One-Arm and Three-Arms in the Swamp – a grotesque clown show
September 7, 2009
TUESDAY 6 OCT 8pm / THURSDAY 8 OCT 8.30pm / SATURDAY 10 OCT 8.30pm FREE!
“Dada-ish, Beckett-esque, WTF?” – Michael Veitch, host of SUNDAY ARTS (ABC)
“I sleep in a giant circular bed stuffed with money!” – Peter Greenaway, plagiarist of LEONARDO DiCAPRIO’S LAST SUPPER.
In ancient times, hideous and deformed peasants were cast out of the village, into the swamp. Once a year, these Bouffons would return to amuse and abuse the beautiful medieval hipsters. In twenty-first century Melbourne, nothing’s changed.
Come along to this uproarious free show, pay extra to be insulted by demented homosexual mutant identical twins, laugh your arse off, snigger all the way home, iron your hair, realise your existence is meaningless, and kill yourself.
ONE-ARM AND THREE ARMS IN THE SWAMP is (de)based on Philippe Gaulier’s myth of the original French Bouffons. It is performed by Sean-James Murphy, who trained at l’ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris and recently starred in BIG SKY TOWN (2007 St Martins National Playwriting Award); and by Ash Flanders, star of I LOVE YOU, BRO (Melbourne Dramatists Emerging Playwright Award, 2007 Melbourne Fringe) and one half of the outrageous queer trash theatre outfit Sisters Grimm (“Like John Waters on Crack” – The Age).
ONE-ARM AND THREE ARMS IN THE SWAMP is written by Tom Doig, creator of last year’s monster smash HITLERHOFF (“Clever, funny and outrageous” – The Age; “Laugh out loud and cringe with disgust” – Artshub). It is directed by Alethea Jones, whose short films have won awards at the 2008 St Kilda Film Festival and Cronulla Shorts Film Festival.
ONE-ARM AND THREE ARMS IN THE SWAMP cast and crew are all available for media inquiries
SEAN-JAMES: 0421 934 800
ASH: 0403 049 840
TOM: 0416 497 311
ALETHEA: 0431 059 818
LISTING INFORMATION
Venue: Fringe Club – Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall
SEASON DATES: Tuesday 06 October 8pm
Thursday 08 October 8.30pm
Saturday 10 October 8.30pm
This show is FREE, and short (15 minutes)! Make sure you don’t miss out …
www.melbournefringe.com.au
COMPANY OR ARTIST PRESS CONTACT:
Tom Doig, 0416 697 311, onearmandthreearms@gmail.com
For media information about Melbourne Fringe please contact Buxton Walker Publicity Michelle Buxton
Ph 0419 134 278
Em michelle@buxtonwalker.com Jane Davis
Ph 03 9537 7155
Em jane@buxtonwalker.com
