A Man Walks Into A Bar

A Man Walks Into A Bar

No, this isn’t a play just full of one-liners and corny bar jokes. A Man Walks Into A Bar is about a conversation in a bar between two people from very different worlds. The two people have a romantic past and are meeting for the first time on what would be their wedding day. Their meet up becomes a battle and they use jokes as their arsenal.

This play is an absurdist comedy taking an alternative approach to exploring certain characters we meet in a bar. Actor Chris Yaacoubian who plays one of them, ambiguously named ‘The Man’, said his character is someone who acts before he thinks.

“Those decisions aren’t necessarily bad, but they are survival instincts of self-preservation, so he doesn’t always end up with the best consequences,” he said.

Yaacoubian has never played a character like this, so as he explained, it took a bit of work to find structure:

“I come from a background of dramatic roles so to take on a role like this was really challenging. We had to find structure and meaning without relying on a character’s journey or dramatic story to guide us.”

Yaacoubian said audiences could expect the unexpected with this type of performance.

“[This is] a play with music but not a musical, a scripted conversation but with a great deal of spontaneity,” he explained. “A work that is tightly scripted but deconstructs both character and actor.” (AMal)

Apr 21–May 7, Wed–Sat 7.30pm, Sat+Sun 3.30pm. Blood Moon Theatre, World Bar, 244-248 William Street, Kings Cross. $20-$30. Tickets & info: offtheavenue.com.au   

 

BY ATHINA MALLIS

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