A Performing Lines production | Presented with Melbourne Theatre Company
LEGENDS (of the Golden Arches)
Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong
- Theatre
- Performance
- Sitting
Two emerging playwrights take us on a bogus adventure through the golden arches and into Chinese hell.
Merlynn and Joe hold a vigil for their dead grandfathers. Merlynn wants to preserve the rites of her forebears. Joe thinks it’s a load of superstition. They’re old friends who don’t mind a fiery debate. But, as the night wears on, things get a little overheated, and the Lords of the 18 levels of hell decide to step in. Can their friendship survive the fall? Will this funeral be the death of them?
Sometimes the only way through is down.
LEGENDS is a sharp two-hander that plunges into the Chinese underworld to test the meaning of friendship and the bonds of tradition. Co-created by Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong (Golden Blood), it’s a heart-filled buddy comedy that bends reality and serves extra pickles.
Stay after the show on Mon 9 June to join an enlightening conversation with the cast and creative team.
“The script is razor-sharp, oscillating between laugh-out-loud moments and deep introspection. Lui and Tong’s chemistry on stage is electric. ”
Artistic Team
Joe Paradise Lui and Merlynn Tong
Cherish Marrington
Nicole Marrington
Rose Finlay
Wendy Yu
Kate Baldwin
Joe Paradise Lui
Marcel Dorney
Matthew Erren
Harry Dowling
Catherine O’Donoghue
Finn McLeish
Set construction and scenic by Black Swan Production Facility
Produced by Performing Lines
Supporters
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festival Inc., commissioned by Perth Festival, RISING and Brisbane Festival.
Additional project investment provided by Creative Australia.
Image Credits
PHOTO: Jessica Wyld
Jessica Wyld