DEVISED, DELIVERED AND PERFORMED BY THE 2024 PYT FAIRFIELD COMPANY
Pirate Pierro sails the high seas with nothing but a sock puppet for company, dreaming of having a merry band to sing his shanties with. Solly Starfish is…washed up, wondering if he’ll ever be a famous rapper again. Adira is confused about her identity as the daughter of a Dugong Mum and Mer-man Dad. And Fiorella the Flamenco Flamingo is hopeful that her colours will come back one day, after losing them to have her babies. This unlikely band of sea folk is thrown into a swashbuckling adventure where they must learn about what it means to be a good friend in order to solve the mystery of the infamous Kraken.
A wacky, spirited adventure filled with punny puns, musical numbers and a message as deep as the ocean. “The Friend-Ship: A Naughty-Cool Adventure” is a hilarious play about finding courage, your identity and family. With jokes for the whole family, you are o-fish-aly invited to come watch this sand-sational show!
WHEN
Friday 29 November 2024
10.00am and 12.00pm
Saturday 30 November 2024
10.00am and 12.00pm
WHERE
PYT Fairfield
19 Harris St Fairfield, NSW
COST
$20.00
AGES
Primary School Aged-Children (5-12), and pun-loving parents and carers!
Directed by Neda Taha
Written by Benjamin La and Kobra Sayyadi with Bina Bhattacharya, Sarah Gattellari, Michael Giglio, Molly Goetz, Daniel Mehareb, Nandika Nellicka and Neda Taha.
Produced by Benjamin La and Kobra Sayyadi
Musical Director Michael Giglio
Technical Design by Molly Goetz, supported by Elyse Drenth
Creative Collaborator Natano Fa’anana
Performed by Sarah Gattellari, Michael Giglio, Daniel Mehareb and Nandika Nellicka
For more on the 2024 Company click here
🐠 ⚓ 🏴☠️ MEET THE CREW! 🏴☠️ ⚓ 🐠
Michael Giglio as
Pirate Pierro
Meet Pirate Pierro. He’s out to find a merry band of sea-folk to sing his shanties with…IF his only companion, a sock puppet, doesn’t get in the way!
Nandika Nellicka as
Adira the Mergong
Meet Adira, a Mer-gong (that’s half mermaid, half dugong!) She lives in a lonely lighthouse, studying to be the best eye doctor in the ocean to make her mother proud. But Adira has a secret about her mermaid heritage that she hopes won’t ruin her promising new friendships…
Sarah Gattellari as
Fiorella the Flamenco Flamingo
Meet Fiorella the Flamenco Flamingo. Fiorella was once a talented dancer in her youth but laying eggs caused her to lose her colours. Now that her kids are grown up and have flown away, she struggles to find who she is without them. With the help of her new friends, will she be able to get her groove – and her colours – back?
Daniel Mehareb as
Solly the Starfish
Meet Solly the Starfish. He was once the most famous rapper in all the seas, but now he’s just a bit… washed up. With his days of fame far behind him, he clings onto his sparkly jewelry and hardened persona, but there is something hidden deep down within him. Will he be able to find it? Or is he destined to sink to the bottom?
Image credit: Tammy Dang
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Supported by the Minister for Youth through the Youth Opportunities grant.
Supported by The Lansdowne Foundation
Graphic by Yvan Karezi
