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  • Woman lying on her back, her legs bent over her head, feet against a window.
  • A woman squatting on a wooden floor, balancing her raised torso on her arms.
29 Sep – 3 Oct

The Boards Above Her Face

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment

The Boards Above Her Face is an original one person play, about a young woman who has the power to transform things into other things, a power that causes her physical pain.

After she turns her lover into a tiny silver bird, and cannot change him back, she moves to a cabin to isolate and grieve, all the while trying to reverse the change. Here, in her loneliness, she develops a complicated and erotic relationship with a chair.

Part of the Fringe Festival.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 29 Sep
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 3 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location

Meat Market Stables
2 Wreckyn St
North Melbourne 3051

Open in maps location for Meat Market Stables

Price and bookings

From $15 to $45

Adult / general $34.50
Senior $22.50
Student / concession $22.50
Book online for The Boards Above Her Face

Contact details

  • telephone number: 0498 481 489
  • email address: mosszari@gmail.com
  • Visit website for The Boards Above Her Face

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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