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Pregnant Goldfish Productions presents
Dead River
Written by Kate McLennan
In 2006 Kate McLennan won the Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy Award and the Most Outstanding Newcomer for her critically acclaimed one-woman show “The Debutante Diaries.†She returns with her new ensemble play “Dead River†for this year’s Melbourne Fringe.
Dead River tells the tale of Janie and Rachel, two young girls growing up in a small country town. Life in Dead River is typified by freedom, innocence and one Enid Blyton-esque adventure after another. But when the girls stumble upon the body of a dead man in their ‘magical forest,’ their idyllic life takes a darker turn. Their Mum and Dad keep arguing and when Mum threatens to leave Dead River for good, the girls put themselves in un-for-told danger to change their Mum’s mind.
Dead River is a little story about a little family told by a little girl, where the realities of a big bad world are always knocking at the door. We can’t always protect our children, but sometimes a fish stick dinner and a bedtime story can do the world of good.
This is a semi-autobiographical work by writer Kate McLennan, inspired by her time growing up in a small country town in Victoria’s western district, but also her recent stint touring to small regional areas with her one-woman show “The Debutante Diaries.†Dead River may seem like a departure into darker territory for Kate, but as always, she manages to invest her characters with joy, humour and tragedy in equal measure.
Dead River will be performed as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival at The Storeroom. The cast includes Brett Swain (Dirtgame, Underbelly, Neighbours, Shane Warne: The Musical,) Emma Leonard (Very Small Business, Wicked Science,) Helen McFarlane and Kate McLennan. The show will be directed by Fiona Harris (Comedy Inc & Skithouse)
Listing Information
Dead River by Kate McLennan
The Storeroom – Corner St Georges Rd & Scotchmer St, North Fitzroy
Sep 29th – October 10th 8.15 (no show Mondays)
Tickets: $21 Full / $18 Conc. / Tuesday & Preview $15 / $18 Group
Bookings through www.melbournefringe.com.au or phone (03) 9660 9666
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