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Date: 23 Sep 2010 - 09 Oct 2010
Time: 8.30pm: 23rd, 24th, 25th Sept / 7.00pm: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Oct
Price: $25 Full / $20 Conc. / $15 Tuesday, Matinees & Grp 6+ / $75 Season Pass [+bf]
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Presented by Theatre Works and Embrace Productions as part of the GIRLS AT WORK Season.
"I'm invisible because you refuse to see me..."
Shireen, an Indian international student is taken to a detention centre. She is visited by Huong, a Vietnamese-Australian lawyer, and the mysterious Ania. Shireen begins to hear voices and goes mad...Or does she?
'I could be you" is a visceral experience immersing the audience through a journey of madness and hope. Based on the history of the Maribyrnong Detention Centre site "I could be you" wonders about the state we are in.
Directed by: Hoa Pham
Dramaturg: Melanie Beddie
Performed by: Diana Nguyen, Shalini Akhil, Susan Doel and Shane Lee.
Designed by: Amber Hart and Canada White
Sound by: Simon Charles
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
FUNDRAISING PERFORMANCES:
Friday 24th September's performance of "I could be you" is a fundraiser for The Greens Victoria, the only political party to stand up for refugee human rights. $5 from each ticket sale will go to the Greens for the Victorian State Election Campaign.
Tuesday 5th October tickets will be $20 with $5 per ticket will go to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, the largest asylum seeker aid, health and advocacy centre in Australia.
For Information about other 2010 Melbourne Fringe events, head to www.melbournefringe.com.au