The Present by Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Sarah Reuben
Highlights
- Experience dark humour and heartfelt storytelling as The Present reveals a family's complex history and obsession with gifts.
- Uncover the unique tale of half twins and their unresolvable trust issues, highlighting the quirks of family life.
- Explore the comedic yet cathartic journey leading up to Christmas, as the twins search for a meaningful gift.
- Enjoy family-friendly facilities including a bar and public toilets at 12 Smith Street, Darwin City, Northern Territory.
Co-produced by Brown’s Mart and The Last Great Hunt
At once comedic and cathartic, The Present unwraps a family’s history and their obsession with presents. You’ll meet half twins with different fathers; mother and son with unresolvable trust issues; a man with a rare gene that makes him extra tasty to sharks, and his long lost daughter who loves the beach. The piece breeds dark humour with big heart to explore how every family creates its own mythology, and then suffers from it.
In the week leading up to Christmas the twins’ search for one genuinely meaningful gift exposes longings, resentments, and the question of what traditions might best be left behind.
From the creators of ‘I’ll Tell You In Person’ 2020 and ‘The Hypotheticals’ 2021.
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Dates & times
- Next occurrence: reoccurring
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- Handrails on all stairways
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- Visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light) are available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
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