FRUITCAKE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
Big Religion
BY MADDI FORMOSA
26 AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER | EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
BY MADDI FORMOSA
School is hell and then you die. Alternatively, an Angel crash lands on earth and annunciates you with the second coming of Christ. Either option is fine.
Toeing the line between sin and salvation, school girl Jan is desperate to stand out and make her mark, the 10 commandments be damned. Not far behind is her best friend Dav, trying her best to fly under the radar and desperately dodging a holy retribution she’s convinced awaits her around every corner.
Prayers are answered and dreams are dashed however, when an Angel- sorry not an Angel falls to earth in front of them and annunciates Jan as the next Virgin Mary.
In the midst of this precipitous parable, the not Angel or simply, Being, pieces together their scattered memories, and finds the centuries long story of two celestial co-workers as they attempt to find meaning in the depths of their divine drudgery.
Traversing the planes of human and heavenly existence, Big Religion is a quick-witted, impenitent and spirited exploration of what it can be to endure beneath the weight of the Almighty…or the weight of whatever we are told the Almighty is.
VENUE
EXPLOSIVES FACTORY
Rear Laneway, 67 Inkerman Street, St Kilda
DURATION
70 minutes
WARNINGS
Coarse language, discussions of corporal punishment/abuse of a minor, discussions of self harm, underage pregnancy, references to violence
ACCESSIBILITY
Explosives Factory is accessed via a flight of stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
DATES + TIMES
Wednesday 26 August - 7:30pm (Preview)
Thursday 27 August - 7:30pm (Opening)
Friday 28 August - 7:30pm
Saturday 29 August - 7:30pm
Tuesday 1 September - 7:30pm
Wednesday 2 September - 7:30pm
Thursday 3 September - 7:30pm
Friday 4 September - 7:30pm
Friday 5 September - 7:30pm
Theatre Works has a lockout policy for latecomers. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to ensure you don't miss out.
Refunds will not be issued to latecomers.
TICKETS
FULL PRICE
CONCESSION*
PREVIEW
$38.00
$30.00
$28.00
*Seniors, Student, MEAA, Health Care and Low Income card holders
CREDITS
WRITER / DIRECTOR
Maddi Formosa
PRODUCER
Chris Patrick Hansen
DRAMATURG
Eleanor Golding
PRESENTED BY
Fruitcake Productions
MEET THE ARTIST
MADDI FORMOSA
Maddi Formosa (she/her) is an emerging theatre-maker, performer and playwright based in Naarm (Melbourne). Most recently, she appeared in ‘Conversations with a Fried Egg’ with Big Dog Theatre for Melbourne Fringe. Maddi is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre). Other credits include ‘The Hertz Family Reunion’ and ‘The Owl of the Woods’ (Pummel Squad), ‘Rat King’, ‘Sometimes, Always, Rarely, Never’ and ‘The Queen Must Die’ (VCA) and ‘Tarot’ (Come Close and Listen). Maddi grew up in South East Queensland, and has created work throughout Meanjin (Brisbane) and surrounds. ‘Big Religion’ is Maddi’s first play.
