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'Life is short, and the Tour de France is long.
'Over 200 years ago a volcano erupts over Indonesia spreading an ash cloud all the way to Europe, to the home of inventor Karl Von Drais. When his beloved horse passes away due to the ash, Karl struck by a moment of inspiration devises a two-wheeled man-powered mode of transport, the humble bicycle.
'Flash forward to the present day where we meet Hew, an aspiring cyclist stuck in a rut of dead-end jobs and missed opportunities. He harbours a pathological envy of his successful high school friend, Jake, now a professional cyclist. The story of Hew runs parallel with that of two-time Tour de France champion Gino Bartali, who risked his life during WWII to secretly transport documents to save Jewish people in Northern Italy. A chain of uphill battles, twists and turns leads to a most unlikely meeting on a mountain.
'Written by and starring Hew Parham, this gem of a show weaves together a series of outrageous characters and stories across time and space in an absurdly hysterical, yet ultimately moving portrait of the quest for glory and heroism.'
Source: Production blurb.
Production Details
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Presented by State Theatre Company of South Australia (as a Brink Productions' production) at Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, 14-25 May 2024.
Director: Chris Drummond.
Composer and Sound Designer: Will Spartalis.
Set, Costume, and Lighting Designer: Wendy Todd.
Dramaturg: Caleb Lewis.
Cast: Hew Parham.
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Symphonie of the Bicycle : on the Desire to Be Great, and the Desire to Live a Life with Great Meaning
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 15 May 2024;
— Review of Symphonie of the Bicycle 2024 single work drama'Symphonie of the Bicycle is a tour de force. Actor and writer Hew Parham takes the audience through comic and heartfelt parallel stories about the trials and triumphs of the quest to win and to find purpose in life, as seen from the seat of a bicycle.' (Introduction)
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Symphonie of the Bicycle : on the Desire to Be Great, and the Desire to Live a Life with Great Meaning
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 15 May 2024;
— Review of Symphonie of the Bicycle 2024 single work drama'Symphonie of the Bicycle is a tour de force. Actor and writer Hew Parham takes the audience through comic and heartfelt parallel stories about the trials and triumphs of the quest to win and to find purpose in life, as seen from the seat of a bicycle.' (Introduction)
