'Falling apart can bring you together.
'Check your emotional baggage at the door because this self-described gang of queers, singles, and divorcees is going on holiday. Hugh has organised a fabulous weekend away for his partner and their best girlfriends in Hepburn’s finest to escape a year from hell. But even deli meats, medicinal hydroponics and soaking in spring water can’t fix everything. Try as you might to float on the surface, life has a funny way of bubbling up—and over.
'Writer Ash Flanders is notorious for crafting caustic comedy that makes you laugh ‘til you hurt, only this time he’s gone somewhere completely unexpected… the real world. This semi-autobiographical play is the saltiest, sweetest, and most honest look at love and friendship you’ll see.
'Because when shit hits the fan it’s your chosen family who’ll clean you up—once they’ve stopped laughing. So pack an overnighter and enjoy the only safe seat on a getaway you won’t want to get away from. This Is Living!'
Source: Malthouse Theatre.
Presented by the Malthouse Theatre at the Merlyn Theatre, 7-23 July 2023.
Director: Matthew Lutton.
Set and Costume Designer: Matilda Woodroofe.
Composer and Sound Designer: Joe Paradise Lui.
Cast: Wil King, Belinda McClory, Marcus McKenzie, Michelle Perera, and Maria Theodorakis.
'A study of love, friendships and chosen families.'
'Ash Flanders has always pushed against convention. His new play, This Is Living, is no exception. By Robert Reid.'
'A study of love, friendships and chosen families.'
'Ash Flanders has always pushed against convention. His new play, This Is Living, is no exception. By Robert Reid.'