As Foucault has said, there are no politics that are not body politics . The core of the piece explores how the protagonist's body is fictionalised by others, unable to see the woman trapped in the wrong body, leading to shattered relationships . This is in a context of battling harassment through gender transformation, cultural norms, colonial and post-colonial tropes, sexism, and discrimination. An epic journey of courage , resilience and promise across different worlds and different countries, Karachi, Alice Springs , Bangkok and Melbourne as the fabric of cultural identity emerges from a suitcase.
Writers: R.Johns & Aliya Aboo
Creatives: Peter Mumford, Robert Vincs, Rosemary Johns
Performers: Aliya Aboo, Raj Moodley, Joshinder Chaggar, Akeel Purmanund, Sepideh Karimi and Marc Opitz
“Carefully crafted, complex, contradictory, and compelling, "Birthday Books of Storms" has it all. The play doesn’t drizzle, it torrents - an intense tempest of the lives of such beautifully broken people. Make sure that you book tickets now before the storm passes.”
For As Told By The Boys Who Fed Me Apples
“Unique, powerful and deeply affecting”
Reference to child molestation, attempted suicide, surgery
Visual Ratings: 50%
Aural Ratings: 100%
Suitable Age: 16+
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