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I Am Seaweed

A multimedia theatrical show that creates space for respite in an overwhelming world.

  • Dates 10 - 14 Oct
  • Time 9:00pm, 7:00pm, 4:00pm (60 minutes)
  • Venue Theatre Works
$30.00
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A person sits in a cartoon sketch style garden of seaweed. There are blues, greens and oranges. The person looks sad whilst staring into the camera wearing an orange bucket hat.
Past Event

  • Written and Performed by: Cheryl Ho

  • Lighting design: Rachel Lee

  • Commissioned by: Theatre Works

But you’re no loser.
You are sunshine.
So get well motherf**cker!

But also.
To exist, simply to float.
Now wouldn’t that be the dream...
Follow Sheryl with an ‘S’ on her quest to become as resilient and as versatile as Seaweed. Enter a world of moody projections, quirky presentations, satirical ads and a lot of the 'weed' from the sea. In a society where we are constantly pushed to be more productive, skilful and self-sufficient, what does it mean to 'just be?'. Can we grow from a place of love and trust instead of shame and comparison?

Director: Tan Hui Er
Sound Design: Vick Low
Production Design: Rachel Lee
Producer: Cordelia Yeo
Mentor: Rani Pramesti


This project received Cash for Equity through the Fringe Fund, as part of the Ralph Mclean Microgrants program.

About Theatre Works

Theatre Works is one of Australia’s longest-running independent theatres, constantly reinvigorating and reimagining the sector by providing a hotbed for artists and audience development. The organisation fills a vital niche in the Australian cultural landscape as an artistic home and destination for the ambitious, the new and the eminent. Theatre Works champions artists and work that embraces difference and celebrates risk, working to provide a supportive public platform for marginalised conversations and voices. This Fringe season, Theatre Works is showcasing ten shows over three weeks across two venues - Theatre Works (14 Acland Street ,St Kilda) & Explosives Factory (Rear Laneway, 67 Inkerman Street).

theatreworks.org.au

  • Duration: 60 minutes

  • Age suitability: M

  • Event warnings: Contains Strobe Lights And Sustained Bright Lights, Haze Effects, Moderate Coarse Language, Both Sudden And Sustained Loud Noises.

  • Content warnings: Self Harm Or Suicide, Mental Health.

  • Full: $30.00

  • Concession: $25.00

  • Extra Applause: $40.00

  • Blak Tix: $20.00

Sessions: In Person Events

A single $5.50 transaction fee applies to your booking.

Date Time Venue

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

9:00pm

Theatre Works

 Past Event

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

7:00pm

Theatre Works

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Thursday, 12 October 2023

9:00pm

Theatre Works

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Friday, 13 October 2023

7:00pm

Theatre Works

Sold Out
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Saturday, 14 October 2023

4:00pm

Theatre Works

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Saturday, 14 October 2023

7:00pm

Theatre Works

Sold Out
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