Love Play at Mission to Seafarers

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Wed 02 Jul 2014 - Sun 20 Jul 2014

At a particular location in London, spanning over 10 eras and 10 scenes, Loveplay takes us on a journey about love, sex and relationships through the ages.

If walls could talk, this site would have a lot to say about what it has witnessed through the eras of British history. Realistically, I guess you could apply that to the history of any place in the world. After all times may change, geographically we may be in different countries but ultimately when it comes to our desire for love and sex, we're all brothers and sisters under the skin are we not?

This play examines the various relationships, the problems and desires, wants and needs that is part and parcel of this tangled web we call love.



Loveplay is the work of UK National Theatre Studio's writer in residence Moira Buffini. Born to Irish parents in Cheshire, England in 1965, she comes with a string of achievements in her capacity as a writer and director. Known for her screenplays in movies like Byzantium , Jane Eyer and Tamara Drewe to name a few, she has written for both movies and theatre. When asked in an interview by the UK Guardian if she preferred screen or stage, her answer was "Both, but they're very different. When you're writing for film you visualise every scene, but writing for theatre is more like hearing voices coming out of the dark."

According to TBC Theatre's Artistic Producer Trudi Boatwright, the audience takes the journey with the whole cast and there is no 'star' of the show. Everyones talent is showcased and the audience is just as important as the actors on stage and this involvement is a vital part of what TBC is embracing as their company ethos. Staging challenging pieces and producing bold, live experiences that challenge the traditional notion of theatre to attract an eclectic audience is TBC's aim.

The unusual choice of venue in the atmospheric almost eerie Norla Dome at Mission to Seafarers fits the company's ambitions perfectly and screams like a statement from a group of arts professionals who are frustrated by the traditional bounds of theatre.

This launch is Melbourne's TBC Theatre's first production at Docklands and lets hope the first of many more to come. You can buy tickets by clicking here . It runs from the 2nd to the 20th of July 2014, at the Norla Dome at Mission to Seafarers ~ 717 Flinders street, Docklands.

Wednesday to Saturday, showtimes are at 8pm, and at 5pm on a Sunday. Tickets for the show only are $28 and $25 for Concession, and $50 for pre-show dining (a choice of English Fayre) and show.

See you there !

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