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https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1347461DEATH, DECEIT ... and DUCKS: A gaggle of sassy short theatre works by Cerise de Gelder ... with ducks!
Death. It happens to the best of us … and the worst. And the best of us (not to mention the worst) tell lies. All the time. Because it’s easier, or kinder, or quicker.
The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius once said: ‘Death smiles at us all; all a man can do is smile back.’
Death is everywhere. Deceit is everywhere too. And ducks … oh ducks are everywhere. All we can do is smile back.
‘Death, Deceit ... and Ducks’ is a fast-paced potpourri of short-form theatre, in which the cast trip lightly across themes of mortality, deception and waterfowl, with just an occasional stumble into the dark side.
**Five performances only!**
‘Cerise de Gelder is the kind of playwright who loves to lure her characters into mundane surroundings and gleefully slam the doors shut, trapping them with their choices and amping
up the stakes’ – Naomi Campbell, Theatre Travels
‘... compelling and delightfully dark ... de Gelder has a knack of crafting simple yet clever pieces of theatre’ – Nikki Thomas, Australian Stage
‘... de Gelder’s creations remain all too human while teetering on the edge of caricature ...’ – Cameron Woodhead, The Age
‘[In de Gelder's work we experience] the sheer joy of word play and fantastical imaginings in a manner not unlike a Dr Seuss book ...’ – David O’Brien, dB Magazine
Writer: Cerise de Gelder
Director: Natasha Broadstock
Cast: Nadia Andary, Tref Gare, Brigitte Jarvis, Ross Larkin
Content warning: Strong language
Duration: 75 minutes
Photo credit: Dani Nolan
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Club Voltaire, 14 Raglan St, North Melbourne VIC 3051, Australia,Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
