Jasmin On Evil Tracks
Jasmin On Evil Tracks is a humorous and heart warming production which promises a gentle (and incredibly relevant) reminder about the prejudice and condemnation that many of our friends and family still face in modern society.
“It’s ultimately a story about prejudice, acceptance, tolerance and love,” explained Director/Producer Patrick Matijevic (Jasmin), who stars alongside Debbie Tilley (Stasha) and Elizabeth Routledge (Marlena).
It tells the tale of Jasmin; a Bosnian refugee, an eccentric fellow who has fled from the conflict in his homeland, and finds refuge in the arms of Stasha, a Serbian artist, who coincidentally finds her own refuge in the arms of Jasmin. But a blossoming relationship breeds a strain on Stasha’s relationship with her only sibling, the straight laced and highly conservative Marlena, who’s suspicious of Jasmin and his motives.
With Jasmin failing to escape conflict wherever he goes, and Stasha failing to depict a life without her younger sister, we can only hope that Marlena can forget a lifetime full of prejudgements and preconceptions and learn to accept people for who they are, and not where they come from. (BS)
Sep 13–17, 8.30pm. Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre, Cnr City Road & Cleveland Street, Chippendale. $25-$30. Tickets & info: www.seymourcentre.com or (02) 9351 7940
BY BOBBY STEPHENSON
