert Bard
Theatre, Music, Immersive & Interactive

The Desert Bard

VIC

Tickets $30.00

17 - 21 Sep | 50 minutes Emerging Artist Share House- Erskineville Town Hall - The Office
SHOW IS RATED: PG

Show details

About this event
Lost boys Sam and Boggins meet in a desert and build a towering machine from the scraps life has thrown them.

Sam and Boggins are lost boys on a journey of discovery throughout the desert. On the cusp of adolescence, they cling to childhood fables to help them make sense of the landscape of their lives: parental addiction, queer sexual desire, and the adult responsibilities thrust upon them.
In this desert landscape, they find discarded scraps and burnt-out cars. They’re inspired to build a machine. This project becomes their obsession, as they build a fantasy world that towers to the sky. As an audience member, prepare to be enveloped in the action as the machine is built all around you throughout the performance.
On their journey, they are led by the Desert Bard. This twisted guide personifies both their vulnerabilities and their need for care. A lone-ranger vulture, with the mask of a plague doctor and the stetson of a cowboy. The Desert Bard sings a tale of black humour and watches over the boys as they build their world of steam-punk nightmares and wide-open dreams.

Show details
  • 17 - 21 Sep | 50 minutes
  • Venue: Emerging Artist Share House- Erskineville Town Hall - The Office
Performance notes
  • World Premiere
  • Content warnings: Content Related to Mental Health/Ill-health, Physical Contact with Audience Members, Addiction: gambling, spending, substances
Venue details & accessibility
Emerging Artist Share House- Erskineville Town Hall - The Office

104 Erskineville Road, Erskineville 2043 (Gadigal Country)
Telephone: 95506087

Accessibility

Approach:
There is ramp entry to the right of the building. The ramp width varies from 98cm at the entrance to 118cm in the middle. Partial uneven ground out the front. Street parking and accessible parking near by, close to bus stops. Note there is an accessible bathroom but can only be accessed through the 'Living room'.

How to enter:
Door too narrow for this room. Not accessible for wheelchair users

Reviews

"Uncomfortably vulnerable yet strangely beautiful." City Mag

"Nothing short of genius" - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Binge Fringe

"The physical work and space utilisation is utterly perfect." - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Barefoot Reviews

Credits
  • Performer/Creator – Lily Kuenzler
  • Performer/Creator – Keir Aitken
  • Producer – Beck Sutherland
  • Marketing/Tech – Alex Jacobs
  • Music – Starsky Rae
  • Music – Tommy Says

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