Home Truths
T594832880
An immersive multi-story speculation on need, greed and good intentions, HOME TRUTHS is revealed through the world premieres of nine short plays. Each Cycle can be seen as a stand-alone event, or you can book for two or three Cycles to receive a special discounted rate. On two days, audiences will also be able to join Cardboard Citizens for a serious theatrical sit-in and watch all nine plays in one day as a Tri-Cycle, with a special discounted ticket rate and plenty of surprises planned...
Archive :: production:T594832880, play:S1994715659, venue:V01109652351
Cycle 1 (Red): Slummers/The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Estate Agency/Back to Back to Back
Slummers - 1887. Polly, 16, clashes with her mother, Ada, against the backdrop of the Victorian housing crisis. Polly is desperate to escape the slums at any cost, but Ada believes the compromises they'd have to make are too high. A story about the ?deserving poor' and the obstacles they face, whatever choices they make.
The Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Estate Agency - Squat Now While Stocks Last. In the early 1970s, Heathcote Williams and friends set up an ?estate agency' to provide free accommodation for homeless people: 'A tiny oasis in the capitalist consumerist shit-hole run by bloviating wank-puddles, and the forces of awe and boredom'. This is their story.
Back to Back to Back - Nine months. Two couples. One building. Four people are trying to figure out their futures but with their backs against the breadline everyone is struggling to stay afloat. White flight, fertility and inhospitality are explored in this poetic domestic drama that examines the difference between a house and a home.
