- Playwright
- Elizabeth Coleman
- Director
- Catherine Hill
- Phone
- (03) 9685 5111
- Bookings
- Box Office
AddressThe Merlyn, CUB Malthouse, Sturt Street, Southbank
"a comedy of passion, possession and packing boxes"
WORLD PREMIERE
Nick and Melanie's relationship is over and they can't wait to see the back of each other. Their furniture's been removed from their house in a No Through Road. Only boxes remain; five years of married life, sealed with masking tape and marked for different addresses.
Nick's work-mate Damien and Melanie's younger sister Kris - here to load the boxes into separate cars - have brought their own emotional baggage. As life threatening events escalate in the house next door, what was meant to be a final brief parting blows up into a riot of suppressed jealousy, insecurities and sexual tension.
Trapped for another night in their former home, Nick and Melanie's shared life spills out onto the floor around them as their neighbours' plight impacts upon them all - and where on earth did they pack the kettle and tea bags?
A funny and sometimes frightening look at love gone wrong. Elizabeth Coleman follows the huge success of It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To) and Secret Bridesmaids' Business with a splendid new play about trust and possessiveness.
'Coleman balances plot and characters as they teeter on the brink of hilarious catastrophe, suspended by an elastic band that stretches but never slackens.' Australian Financial Review
Interpreted performance for Vicdeaf Thursday December 6
"If you love something, set it freeÂ…and if it comes back, well it's obviously going to be hard to get rid of!"
WORLD PREMIERE
Nick and Melanie's relationship is over and they can't wait to see the back of each other. Their furniture's been removed from their house in a No Through Road. Only boxes remain; five years of married life, sealed with masking tape and marked for different addresses.
Nick's work-mate Damien and Melanie's younger sister Kris - here to load the boxes into separate cars - have brought their own emotional baggage. As life threatening events escalate in the house next door, what was meant to be a final brief parting blows up into a riot of suppressed jealousy, insecurities and sexual tension.
Trapped for another night in their former home, Nick and Melanie's shared life spills out onto the floor around them as their neighbours' plight impacts upon them all - and where on earth did they pack the kettle and tea bags?
A funny and sometimes frightening look at love gone wrong. Elizabeth Coleman follows the huge success of It's My Party (And I'll Die If I Want To) and Secret Bridesmaids' Business with a splendid new play about trust and possessiveness.
'Coleman balances plot and characters as they teeter on the brink of hilarious catastrophe, suspended by an elastic band that stretches but never slackens.' Australian Financial Review
Interpreted performance for Vicdeaf Thursday December 6
"If you love something, set it freeÂ…and if it comes back, well it's obviously going to be hard to get rid of!"
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Venue
Credits
Direction
- Catherine Hill
Creative
- Playwright:Elizabeth Coleman