Experimental

  • Fringe Festival

COOKED: Hot Nights – Democracy Sausage

Tasty democracy snacks and bespoke site-responsive theatre for the right here, right now.

A photo of David Williams dressed in a cartoon illustrated apron, holding a pair of wooden tongs and holding an edited portrait of Scott Morrison wearing a flower crown under his arm
A collage of images featuring David Williams in a close up head shot, a hand shot, a full body shot and an animated portrait of Scott Morrison wearing a flower crown.
Past Event

Image Credit: Ben Clement, Long Prawn

A photo of David Williams dressed in a cartoon illustrated apron, holding a pair of wooden tongs and holding an edited portrait of Scott Morrison wearing a flower crown under his arm
A collage of images featuring David Williams in a close up head shot, a hand shot, a full body shot and an animated portrait of Scott Morrison wearing a flower crown.

  • Created and Performed by: David Williams

  • Presented by: Melbourne Fringe and Fed Square

  • Curated by: Long Prawn

Seated in a large circle, a group of artist/citizens and audience/citizens (some of whom might also be artists) will collectively reflect upon the psychic and embodied experience of democracy right here and now. Threading together the voices of ordinary citizens, elected representatives, karaoke outbursts and polling booth sausage sizzles, Democracy Sausage will be by turns ridiculous, slightly terrifying, thoughtful and damned tasty.

During ‘Open Grill’ days for COOKED (4-13 October), acclaimed theatre maker David Williams will ask lots of BBQ-ing folk and other passers-by what democracy means to them right here and now—as an idea, an ideal, and an embodied practice. David will then weave a unique one-off responsive performance from these answers and surrounding conversations at this Hot Nights performance.

This event occurs within the COOKED public BBQ space created by Architect Mikhail Savin Rodrick Projects and Long Prawn, with BBQ designed by Mike Hewson.