Shut Up and Drive
Do you remember when you were on the cusp of being 16 and all you could think about was getting your license and driving away? Playwright Daniela Giorgi definitely remembers the feeling, and used it as an influence for her new play, Shut Up and Drive (or Sex, Liberty and the Automobile) co-written with Paul Gilchrist.
“We just wanted to get away from the suburbs, get away from our parents, get away from home and live,” she recalled.
“The play is about the freedom that the car has given us, the freedom to have fun but also just to get away from everything. But it’s also about the tension between that freedom and responsibility. In your car you can put your foot down and just go. But is that always the best idea?”
This play explores the pivotal role the car plays in Australian society and how we underestimate its symbolism in our day-to-day lives.
Shut Up and Drive is a revue style production with singing, dancing and a satirical element to keep the audiences entertained. Giorgi has written satirical content before but never something of a revue nature.
“A revue style show is a new adventure for us [subtlenuance theatre], but it does source our origins as a company of satirical comedies,” she said.
The Kings Cross Theatre is located at the Kings Cross Hotel, a completely new venue that can hold 80 people. (AMal)
April 9–23, Tues-Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm. Kings Cross Theatre, Level 2 Kings Cross Hotel, 244-248 William Street, Kings Cross. $18-$28. Tickets & info: trybooking.com/190490
BY ATHINA MALLIS
