(UK/USA)
DEVISED & CREATED BY / Adrienne Truscott & Le Gateau Chocolat
30 MAR – 16 APR
Beckett Theatre
A rambunctious match made on eggshells.
Le Gateau Chocolat (Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets) is a man. Adrienne Truscott (Wild Bore) is a woman.
Le Gateau Chocolat is a gay, black, English-Nigerian man and drag artiste. Adrienne Truscott is a cis white feminist American female performance artist.
Le Gateau Chocolat is a multi-award-winning, plus-sized, bearded, drag diva feminist. Adrienne Truscott is a multi-award-winning comedian and provocateur who enjoys chocolate cake, up to a point.
They are dear friends and here, as in everyday life, they perform a multiplicity of identities: perceived, lived and projected. As their comical banter turns personal, political debates erupt, and grey areas (and arias) are exposed. Wading through the mayhem, they spring rhetorical traps designed to catch any who overstep the blurred lines of the politically correct and interrogate the boundaries of allyship.
When the 'fa&got' faces the 'feminist' they ask: ‘How does one walk the fine line that delineates marginalised perspectives?’
In heels, obviously. Crack!
Malthouse Theatre presents Grey Arias by Adrienne Truscott and Le Gateau Chocolat as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Comedy Festival at Malthouse is supported by our Season Partner, Scotchmans Hill.
Adrienne Truscott
CO-CREATOR & DEVISOR, CAST /
Le Gateau Chocolat
CO-CREATOR & DEVISOR, CAST /
DRAMATURGY & CO-DIRECTION /
John Jarboe
VIDEO & SOUND DESIGNER /
Carmine Covelli
LIGHTING DESIGNER /
Connor Lovejoy
CREATIVE PRODUCER /
Jared Stevens
KEY IMAGE /
Allison Michael Orenstein & Lee Faircloth
PROGRAM /
Event & ticketing details
Accessibility
Performance Times
TUE – SAT / 8.45pm
SUNDAYS / 7.45pm
Tickets
PREVIEW – THU 30 MAR
$40.00
FULL
$45.00
CONCESSION
$40.00
MOB
$20.00
Duration
60 minutes (no interval)
Content notes
This production contains strobe lighting, loud and dynamic sounds, smoke and haze effects, audience participation, full nudity, and sexual references. Additionally, the performance contains references to bullying, child abuse, death/dying, homophobia, paedophilia, prostitution, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), racism, rape, sexual abuse, slavery, slurs, suicide, violence, and weapons. This production is rated R18+ only.
All warnings are subject to change, please check back closer to the time of performance for an updated list of potentially sensitive content
Event notes
AGES /
This event is restricted for ages 18+ only.
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