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'Omar, a first-generation Lebanese Muslim Australian, is in and out of foster homes. Hungry for a warm bed and determined not to return to a life on the streets, he reluctantly agrees to be placed with 80-year-old Dawn. His best friend Ahmed has been rejected by his family for being gay and now lives under a bridge, working the local beats as a sex-worker. As Ahmed’s mental health deteriorates, Omar is determined to forge a better life for them both.
'Unflinching and unapologetic, James Elazzi paints a searing portrait of culture, sexuality and isolation. In a howl of rage and love he asks: Where do we find refuge when the world seems to have forgotten us?'
Source: Apocalypse Theatre Company.
Production Details
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Produced by Apocalypse Theatre Company and presented by Apocalypse and bAKEHOUSE, July 2019.
Director: Dino Dimitriadis.
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Brockman.
Cast including Maggie Blinco and Antony Makhlouf.
