Gull - or - The Most Lamentable Comedie Called Love

Presented by: Flinders Drama Centre

Mar 1 - Mar 9

The Arch

Origin: SA • SA Fringe Premiere

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A tongue-in-cheek Restoration Romp of bastardized history by Australia’s pre-eminent multi-award-winning “trans-queen” playwright & personality, Glace Chase.

At the outbreak of the plague in 1665, a breeches girl and boy-player gate crash the mansion of a leading conservative and his vapid wife in a desperate bid to escape the city. But a libertine and pantomime dame have the same idea and they’ll all have to battle it out in this epic night from hell…

With Chase’s trademark brilliant wit and outrageous daring, Gull updates Shakespeare’s cross-gendered comedies with a provocative twist for today’s feminist and queer sensibilities.

Presented by graduating actors of South Australia’s leading actor training institution, the internationally renowned Flinders Drama Centre.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “We do this type of work so well it is a relief to see the style and energy of classically based theatre and language handled with such skill by a director and his cast… This is a world premiere of an exciting, interesting and relevant piece of Australian Theatre.” - Adrian Barnes - Glam Adelaide

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”The hard work and talent of these Bachelor of Performance (Honours) students is undeniable as they seamlessly tackled this outrageous piece of theatre. Each student, Shardae Santos, Isiah Macaspac, Liam Hennessy, Abigail McDougall, Hannah McGrath, and Alexander Karytinos, all delivered outstanding individual performances whilst also working together to create a dynamic ensemble, packed to the brim with commanding stage presence, commitment to absurdity and intelligence to strategically play with tragedy and comedy.

Christopher Hurrell’s direction found the perfect balance of whimsy, chaotic and simplicity to compliment the storyline so as to not distract nor overwhelm the audience.”- Neve Sargeant - On Your Markus