'SLAP. A video of 16-year-old Immi hitting a soldier during a military occupation goes viral. BANG. Sofia’s impassioned speech for the victims of a school shooting makes international news. KISS. In the car park of a Wangaratta Woolies, people rally around Darby and Daniel as the boys lock lips in an attempt to set the world record for the longest kiss.
'Can young people really change the world? Multi-award-winning playwright and MTC Writer in Residence Dan Giovannoni knows they can. In SLAP. BANG. KISS. he tracks three young people whose stories kick-start a series of events none of them could have anticipated, transforming them into global symbols of revolution. But when their stories go viral and the whole world is watching, what will they do next?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Set to be produced by Melbourne Theatre Company at the Lawler, Southbank Theatre, 7 - 23 May 2020.
Director: Prue Clark.
Production cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rescheduled for production by Melbourne Theatre Company, 19-30 April 2022, Southbank Theatre, The Lawler.
Director: Katy Maudlin.
Set and Costume Designer: Kate Davis.
Lighting Designer: Amelia Lever-Davidson.
Composer and Sound Designer: Ian Moorhead.
Cast including Conor Leach.
'An exploration of teenage activism offers hope to the disenfranchised.'
'An exploration of teenage activism offers hope to the disenfranchised.'
