Our friends at @lost_thought_arts are presenting the Australian premiere of SHOOK by Samuel Bailey at brand spanking new venue Qtopia 17th May to 1st June!
We have some tickets for selected dates to give away: Thurs 16th May, 19:30 Friday 17th May, 19:30 Saturday 18th May, 19:30 Tues 21st May, 19:30
To win a double pass, simply:
1) Write an email to shookcompetition@gmail.com
2) State your name, preferred date/s and mention Theatre Now.
The lucky winners will be contacted directly! Please note The Substation Theatre at Qtopia is only accessible via a steep staircase. Follow us on Insta for updates on our wonderful cast and crew via @shookplayaus
Shook
★★★★ – The Times, The Stage, Evening Standard, WhatsOnStage, Sunday Times
“Samuel Bailey’s knockout professional debut rings with fresh truth” – The New York Times
“Astonishingly brilliant…one of the best debut plays I have ever seen” – Saturday Review, BBC
Locked up in a dangerous youth offenders’ institution, teenagers Riyad and Cain trade insults, barter for sweets, and dream of their imminent fatherhood. When they meet conspicuously quiet new inmate Jonjo at a parenting skills course, they speculate what kind of crime brought him inside. Over several months, guided by no-nonsense social worker Grace, the boys take a rare opportunity to explore their masculinity, relationships, and future ambitions. Will they take action to escape the system for good, or remain and stay shook?
The Australian premiere of this energetic, abrasive, and savagely funny drama is a hard-hitting but refreshingly honest tale of the voiceless in society. Winner of the UK Papatango New Writing Prize 2019, Bailey’s play asks if those raised with the odds stacked against them can ever truly break the cycle
