By Dan Koop, Jamie Lewis & David Williams. Based on an original concept by Roslyn Oades & David Williams. An Alternative Facts production. Bondi Festival. Seagull Room, Bondi Pavilion. July 10 – 12, 2025.
Imagine a theatrical production where the words are all sourced from dozens of different people, and the performers are all members of the audience?
It sounds like a recipe for a very problematic piece of theatre – but instead it was lyrical and moving.
Entering the Seagull Room of the Bondi Pavilion, around 80 chairs were lined up in a circle around a box containing 50 envelopes. Microphones were spread around the audience.
Numbered from 1 to 50 the envelopes were handed to audience members. It soon dawned on me that we were the only actors on the stage.