SLAP BANG KISS
Theatre

SLAP. BANG. KISS.

Dates

Tue 30 Jul 2024

Hours

10.00 am - 11.00 am
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm

Duration

60 minutes +15 min Q&A post-show

Location

Studio
charcoal

SLAP. BANG. KISS. by Dan Giovannoni

 

SLAP. A video of 16-year-old Immi hitting a security officer goes viral. 

BANG. Sofia’s impassioned speech for the victims of a school shooting makes international news. 

KISS. In the car park of a small-town supermarket, people rally around Darby and Daniel as the boys lock lips in an attempt to set the world record for the longest kiss.

SLAP. BANG. KISS. by Dan Giovannoni tracks three young people whose stories kick-start a series of events none of them could have anticipated, transforming them into global symbols of revolution. But when their stories go viral and the whole world is watching, what will they do next?

Exploring themes of activism, community and hope, director Katy Maudlin delivers a bold production featuring Sarah Fitzgerald, Conor Leach and Tsungirai Wachenuka for the Melbourne Theatre Company’s acclaimed Education and Families Program.

Shortlisted for the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, this new play is from multi-award winning playwright Dan Giovannoni.


Recommended for 14+ years. This production contains coarse language, references to gun violence and homophobia, theatrical haze effects and dynamic sound.

Image: Brett Walker, 2022 cast


Writer Dan Giovannoni 
Director Katy Maudlin

 


'Snappily directed by Katy Maudlin, the work races along in a gripping, always entertaining hour.’ - Time Out

 

SLAP.BANG.KISS

 

Slap bang kiss - production image 1
Photo by Tiffany Garvie

 

Dates

10.00 am - 11.00 am
12.30 pm - 1.30 pm

Tuesday 30 July 2024

Tickets

All Tickets $20.00

Please note: A Service fee of $3.00 applies to bookings made online and by phone (unless tickets are free of charge). Delivery Fees may also apply.

Content Warning: This production contains coarse language, references to gun violence and homophobia, theatrical haze effects and dynamic sound.

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SLAP. BANG. KISS. was commissioned through Melbourne Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE Writers’ Program with the support of the Playwrights Giving Circle, The Ian Potter Foundation, Naomi Milgrom Foundation, The Myer Foundation, Malcolm Robertson Foundation and The University of Melbourne.

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