Purge

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Event Purge
Venue Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 30 March 2016
Last Date 3 April 2016
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description In 2011, Brian Lobel played a brutal game of friendship maintenance. Over four days of performance in public cafés, Brian talked about his 1,342 Facebook friends for one minute each, after which time a jury of strangers decided whether he should ‘keep’ or ‘delete’ them. The deleting was real, the pace maniacal and the decisions final. Drawing from 50 hours of performance and 800 emails from angry, amused and intrigued friends, Purge explores our relationship with social media.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Person Show
Subjects Social Media
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brian Lobel Performer
Brian Lobel Playwright
Lyndie Li Wan Po Stage Manager
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 155029