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The Duck House is a Perth-based theatre ensemble composed of graduates from Edith Cowan University's Contemporary Performance course. The company is committed to making energetic performance in a collaborative environment. The Duck House has a unique style of intimate performance that is sharp and chaotic, combining comedy, playful choreography and original music. Inspired by ideas of obsession, household objects and spaces, the ensemble aims to create new exciting theatre for a contemporary audience.

upcoming shows

I Don't Know You

Development: July 19 - Aug 5 2010 at CIA Studios
Production: March/April 2011 at PICA (TBC)

I Don't Know You is the story of three housemates who wake in the morning under the shadow of loss after the death of a friend. In their silent kitchen, they count stars and throw parties, sail the high seas and revel in melodrama. With history on their shoulders and voices in their heads, their grief is stale and so is the bread. Memories morph the landscape, seeping into the present, both taunting and comforting. This tragi-comedy is a story of friendship and doing what it takes to be ok.

Script excerpt:
"That's the breakdown speaking... You wobble on your feet, you shudder on your toes, you all fall down into a heap on the floor...You stutter your words, you cry a little into your porridge. Your tongue is tired and lips are tired and face is tired and hands are tired and feet are tired and body is so tired. We're all tired. We're all wiped out. We wipe out the memories because it's just less tiring... maybe in the morning we'll discover the world again, finding our feet, exploring the sound of cars on the freeway, the taste of blueberries, which are good for the brain. It's all good baby, it's all good."

Written by Gita Bezard
Directed by Kathryn Osborne
Produced by Performing Lines WA
Set and Costume Design by Bryan Woltjen
Sound Design by Peter Dawson
Featuring Natalie Holmwood, TJ Power and Sarah McKellar
Devised with Tim Watts

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