Name: Marooned
Start: 2023-08-19T20:00:00+10:00
End: 2023-08-19T21:30:00+10:00
Location: Alex Theatre Two

Marooned

Alex Theatre St Kilda

“A play about suicide that needs to be seen” the Sydney Morning Herald

Alex Theatre Two

Four people are marooned together in a waiting room in the afterlife. The only thing it appears they have in common is that they have all attempted to take their own lives...

Written by Michael Gray GriffithDirected by John OrcsikProduced by Rohana HayesCastDarren MortNate AmareRohana HayesFour people are marooned together in a waiting room in the afterlife. The only thing it appears they have in common is that they have all attempted to take their own lives.As time passes one by one the characters start yearning to go home but declaring this want to go home to the Gods, doesn’t seem to be enough. Eventually, one of them believes that the only way out of this room is to talk, and to talk plainly and directly about what brought them here. He believes that they aren’t here to help themselves, but to work together to save each other.Is he right? For the more they open up, the more the truth comes out, the closer they grow and the closer they grow the more they find their second wind; the strength, through community, to face and deal with the issues that initially brought them to this room. And we journey with them as they each come back from the edge. But are they going home?“Marooned is a revolution in Suicide Prevention because it entertains and holds an audience’s attention, and while it powerfully conveys its message it manages to leave you feeling uplifted.” ~LTCOL Andy Cohn Army Psychologist Marooned Reviews“Marooned is undoubtedly the finest piece of theatre I’ve seen in many years. It had me in tears and belly laughing. Beautifully written and expertly performed. Stunningly good.”~Megan Watts. “Is it only last week Australian of the Year Grace Tame told us, “History, lived experience, the whole truth, unsanitised and unedited, is our greatest learning resource. It is what informs social and structural change”? Marooned is a play that fulfils this urgent purpose, using communal storytelling, aka theatre, to confront Australia’s epidemic of life-threatening despair, shame and grief. It does so with humour and compassion and honesty. It needs to be seen” Harriot Cunningham. The Sydney Morning Herald Thankyou for bringing Marooned to Castlemaine. My husband, daughter and I were in the audience last night and were emotionally touched by the performance, as were people around us. We just wish our boy had had a chance to return but it was not to be. We are all involved in suicide prevention in our local community and wish to thank you for all the elements your play covered. It was very cleverly done and we sincerely hope more people get to see this play for the discussion it would spark around suicide prevention.

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