Australia Day August 22, 2012

This wickedly funny new play from the stalwart of political satire, Jonathan Biggins, takes aim at our favourite day off work…Australia Day! It’s a hilarious parody about the bungling grassroots politics of a small town Australia Day Planning Committee as they tackle the really big issues: Does a sausage sizzle code as monocultural? And should the special needs kids be forced to perform their dance routine on the national day? For the members of the Australia Day committee in the small country town of Coriole, the issue of cultural identity is prickly to say the least.

Drawing on his own experiences as an Australia Day ambassador, Biggins takes a swipe at secular traditions and national holidays with fearless wit and good Aussie humour.

“Australia Day is a play about the committee organising Australia Day… It could be anywhere in regional Australia…. I was inspired by the fact I was an Australia Day ambassador… a lot of the incidents in the play have been drawn from the local mayor, the local dance academy, the local citizenship ceremony… Basically it’s a cast with comic ensemble strength… it’s in the great Australian tradition of self deprecating comedy,” said Playwright Jonathan Biggins.

"Australia Day is a hoot: makes you laugh, makes you wince, makes you think."
The Age

"If you want huge laughs ... Australia Day is just the ticket."
Herald Sun

"[a] deliciously light and perfectly pitched jokefest"
The Australian

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE
http://youtu.be/iGGNY0NqNbQ

Watch Jonathan Biggins discuss his new play Australia Day:


Times: Wed 22 Aug at 8pm, Thu 23 Aug at 6:30pm, Fri 24 Aug at 8pm, Sat 25 Aug at 2pm & 8pm