Shellshock single work   drama   - 95 minutes
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Shellshock
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'Shellshock is a love story. Granted, an unusual love story… between an Australian teenager and his mate Herman, a tortoise – the oldest living survivor of the Gallipoli campaign.

'When a newspaper article reveals the surprising identity of this last survivor, a mysterious woman from Turkey arrives at the Lindsay farm. Fourteen year old Tom, his father Jack, and feisty grandmother June, become embroiled in a drama that takes them to the other side of the world, in search of answers, and the true origin of Herman.

'Justin Fleming’s heartfelt and quirky new play features Turkish shadow puppets and a brilliant cast. Shellshock will be a highly entertaining and uplifting experience for young and not-so-young audiences, in the spirit of War Horse.

'Shellshock is a new play commissioned by Riverside Theatres.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Riverside Theatres, Parramatta : 30 July - 8 August 2015

    CAST

    Yalin Ozucelik – Kazan/ Narrator/ Security Guard

    Jack Finsterer – Matthew Lindsay/ Jack Lindsay

    Francesca Savige – Nurse/ Adile Goymen/ Soldier

    Benson Jack Anthony – Tom Lindsay

    Sandy Gore – June Lindsay/ Old Soldier

    Herman – Himself

    CREATIVE TEAM

    Playwright – Justin Fleming

    Director – Wayne Harrison

    Lighting Design – Matt Marshall

    Sound Design – Nate Edmondson

    Set and Costume Design – Anna Gardiner

    Projection Design – Martin Kinnane

    Puppet Creation and Performance – Sue Wallace

    Model Maker – Hannah Crosby

    Animatronic Tortoise – Creative NFX Workshop

    Original Music by Joseph Tawadros

    Played by Joseph Tawadros – Oud, James Tawadros – Req and Bendir, James Crabb – Accordian, James Grenning – Trombone, Matt McMahon – Piano, Dimitri Vouros – Clarinet, Ben Rodgers – Electric Bass

    Producer – Camilla Rountree

    Stage Manager – Alison Hepburn-Brown

    Assistant Stage Manager – Shannyn Miller

    Production Photography – Heidrun Löhr

    Set Construction – Thomas Creative

    Scenic Art – Pier Productions

    Operations Manager – Linda Taylor

    Technical Coordinator – Sean Clarke

    Show Technician – Brooke Shelton

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First known date: 2015
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Works about this Work

A Family, and Its Myths, Feel the Effects of a Long-gone War Jason Blake , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 August 2015; (p. 11)
— Review of Shellshock Justin Fleming , 2015 single work drama
A Family, and Its Myths, Feel the Effects of a Long-gone War Jason Blake , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 August 2015; (p. 11)
— Review of Shellshock Justin Fleming , 2015 single work drama
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