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Written by Lally Katz in collaboration with Stuck Pigs Squealing, The Eisteddfod is a funny, irreverent, dark and ultimately heartbreaking play which exploits every aspect of theatrical language to its utmost. The play tells the story of siblings Abalone and Gerture, who, orphaned when teenagers, live agoraphobic lives together in a tiny room. Here they play out their longings and fantasies, building a complex world of desire and loss. Abalone's dream is to win the annual Eisteddfod drama competition, while Gerture is spending longer and longer teaching in the imaginary world of "the classroom" and navigating the complex emotional ground of her "relationship" with Ian, who Abalone embodies for her. The entire show takes place on a tiny stage, two metres square, and is supported by a beautiful, highly detailed sound and lighting design. The Eisteddfod received six green room nominations in 2004, receiving the award for Best Independent Production. It has since toured to PS122, Ontological-Hysteric Theatre in New York, B Sharp in Sydney and the Malthouse in Melbourne. Stuck Pigs Squealing Stuck Pigs Squealing was established in 2000 as an independent collective of artists dedicated to creating original works of theatre with an emphasis on long term collaboration, formal experimentation, site specific work and engagement with contemporary Australian society. Productions to date: tonight I must be brave, produced as part of the WA Fringe Festival; The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, performed in bars around Melbourne for the 2001 Melbourne Fringe Festival (awarded Best Production of an Existing Text and Festival Director's Choice) and subsequently performed in 2002 at Downstairs Belvoir St as part of the B Sharp Season and the International Gay Games Cultural Festival; 4xBeckett, a season of short plays by Samuel Beckett (Store Room 2002); The Black Swan of Trespass (Melbourne Fringe Festival 2003, New York International Fringe Festival, B Sharp Belvoir, Malthouse); Agoraphobe (Next Wave Kickstart 2003) a site specific multi-media work in locations around the city of Melbourne; The Eisteddfod (the Store Room, New York International Fringe Festival, PS-122 and Ontological, B Sharp Belvoir, Malthouse); and Lally Katz and the Terrible Mysteries of the Volcano (Theatreworks). Stuck Pigs Squealing has received funding from Arts Victoria, Australia Council, City of Port Phillip, City of Melbourne, the Ian Potter Cultural Trust and the Myer Foundation to develop and tour work in Australia and in North America and Europe. Its work has been the recipient of six Green Room Awards, including two for Best Production, Four Melbourne Fringe Festival Awards and two NY Fringe Festival Awards. Contact: Lee Cumberlidge |
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