Porn.Cake single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Porn.Cake
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'What do Jamie Oliver, naturopathy, hiccups and the evolution of thumbs have in common? More than you'd think - and not all of it safe for consumption. With 'Porn.Cake' the modern sex comedy is turned on its head and the curious nature of our indulgences and obsessions given an enticingly extra twist. Two Gen X couples sit down at a table for some cake, but from the outset distractions, misunderstandings and contradictory desires put a kitchen knife through any chance at pleasantries. Add fairies at the bottom of the garden, stir through some road rage and binge drinking, sprinkle with perverse nostalgia and serve hot ... '(Malthouse Theatre website)

Production Details

  • First produced at Beckett Theatre, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria, 20 April -8 May, 2011.

    Director: Pamela Rabe.

    Produced by Griffin Independent at the Stables, 20 June - 14 July 2012.

    Director: Shannon Murphy.

    Designer: Justin Nardella.

    Lighting Designer: Teegan Lee.

    Sound Designer: Steve Toulmin.

    Cast: Georgina Symes, Glenn Hazeldine, Olivia Pigeot, and Josef Ber.

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First known date: 2011
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Works about this Work

Tales of Hope Top Nominations Tim Douglas , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 July 2012; (p. 15)
Untitled Elissa Blake , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 1 July 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of Porn.Cake Vanessa Bates , 2011 single work drama
Slice of Modern Life Throws a Cast of Couples into the Mix Jason Blake , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 June 2012; (p. 11)
— Review of Porn.Cake Vanessa Bates , 2011 single work drama
A Shining Comic Cast, but the Set Is Really the Icing on the Cake Cameron Woodhead , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 22-23 April 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of Porn.Cake Vanessa Bates , 2011 single work drama
Multi-Layered Rabe Mixes it on Melbourne Stage Robin Usher , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 April 2011; (p. 21)
A Shining Comic Cast, but the Set Is Really the Icing on the Cake Cameron Woodhead , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 22-23 April 2011; (p. 24)
— Review of Porn.Cake Vanessa Bates , 2011 single work drama
Slice of Modern Life Throws a Cast of Couples into the Mix Jason Blake , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 June 2012; (p. 11)
— Review of Porn.Cake Vanessa Bates , 2011 single work drama
Untitled Elissa Blake , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 1 July 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of Porn.Cake Vanessa Bates , 2011 single work drama
Multi-Layered Rabe Mixes it on Melbourne Stage Robin Usher , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 April 2011; (p. 21)
Tales of Hope Top Nominations Tim Douglas , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 July 2012; (p. 15)
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Awards

2012 joint winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting Joint winner with Joanna Murray-Smith's 'The Gift'.
2012 nominated AWGIE Awards — Stage Award
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