Australia’s Oldest Man, a grotesque black comedy, will appear at a second New York festival. To be performed again by Timothy McCown Reynolds and directed by Clara Francesca, AOM plays at the Players Theatre, New York from Thurs 18 Feb to Sun Feb 21 as part of that company’s Short Play Festival.
It seems to be a time where it’s good to be working on new things. I have two new plays on the move, a two-hander set in a Sydney inner-city flat in 1975 entitled Our Hearts Were Broken So Long Ago alongside some preparatory work on an infamous Australian expatriate painter.
However, as the new year begins, it feels very much that what has amassed over the last three or four years must be kept alive or given more life. Sons of Sun (The Sam Phillips Story), The Giraffe’s Uncle (The Les Robinson Story), All The Things She Gave Me, Extractions, NEWK! (The John Newcombe Story) and The Truth is Longer Than A Lie…2016 should be the year where the unproduced works need to find lift-off and the previously produced ones need to find ways to go around again. That’s what I’ll be attempting.
The Truth is Longer Than a Lie (the script of the play with a foreword by Neerosh Mudaly and Chris Goddard) is now available through Black Pepper Press. The book can be ordered here:
http://blackpepperpublishing.com/carrollttital.html
Stay tuned with further details about the play’s plans for 2016.
The Truth is Longer Than a Lie begins its second week on Wednesday Nov 18 at the Richmond Theatrette, 415 Church St, Richmond. All shows this week are at 6.30 with the closing show on Sunday Nov 22 @ 4PM. Also, the book of the play is being launched at 5PM on Saturday in the theatre foyer by acclaimed playwright/actor, Alan Hopgood. The launch is a free event. Tickets for the show are available on the door or through Ticketbo.
The Truth is Longer Than a Lie previews on Wed Nov 11 @ 6.30 at the Richmond Theatrette, Melbourne. It opens the following night at 6.30 and the season runs through until Sun Nov 22. Further information and ticketing are in the link below.
The script of the play is being published this week by Black Pepper Press. It will be launched by Alan Hopgood on Sun Nov 15 at the theatrette (415 Church St, Richmond) straight after the 4PM matinee. This is a free event and you don’t have to come to the play that day to go to the launch.
Australia’s Oldest Man plays this weekend at The Pit Loft, New York as part of the Bad Theater Fest. First show Fri 23rd Oct at 7PM. Second show Sat 24th Oct at 9PM. Directed by Clara Francesca. Starring Timothy McCown-Reynolds with cameo as wife by Clara Francesca.
Sons of Sun has been on a longish break but warms up again at the end of this month at its favourite Sydney haunt, Camelot, in Marrickville. All the details for the Friday 30th October show can be found at the link below.
Australia’s Oldest Man plays The Pit Loft, New York on Fri Oct 23 and Saturday Oct 24 as part of the Bad Theater Fest. See link below for all details. Starring Timothy McCown-Reynolds and Clara Francesca. Directed by Clara Franscesca.
Kieran Carroll - Playwright 