AustLit

'The Audition is a new multi-authored work that interrogates the protocols and power relationships of the audition process to uncover what it means to seek asylum. 

'The asylum seeker shares something in common with the actor in Australia.  They are both outsiders of uncertain status.  The asylum seeker just like the actor can become expert at being patient with a force that keeps them waiting without having their hopes dashed.  This is the liminal space that we will explore in The Audition. The stage is a country in itself. With its own rules and regulations. Or lack of them.'

Source: La Mama Theatre.

Play with music

Set initially in Greece and then Australia (the family shop and home), Greek dialogue is used throughout the play. The production calls for an on-stage musician to provide both a live soundtrack to various parts of the production and to support the singing and dancing. Much of the music is Greek in origin, and includes a Byzantine Hymn. The script further suggests, if possible, the inclusion of a bouzouki musician.

'Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre housed and trained refugees and migrants during Australia's post-war immigration boom. Tes Lyssiotis' powerful docu-drama Hotel Bonegilla was first performed at La Mama in August 1983 and still resonates in its commentary on Australia's complex relationship with migrants, refugees and immigration.'

Source: La Mama Theatre (2018 season).