A Taste of Things to Come…

Michael Gow’s LIVE ACTS ON STAGE
Revised for Four Letter Word Theatre

Seventeen actors.

Over forty roles.

Confronting Entertainment.

Part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Four Letter Word Theatre presents Australian Playwright Michael Gow’s bawdy, irreverent and comic take on the activities of ancient Greco-Roman Gods.
Pulling from contemporary and ancient text, director Sara Tabitha Catchpole weaves together a host of infamous characters, movement based ensemble, and design by herself, Robert Alexander Smith, Caityln Staples and Leech King. The result being an orgy of ancient myths that are sure to leave you confronted and astounded. Amazed and aghast. Surprised, and just a little sick…
Orpheus is teaching mortals and Gods alike that they aren’t that different from each other, he says “Love whatever you are drawn to” and that “We are all a bit divine”. That’s what started Hera’s rage regarding her husband, Zeus’, lust for a human goatherd, Ganymede. She visits Eris, in her “little corner of hell” and the two embark on detangling the events which led to Orpheus’ teachings and Hera’s unhappiness.
Despite it being an imagining of the ancient world, it offers sharp insight into our contemporary political landscape – the Trojan War is set in the present, but it could just as easily be Afghanistan or Syria today. This is a play that has retained stunning relevance since its first production.

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