PRODUCTION INFORMATION
“Burgers & big dreams!”
Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre presents the world premiere of Fast Food by Morgan Rose (desert, 6:29pm), an original, poignant comedy that flips an ordinary day in a fast food restaurant, and propels us into the fantasies of its protagonists. Fast Food looks at the gig economy through the lives of five people just trying to dream of something better.
Some are there by choice, others just haven't figured out what else they should be doing. Life starts to take on a new meaning when hands are busy…and hearts and minds begin to wander.
“Do you want the shittiest biscuit in all the land in exchange for like your soul?”
- G (Team member).
Real, intelligent and incredibly funny, Fast Food is a moving, exhilarating piece about the realities of the fast-paced, soul-crushing world of ultra convenience.
The world premiere of Fast Food is directed by Bridget Balodis (desert, 6:29pm, Jurassica), and features Red Stitch ensemble members Kevin Hofbauer (The Flick, Trevor, Tame) and Sarah Sutherland (desert, 6:29pm, Ulster American) alongside 2018 Graduate Actor Casey Filips (The Antipodes, Hydra) and special guests Isha Menon (Very Nice Pot Plants), and Chi Nguyen (Flake, Lotus).
CAST & CREATIVES
Writer Morgan Rose
Director Bridget Balodis
Set & Costume Designer Sophie Woodward
Lighting Designer Giovanna Yate Gonzalez
Sound Designer Beau Esposito
Lighting Design Mentor Katie Sfetkidis
Dramaturgs Tom Healey & Ella Caldwell
Stage Manager Rain Okpamen
Assistant Set/Costume Designer & Assistant Stage Manager Max Bowyer
Assistant Director Kevin Hojerslev
Cast
Casey Filips
Kevin Hofbauer
Isha Menon
Chi Nguyen
Ella Caldwell
DATES & TICKETS
Previews 14 - 17 May | Season 18 May - 5 June Wed - Sat 8pm
Sun 6.30pm
Sat Matinee 2pm
Sat 14 May – Tues 17 May $25
Thur 19 May – Sun 5 June $15 - $57
“Featuring more layers than a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Rose’s latest work is No Exit (by Jean-Paul Sartre) or Waiting For Godot (by Samuel Beckett) meeting television’s Squid Game head on.”
★★★★
- Theatre People -
"Rose is a major Australian playwright, and Fast Food is a welcome addition to her body of work, a kind of midway point between Annie Baker and Caryl Churchill."
- Tim Byrne -
"..a fascinating, often outrageously funny, exploration of the culture of work, of how we relate to our work and our fellow workers. It is a reminder that even in the depths of corporatism, humanity thrives."
- Tim Byrne -
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Running time approximately 110 minutes with no interval.
CONTENT WARNING
Please be advised this performance contains; theatrical haze & loud sound effects.
Please contact the Box Office if you have specific concerns.
This play was written as part of the INK writing program, supporting the creation and development of new Australian works. Fast Food is the second INK commission from playwright Morgan Rose, following her acclaimed work, desert, 6:29pm (also directed by Balodis), that premiered in 2017 and toured internationally in 2018.
Promotional photo by Robert Blackburn & Work Art Life Studios.
Production photos by Jodie Hutchinson.
