Aunty Donna Podcast - Podcast Ep 165 - The Tin Roof Shed feat. Honor Wolff

Episode Date: September 10, 2019

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This podcast is part of the Planet Broadcasting Network. Visit planet broadcasting.com for more podcasts from our great mates. Welcome to the Undy-Donna podcast. Bit of a serious one this week. We have a special guest on a wolf here today. Great performer. Thank you for coming in. We just thought we're all from the same acting school. So we're just going to do a play that we all loved at university. We never had the chance to because it was a four-person play.

And we had casts every year level, had 900 people in it. So we thought there were enough parts in this, it's a four person play. So we're just going to perform it for you now for the podcast this week. That's okay. We did want to do it for the ABC, the ABC on Sunday afternoon. Sometimes does audio plays. We cut it down to 25 minutes for the ABC, but they didn't want it. Written by Nick Enright and Justin Mojo.

Yeah, Justin Mojo. With a forward by-stringed. With a forward by-stringed. OK, so this is the tin roof shed. I remember the tin roof shed. It was just to the left of the back. I remember the tin roof shed when I first came. I remember the tin roof shed.

I walked to the tin. It's the tiny seagulls. It's dangling of the bed. I remember the tin roof shed when I first came. I remember the tin roof. I walked to the tin. It's my favorite thing I've ever been. I'm standing on the floor. And when I was a see what was on it, looking at the window. Three men standing on the top of the tin roof shed. I'm not going to say anything to me. But who are these men? Dad, get out of here. You're going to stop calling. It's time to get off. Who are these men? You're going to be late. And where did he come from? To the outta here, boy. Dad, I'm sorry. Good morning. Is this the new restaurant?

Ha, ha, ha. You've got a good attitude if you think this new restaurant will be open by now. I'm a young guy from in the city, moved out here, excited to start a new job. Where do I put my bag? We don't have places for bags around here. City boy with these expectations. Yo, Marjorie, what do we think we're gonna do with this boy here?

David, who's that? Marjorie was a tall slender woman with fingernails as long as the eye could see. She'd seen a few things back in her day, but now was worn by the times. Ha! I remember Marjorie. Oh, hello, city slicker. What are you doing here with your clean shoes in your top-shaped head? You piece of pig. Get in here and I'll give you a tiny dinkle. That's what we call a sandwich. Marjorie, you always know how to make the city slickers feel welcome here. Give us a high five. As my hands move towards my dreams, I knew in that moment this social interaction was more than a high five. It was an exchange of culture, an exchange of ideals, a wordless

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Fadre, go to the doctor's, I've got gonorrhea. Ah, this small country town, something very exciting and different from Russia where I come from. These people at first were not welcoming, but they soon understood that their love of beer was like my love of vodka. Their love of sausages was like my love of Krensky's sausage. I'm a Russian man, I'm a Russian man, but I am also an Australian and they soon realize that Ah! Lohaim to life! How are we today? Oh hey there Russian boy, won't you come in here? I'll give you a smack Oh, Magery, you do not understand. I wait for my Russian wife to come to Australia from Russia That is if she wasn't killed in the

explosion at Chernobyl. Petrov! Petrov! Grab me! I am caught in a Chernobyl fire! The memories of my wife come to me. The fires of Chernobyl. A Petrov!

Oh my tiny finger! It's caught on the finger! No Russian words! So how to explain! I could not be further from Chernobyl, but right now the burning fires! The cries of my wife! Petro! Petro! Petro!

It is not my wife, but rather Marjorie. Hello, Marjorie. Why don't you come here and I'll give you a smack. I can smell your cunt from here. Hot pies! Chips and sauce! Hot pies! Chips and sauce!

Hey, you selling pies, chips and sauce? Hey mate, yes, I'm selling hot pies, chips and sauce. It's a bloody bugger out here trying to make a living, make your way, especially with my dead wife down at the docks she's dead sold her for ten pies and a chip well I'll have a pies chips and sauce please hot pies chips and sauce I'd played footy since I was a young boy rough and tumble getting my knees dirty was my favorite thing to do. I jump on the back of the old utility car and drive in a town. The boys would be there. Old ruff and gango.

They were the coolest kids I'd ever met. Barry, Barry, come, we need someone to play full-forward. I'll play full-forward tonight, but only if you fill in next week. Of course I'll fill in, but there's something else I wouldn't mind filling in. We were both sexually ambiguous. Because it was a country town, and we're all struggling with that. The crow's symbolized freedom. The pigeon's symbolized. It's the fish.

My pie! It's too fishar. What? Chips and sauce. What? Chips and sauce. I got your chicken. It's gochigan. It was a market. It was a... I tried screen, fresh ice cream made from real cream. Come get him down to the old pickle house. The market reminded me of home.

But home. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro.

Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Pedro. Fresh ice cream fresh ice cream made from real cream come get them down to the old pickle house The market reminded me of home Pedro help I am dying the Chernobyl fire was burning bright in my mind No my little baby

Also, I didn't should know well. This is a bit full of now Sound of the disco I don't know if I should be here at the disco We're saying as well this part of the play was all done with just in theatre blacks, so no costume. It was actually incredible what people could do with just some lighting, some sound, and just theatre blacks. Theatre blacks is like a red nose. It transforms a human into a car. Theatre blacks being just black clothing, track suit pants for the boys, a long dress. A long dress, always. Black teas for everyone. And I remember, sort of little, little hard shoes.

I remember David Vatucios played the, the, the, the, the mirror ball, just with his body. Yeah. He managed to do this body and a broomstick and a stick of cheese. That was wild. That was wild. What he did with that cheese, it shocked me. And I was a first year student.

I was new, I was new to the drama school. So seeing the second and third years create this beautiful image a disco scene using David Vittusius a block of cheese Jules Voice voice body architecture. Yeah architecture and light and shade my dad and this is a true story. I might tear up My dad came and this is a true story, I'm gonna might tear up. My dad came and saw us do a reimagining of a Dickens play, and he said, I love that you got real horses in your play today. Wow. And he said, dad, there was no real horses.

Wow, that was amazing. That was a linear overdose. Two women in character skirts being lifted up. Wow. And he saw the horses that they were put right. He literally saw a horse. Two horses. Wow.

Wow. Do you know my favorite time is the tech? Because in that moment, the tech rehearsed. The tech rehearsed. The tech rehearsed. When you sound, the lighting and the people on stage, getting that all organized. You forget about the world and it's just the cast, the crew and the lady yelling at you. And you just become one with the theatre.

Do you know what I mean when I was a kid? You know what's my favorite moment in the tech? Looking out the lights down on you and seeing the dust in the air. And that lady yelling at you. Yes, lady, my favorite memories of doing tech is just looking over into the corner and seeing someone like a like a Liam Mudge Playing games on his computer rather than doing the work that was required of him. I actually I'd assume I'm sorry I had a similar arm corner experience Was on stage at university from school. You had a corner experience. I did. I had amazing. I thought I was the only one. Yeah, no

I've definitely I've had a I've called because of the darkest places. So they are, yeah, you don't, you don't. It's where you find who you really are. Exactly. And there was a mirror in the corner, actually. Yeah. So I turned to the mirror and I saw this goblin screaming at me. Right. This goblin screaming at my face saying, get out, get out. You don't need to be here anymore. Yeah, yeah, yeah, you have graduated drama school

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and it was a lady yelling at me Was it who was it? It was her name was Cassandra Finkel. Yeah, wow, the famous Cassandra Finkel Yeah, yeah, you are gonna perform With my theater company right now Was it was your reflection was that you there was company right now. What was it? Was it your reflection? Was that you? No, it was an amira.

What was it? It was Cassandra Finkle. It was Cassandra. No, listen. No, it's like that. Listen between the letters. Listen. It's like that.

Listen. It's like that. Listen between the letters. Listen. It's like that. Listen between the letters. Listen. Listen. It's like that. It's like that. It's like that. pink or pink or should we jump back into the hot pies? I just want to say another very quick memory of university. You jumped in. No, I didn't jump in. I wasn't ready. Yeah,

of course. Sorry. I'm. Got to jump in though. Yeah, but I wasn't ready. Yeah, it's just like you got to like it's my chance now to speak. Remember being in 30 in uni. Strong. I was good at drama school and racking up a hexet. I remember looking out at my ensemble, which is what we call your class mates at drama school because drama school unlike law or medicine is very important. And I looked at my ensemble and I said, I looked at them all and said, you're all going to be stars. Every one of you is talented, bold,

and I can't wait to see where you go. I was looking, I looked at one person. I saw Cape Lanshirt. Yeah, one person. What Cape Lanshirt was in your ensemble? No, I was looking. The next Cape Lanshirt. The next Cape Lanshirt.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I was looking at the mom's drum. Not everyone, not everyone is an actor in that ensemble So you might look out and you go, okay, not everyone here is a Cape Blanchette, but there's a few Simon stones Yeah, there's a couple of Andrew Upton's there's a couple of people who will probably work in retail It's just a couple. Yeah, but that's why they they're learning learning about Characters and people and people. One time this is another true story a bunch of people needed to learn what poor people were like.

So a group of ensemble went down to Centrelink, sat there and watched the people come through. This is true. You're not me. A group of people from my university days. They watched the people come in and get their Centrelink and then I'm representative from Centrelink came up to them and said, please leave, you're being disrespectful. Absolutely. But what that person from Centrelink doesn't understand is the world is a state. Anything can be a state.

Entrances, exits, people. Audience can't be. Stages. Well, unless. in the audience. I've actually seen some shows where I'm sitting in the audience. They actually get some audience onto the stage as well. What? So I'm actually looking at the audience and looking at the audience. Are you talking about theatre in the reverse? Talking about theatre in the reverse.

I saw an excellent piece of theatre in the traverse once and a man on the opposite side was so fascinating because I could excellent piece of theatre in the Traverse once and a man on the opposite side was so fascinating because I could see the play but I could see the audience across from me and a man in the other side of the audience had a heart attack and the player to stop and the actors went, this man, this is a true story, I was on a date. He said this man is having a heart attack and they removed him from the theater and then the players continued to play like nothing. Show must go on. Show must go on. And I don't know to this day whether that man lived or died. And that's theater. And that is theater. And if you see enough theater, you're going, I've also experienced someone having to be taken out.

Yeah, it's theater on theater. I've actually, it's like, where is the show? Where is it? Where does it end? When does it begin? I had a man follow me out of the theater, yelling at me. He tried to get to my car. Oh my God. And I drove home. Yeah, well.

And he was there. Really? And he performed, I screamed at him and he said, wait, listen. Wow. Anything can be a stage. Wow. And he performed the most beautiful hamlet.

Wow. I have seen to this day. And that man had a heart attack. Wow. So he followed you home and performed hamlet at you That's theater and that's when she realized that's theater. That's theater. Yeah, can I rewind here? Can I rewind here? I was worried for a second. Yeah, can I rewind? I just want to talk about those students that were top that were kicked out that we just kicked out of the Centrelink

So funny because- It is a true story. Yeah, absolutely. And it's so funny that that Centrelink, that Centrelink person, came up to them and kicked them out because you're saying, you're not doing anything useful. I'm sorry, but those students right there, they were a window. Exactly. They were a window and they were going to bring their experiences and they were going to expose a broad theater going audience

to the struggles of the working or lower class. And a window is a stage. And that's really important, you know, because that's where the conversation starts. If the window has a window sill that's big enough to support an ensemble of 10 to 20 people, then that window was a stage. Yeah, so I didn't mean a literal window, Mark.

I actually meant a window into a conversation. Yeah, right. A separate window. No, I got that. I'm saying separate point. Yeah. If there was a window, I just wish you'd let me finish my point before you start talking about window.

This is my favorite thing about theater, the roughness. Well, we're just disagreeing. This is not a fight. This is just a... We're just having a healthy discussion about how Zach spoke about how I said a window is a stage. Yeah. If the sill is sort of the size of a stage.

Like a black box. And that's a great point, Mark. But the point I'm making is that, you know, where does change happen? It happens in the lobby. I'll be after a show. Yeah, which would be through the window if that window was a door to the lobby.

I just want to talk for a moment. Does that make sense? We're saying the same thing. Not just in a different way. No, saying the same thing, just in a different way. And that's that's beauty about theater. Is that it can be interpreted. One person can see a Shakespeare. Okay. And, and love okay another person can see the same Shakespeare and cry now explain that to me

Explain that to me. It's just that you're talking about a literal window sill the size of a stage Yes, yeah, and I'm talking about a metaphorical window Uh, and and and about conversation Yes, but what if what if there was a play? And if the stage was a window sill. That's how we open up. I love audition. Yes, well, if you're looking for a little funny character,

I'm here. You're looking for a leading man. Come to me. Okay, we're just getting a little off the point I was trying to. No, no, no, no. I think honor is is making I'm making a point so and if that we know opened okay, yeah, and as it's slowly opened like a Canon opening it revealed a Sennelink office

People of all backgrounds yeah talking about aesthetics here. I'm talking about theme Different I'm talking about theme. Diffrent theme. Well the window is the theme. I understand. Guys we have to go and end break. Okay sure. The Arts Academy at Federation University of Australia is home to two of the most esteemed performing arts program Australia. But our acting and music theatre

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Oh, thanks. Oh, you, you pay me, you're gonna say thanks number 42. Yes, yeah, you're a number. You're a slot in a wall. And I like, some people walk out of a wall. Some, some people walk out of, some people walk out of university and they go, I know how to be a doctor.

But I walked out to be able to do this. Fuck you! Well, that's funny, they say that. I walked out of university being able to be like, I'm going to university, walking out, being like, oh, you can just be a doctor? That's great, because not only can I play a doctor I can play a nurse I can play a lawyer I can play someone that works it came on I can do all

Of those things but oh you can only do one thing cute. That's what I say to Two households both alike in dignity, in with every owner where we lay our scene. Bam. Bam. Do you think a doctor could do that? No, I don't think a doctor couldn't articulate like this. Wow. She sat on the balcony inexplicably mimicking him hiccuping and amicably welcomed.

It's like a passive instrument. She sat on the balcony inexplicably and I could move, I could move to that sound. I could make a play out of that sound. I could scream. Do you know what people don't realize? Ah! Ah!

Ah! People don't realize that voice is movement. You're moving your mouth. Your movement is voice. Can I, I'm gonna show you something. This is a woman who's just given birth. She's still attached to her child, but the war is happening in front of her,

and her baby dies in her hands. Are you ready? Yeah. Oh! Oh! That's so connected. That's a powerful... Oh! It's powerful. Oh!

It's truth. You're not pushing your voice out. No, I know my voice is allowing the voice to come out. Oh, I think he's made on a cry. Wow, honor are you okay? Stop, stop, stop, stop, everyone's shatter. Honor, honor. Do you need a moment?

Yeah, I was just in there for a second and it was scary. I just ate a moment to come back out of that scene. I guess the baby does. Thank you. Zach! Zach! Wow. Zach, Zach! Wow. You okay? Yeah, yeah, I'm wow and and my arm. Yeah, my arm. Yeah, please. My baby Oh my baby, my baby. I thought you were done.

So yeah, well I wasn't. So that's it. I know, I know, I know, I know, I expect that. What? What? We're ensemble. We're ensemble. I want to say, what was amazing about that sec?

Was I felt you screaming from the souls of your feet? I was screaming from my vagina. Well, the souls of the feet, the point I'm trying to make is that the souls of the feet, the vagina, the breast tissue, the mouth. The nasal cavities. It's all connected. Resonating chambers.

If I would have pulled on your feet, your neck would move. That's amazing. Do you know it's so funny, Broden? You mentioned how you stepped out of university. I want to lighten the mood a little bit. The show. Yeah, great, great, great. So, Broden, you mentioned that you step out of university as an actor, and then you said

a doctor would step out of university, and I and then you said a doctor would step out of university and I was half expecting you to say, slouched over because they're not working their body. Yeah. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Well, it's, yeah, but it's still theater. It's not theater, because it can't be different every night. Okay, so it's music theater, right? What's half that word? What's half that, what's half that, what's half that happening? What's the other half?

Think about music theater, right? Yeah, you don't want to say it, it's just scared of it. You've pointed out something that's true. So, all I want to say is, oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God you guys, come on.

Now here's the thing, music theater you can sing, you can dance, you can actually the triple threat, that's what they always say. But I can act better than you, I can still move my body in a more affordable way. And sure you might work when you get out, but I'll be working for 50 years. People who perform in music theatre. The thing as well, I just want to say about music theatre. There's actually a little bit of singing in the play. My character does a little song and the others join in.

We'll see that when we get back into the play. But the thing about music theatre is, yeah, they can sing, they can hit the notes, they can be pleasant to listen to and an enjoyable experience, but I would rather listen to someone being truthful in a song. So true, absolutely. I don't need to hear the right notes. I want to watch the voice. I want to watch the voice.

Yeah, if you wanted to hear the right notes. I'd watch the voice. I'd play a piano. And I can do all those things. Very talented. I'm just gonna ring a music theater performer and just tell him... Tell him our thoughts. And get his thoughts on the industry.

And where it's headed. So this is Jo Koski who's a music theater performer. He's in school of rock touring nationally internationally at the moment. He doesn't answer the phone as often as he used to. He knows often that we're putting him on the podcast. But let me ask you something, Broden. You go for an audition, I go for an audition. I can sing, I can dance, I can act. You can act. Who are they gonna give the part to? If I'm gonna give it to me. If I'm truth, they're gonna give it to me. If I'm truthful. Mm-hmm.

That can, but I'm truthful. And I can say, and I can dance. But I'm not gonna answer this. Okay, you might walk in tomorrow and get that part because you can tap. Mm-hmm. Ten years' time. I walk in there.

I've had a, I've been, I've guessed it on every drama on television. I'm a profile. Joe hasn't answered, we'll just call him again. That's giving that call a 5 out of 5 on Facebook. Excellent. Well, I mean, in a way. Can I just say one thing, can I just say one thing to your point?

It's interesting, let you talk say one thing to your point? It's interesting and Let you talk about that because do you know what they can teach me the dance moves They can get a singing te- oh Joe hello is Joe Koski Yes, Joe. I just wanted to say something, right? Yep, I just wanted to say you were you asleep? Yes, I just wanted to say you can sing you can dance you can act that Doesn't mean you're more employable Yeah, it's fair. Where's Joe? I disagree. I would say that there are some people that went for the part that you're playing

currently in School of Rock the what what's the character's name Rocky Morton, and there would have been some actors who went for it. They couldn't sing. They couldn't dance. And you got the part over them. Why? Because you're a triple threat. You're a triple threat, Joe. You can do all three just as well. But my argument, Joe, is that I can, I can do Shakespeare. I understand the words more. You might be good at singing and dancing in School of Rock, but if I was playing Dewey, I would be more connected to the words. Yeah, you would be. Joe, it's Zach here.

Hi, we're joined by Anna Wolfe. Now, Anna Wolfe studied acting, but she also is a very proficient dancer. She does a lot of dancing in her live shows with the very good-looking initiative. And now, Anna, what are your thoughts on those... Shut up! What are your thoughts on those skills?

And what do you have to say to Joe Koski? As a performer, I started acting Joe. Yeah, I know you on it. It's nice to meet you. You know me? Oh, have we met? Not probably, but you're a face ball. Oh, it's so nice to meet you, Joe.

I'm not going to happen. It's sleaze ball. I'm a big fan of yours. Wow, it's sleaze ball I'm a big fan of yours. Wow, it's actually incredible to speak to you. So yeah, Joe Just very quickly. We've got a run, but where can we where can we wear what what shows it? What shows if you got coming up I'm Where's where's school rock going to next He's ill Unfortunately I had a connection with Joe

That was a let helpable that what that he's a working actor that he's a working actor That's that's a that's a really good opportunity there. He could he could connect you to people I could be in school if you know what that was acting No connection there Nothing I feel nothing for Joe I hate Joe. No, I felt the sexual tension in the room so much that it went through my body into my penis and gave me a Raging erection my My nipples, hard. That's all acting even that to your heart.

Hard, like plastic. Yes, that's something you should speak to. That's not... Knock, knock, who's there? Who's vagina? You'll say hi? That's something you should speak to a doctor. Shall we launch right back into the play and wrap it up?

Yeah. I mean, we're up to the final act. We are. So here we go. We'll launch in, we'll do a little talk and then the Russian has something to say. What is this club? I do not feel at home here. But here is my wife. I see her again and this time...

She is not faded. She is not burning in the bright lights of the explosions of Chernobyl. Could it be? Is it you? Bedro! Bedro is me. Russian wife. Kassikha Kachotov. Reveging despair. I did not vote, I died. She to her. Reveging despair. I didn't have the word, I died. She is real as real as can be. I look her in the eye and then...

She disappears. Pedro, oh Pedro! Oh Pedro! Oh Pedro! No! I live the nightclub. When my wife died in Chernobyl, I was a very sad man. I moved to a country town in New South Wales and everybody was a bit xenophobic. I am Pedro's life from Chernobyl.

I was actually at that club, but then when I saw how much she had aged, I left and I got without sexy lady because I found myself. And my shelf is not with Pedro. I love myself. And I love this country. Well I'm just getting to know. Hot pies and chips and sauce.

Hot pies and chips are so... I love going to the shops. I love getting there with the mates. I miss my wife. I miss her so much. I hate my husband! He is not very hot. Fies and fish and chips. I love this content. I am trying to make a living.

Get out of here, you foreigner. It's new but I love it. I'm trying to make a living. I love this content. I'm trying to make a living. I'm trying to make a living. I love this kind of creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this creation, this So that was a shame. And it's weird because Chernobyl's so big right now. Yeah, I was like that's something like a jump. Huge super popular. Super play was written before the Chernobyl show came out though. Right.

Well, what better reason to bring it up now because it's relatively big. Really big. It won a weekly fringe award in Appalach. There's a couple of scenes there that would be awesome for a two-hander in a showcase. Yeah, absolutely. The petrol you can show your accent skills in a showcase. Yeah, absolutely. Depends on how much better you can show your accent skills in that nightclub scene, which is a bit longer in the original.

We cut it short. Yeah, and the original act goes for 20 minutes. Yeah. And the, um, uh, to show, to show any sort of like sexual tension, like the scene between honor and joe is a beautiful. That was not the play that was just, that was just a conversation. That was a break. Yeah, we called him. I was in the play that was just a conversation that was a break yeah we called him I was in the play the whole time yeah yeah I never left I think I'm in the

play still well and that just shows how so you're a quadriple threat singing dancing acting and completely losing yourself in the art that is the. That is the fourth. That is the fourth. I would say that's acting. Well, that's fascinating. That's true. It's not right.

There's a play I did in 2009. I was a scene study called The Boys. Yeah. The Boys. Yes, I've seen that on Amazon. I remember you. No, a different show. It's about rough, masculine. Yeah, this is very much about that.

It still stays with me to this stage. I remember you stood right on the corner of the stage. Ross had you stand. Oh, the corner still. So it was very close. Everyone was very close, very intimate. And he said, you know what, the power of just standing back. And I remember you were standing right at the edge of the circle.

And it was powerful. It was really, I was scared. I think I were a flany. You did you did and we did it in the we did it in the Union building I believe we're in the Union building on a wolf Do you have anything you want to promote You want to sell two shows? How can we follow you? Yeah? So you can follow me on Instagram Barryman. This won't go out for about a we do? So you can follow me on Instagram.

Barry and mine this won't go out for about a month. Okay, you can follow me on Instagram. Anna Wolff is my name. I don't know what my hair was. H-O-N-O-R. Not on A Wolff. No, no, no, no, Anna. Like pay your respects.

Yeah, exactly. Like, metal of Anna. But without the U. No U. So American. American Anna. Anna Wolff. And it's's wolf so good you added an F It's it and Is there an E at the end of wall? No, it's just no WOLFF

You got two shows on a fringe. I do Yes, so one shows called batmania. It's a immersive theater shows like that Sorry, that's like that. Sorry, just that's skimmy. Oh, no. Um, fuck. Mark loves Batman. Oh, no, it's John Batman, the founder of Melbourne. Yeah.

Took the white founder of Melbourne. Of course, the more undripe people were here before that. Exactly. And that's a bit of a theme of the show as well. Is it? It's slightly, yeah, yeah. So half of that's on a bus. It's half on a bus.

Oh, where? Half in the theater. Two shows slightly, yeah, yeah. So, one half of that's on a bus. It's half on a bus. Oh, where? Half in the theater. Two shows going co-currently. Does that make sense? Yeah, it's going to work. Co-currently, co-currently. Yeah, yeah. So, at the same time.

Yeah. Can I do a forward to the second show you're pitching? Yes. Not pitching, but providing. Yep. This is one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. It's called Puppy Tum Tums. And legitimately, at Friends You Must Go See This Show,

it is fucking hilarious. Now you say something. This is the show Puppy Tum Tum. It's a very good, broad and said, do it. You must, you must. You simply must. You simply must. Where is it on it?

Where's it at? It's a straight call. We're like straight call. We're like, straight call. Trades Hall. Which is it on it? Um, where's it at? Um, it's at the trade hall. We're like trade hall. We're like, uh, trade hall. Which is the new hub. It's a new hub of, uh, Melbourne, French. We're also going to be taking it to New Zealand. Really? Oh, great. These guys are very exciting. They're, they're like, uh,

they remind me of us when we cared. So, um, so you, if you're on New Zealand, you can see Puppy Tum Tums, but you can also see School of Rock Starring Jo Koski. That's right. Go see but super Jo's only in it sometimes. Yeah, go see a Jo show. No, yeah, totally. Yeah, four times a week. So go see a Jo show. Go see a Jo show. Yeah, see a Jo show and tell him to at the at the what's not the salad or the stage door? Tell him we sent you but he loves a drink. So you might seem at the salad or the staged or tell him we sent you. But he loves a drink, so you might see him at a salad or two. He's a fucking alcoholic.

Alright, so, Anna? That's, thank you. Thanks so much. You're fucking hilarious. Thank you so much Anna. Oh, thank you. Trickers. Trickers.

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