Image: Ashleigh Coleman. Graphic Design: Ashley Tardy
Join us for the season of Rita Kalnejais’s amzing work ‘First Love Is The Revolution’
A taboo love story.
Written by Rita Kalnejais
Directed by Emma Drysdale
“Playful, moving and shocking. Above all, it makes you constantly check in on your assumptions. What is love? What is human?” --- Sydney Morning Herald —
Despite their killer instincts, a misfit teenager and a young fox fall in love. Torn apart by their complicated families and an ever-oppressive society, everything from morals to destiny is tested in this whirlwind romance. Comedic and scarily relatable, First Love is the Revolution is a zany portrait of finding shelter in others when chaos surrounds you.
VCA graduate Rita Kalnejais (BC, Babyteeth) writes a blood-splattered play, a provocative Romeo and Juliet pushed to the deranged extremes.
Throw aside your prejudices and enter into a world of full moons and fluttering hearts, directed by the brilliant Emma Drysdale (Every Second) and starring Madeleine Magee-Carr (Flit) and Sam Eade (Straight White Males), alongside an endlessly amusing ensemble cast. But remember, these violent delights have violent ends. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
★★★★ “Propulsively original” — Time Out
Play by Rita Kalnejais
Directed by Emma Drysdale
Produced by Wit Incorporated
With support from Maribyrnong Arts and Culture
Duration: approximately 90 minutes
Age Suitability: 15+
Content Warning: Coarse language, adult theme, violence
SHOW DATES
Bluestone Church Arts Space l 7-16 November
WED-SAT 7:30pm, SAT/SUN Matinee 3pm
Relaxed performance/Auslan Interpreted show: 16th November 3pm
Creative Team
CAST
Madeleine Magee-Carr as Redeca | Sam Eade as Basti | Tara Daniel as Cochineal/Bailey Chicken | Greg Caine as Simon/Gregor Mole/Quentin | Conagh Punch as Thoreau/Rovis | Shanu Sobti as Gustina/Gemma/Smulan
CREATIVES
Director Emma Drysdale | Production Manager/AD Lansy Feng | Stage Manager Frankie Lupton | Set/Costume Designer Silvia Shao | Sound Designer Josh Mitchell | Lighting Designer Jarman Oakley | Tech Operator Darren Thao | Front of House/Marketing Assistant Megan Mitchell | Marketing Manager Lauren Gallina | Publicist Claire Burns | Stage Combat Seb Muirhead | Movement Coach Lily Fish
INTERNS
Tech/sound operator Alex Howard | Production Manager Assistant Yiwei Ju
