Last Days's First Days...s

Back on the train. 

Tomorrow we kick off Last Days of the New Theatricals. Our latest work that is brand new. So brand new we haven't made it yet. Thus, the development. 

LDNT is the story of Romulus and Remus, the mythic founders of Rome. Instead of the two boys being suckled by a wolf, then being adopted by a shepherd, then kicking Latin arse and founding Empire of Cunts 1.0, we're imagining a world where the she-wolf (Lupa) absconds with the twins at the bequest of the Dead Fathers of Europe to an outpost of the colonial realm (dusty rural Australia), where she raises them as the demigods they are in her clapped out corrugated iron brothel. Here every hour on the hour they perform vaudeville sketches for no-one but themselves. 

It's a musical! Sort of. We're continuing the examination of theatrical conceits in the contemporary performance landscape, I suppose. Last time was the 'heroes journey'- that is mainstream narrative - amongst the plague houses of 17th century London. This time, we're tackling vaudeville and variety in the guise of Rome's foundations set in rural Qld circa 1945. 

So Kieran and I will be joined by Penny Everingham as Lupa, Neridah Waters as Romulus and Kevin Spink as Remus. Dave Heinrich of the Border Project and Lions at Your Door will be doing the music. 

Enough spiel. Come back for daily blogging over the next fortnight to find out how it's going. It'll be your last chance to hear from us before we subject everyone to our travel blog in July. 

x nic

i can't believe i used a fucking exclamation mark.