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'Co-created by Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong (Golden Blood), LEGENDS draws on the unique talents of many theatre artists from Australia’s Asian diaspora. It’s a powerful, deeply personal examination of the Chinese cultural experience and the enduring power of friendship, revealed through a hilarious yet subtly moving lens.
'Merlynn and Joe are used to fiery clashes – but what old friends aren’t? As they spend a night holding vigil for their dead grandfathers, their conflicting attitudes towards traditional values grow more and more heated. Merlynn wants to preserve the rites of her forebears, while Joe thinks it’s all a load of superstition. But the lords of the Underworld have their own thoughts on all of this, and they’re going to drag our heroes beyond the grave to resolve their differences.'
Source: Melbourne Theatre Company.
Production Details
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Presented as part of Perth Festival, 21-24 February 2025 (world premiere).
Co-Directors: Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong.
Lighting Designer: Kate Baldwin.
Set Designer: Cherish Marrington.
Costume Designer: Nicole Marrington.
Composer: Joe Paradise Lui.
Cast: Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong.
Presented by Performing Lines and Melbourne Theatre Company, at The Lawler, Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, 5-28 June 2025.
Co-Directors: Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong.
Cast: Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong.
