January 18 - February 5

An original Australian farce filled with sharp, witty dialogue, physical theatre, original live music, visual sensations and outrageous costumes.

Marco is sick of his family pressuring him to 'find a nice man and settle down' and is convinced the only way to shut them up is to bring his ideal boyfriend to an upcoming wedding. The trouble is, he can't think of anyone who's up to scratch, so he hires John, a straight male model, to fill the role.

When John's girlfriend rejects his spontaneous proposal, John moves in with Marco and the real trouble starts. Marco's jaded friend, Trent, falls in love with the straight man but is too embarrassed to reveal it. And as Marco's bit-on-the-side proves to be more to his liking than the straight man on his couch, he discovers the danger in wanting what you can't have.

With the ALP's recent decision to change its policy to one of supporting gay marriage and the issue coming before Parliament in 2012, Landscape Dreaming questions the wedding ritual in our contemporary Australian society.

Company White Wolf is an acclaimed Melbourne theatre company devoted to creating physical, transformative and image-based works that illuminate the extraordinary in the ordinary stories of life.

Director Damian Alexander Bernardo is a member of Brisbane-based movement theatre troupe Zen Zen Zo and he has incorporated dynamic physical theatre techniques to bring Mercovich’s text to life.

Landscape Dreaming is a Premier Event at the 2012 Midsumma Festival.

 

Written by Charles Mercovich
Directed by Damian Alexander Bernardo
Performed by Gavin Williams, Scott Middleton,
Nastassja Djalog, Ben Mitchell, and Kim Dickson
Produced by Charles Mercovich
Set Design by Damian Alexander Bernardo
Lighting Design by Brendan Jellie
Composer: Natasha Moszenin
Artwork: Charles Mercovich, Hamish Williamson, Sean Smith
A Company White Wolf production

Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 7.30pm
Running time: 75 minutes
La Mama Courthouse, 349 Drummond Street Carlton

Tickets: $25 Full | $15 Concession

Tickets available online www.lamama.com.au
or via the La Mama Booking Line 03 9347 6142

Media Contact

Pippa Bainbridge
pippa@lamama.com.au
03 9347 6948