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Comeback Special is a take on Elvis Presley's 1968 Comeback Special, an American TV special that was originally called 'Elvis', but became known as his big comeback. Texan theatre-maker, Greg Wohead presents a piece about traces of the past and contemporary issues surrounding identity. Wohead acts simultaneously as an Elvis stand-in, a floor manager and a medium, guiding the audience through the TV special as he remembers it from many repeated viewings. This is an exploration of slippage, desire and desirability. As the re-enactment veers off course, the audience are invited to consider what it is to drag a past event into the present and what it is to make a comeback. How do we piece together our identity from the images in popular culture? How does that enable and limit us? How does this present event acknowledge the past and look towards the future?

Cast/Performers

Greg Wohead

Creatives/Company

Author: Greg Wohead
Producer(s): Laura Sweeney, Laura Sweeney
Lighting(s): Ben Pacey, Ben Pacey
Sound(s): Timothy X Atack, Timothy X Atack
Design: Ben Pacey