Turnstiler

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Event Turnstiler
Venue Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 27 April 2001
Opening Date 27 April 2001
Last Date 19 May 2001
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An Australian satire about mechanisation, the nature of work, malevolence, demolitions and love.

E109 is starting out in a new job. At first, he's optimistic - he works at a turnstile, he wears a jaunty little hat. But when he meets Min, the new job starts to go horribly wrong. Despite this, he hopes that he and Min might, one day, escape work, fate, age, the company and house arrest together. Turnstiler is a story of travel and demolition; of imagination, naivete and love between a man-child and his ersatz wife. A humorous play about young people's lives falling away without them either understanding or acknowledging it.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Satire
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Joyce Actor
Jason King Actor
Clare Mackey Actor
John McNeill Actor
Inga Romantsova Actor
Toby Schmitz Actor
Chris Mead Director
Simon Hall Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Turnstiler ws Simon Hall's first play. It was awarded Runner Up in the 2000 Griffin National Playwriting Award. Part of Stablemates, Griffin's program is to support new independant companies.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Press Release John McCallum Collection
Newspaper SMH Metro - 27/04/2001
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 7131