Benched

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Event Benched
Venue Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 25 May 2022
Last Date 29 May 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Eight humans are invited to enter the space one by one. They choose a ball, shoe, or frisbee and take a seat. A story is told.

Actor and award-winning playwright Jamila Main invites you to join them for an intimate moment of rumination on athleticism within a body whose access needs subvert the assumed binary of disability. This is immersive theatre that is joyful, conversational, and candid.

Watch these ten minute moments unfold as the humans enter and exit the world of Benched.

Benched continues Jamila's work with autobiographical storytelling and sees Jamila wielding their privile
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Theatre
One Person Show
Artist(s) with disability
Subjects Disability
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jamila Main Actor Various
Ruby Allegra Curator Art Exhibition Curator
Amy Sole Director Director
Amy Sole Dramaturg/e Dramaturg
Jamila Main Playwright Playwright
Jacqueline Tooley Producer Producer & Accessibility Manager
Rikiah Lizarraga Stage Manager Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/benched
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162974