This is the dust we’re in
Melbourne Fringe 2024
Written and developed by Delta Brooks, Rebekah Carton, Thomas Richards and Henry Kelly (with additional work from Alex Lloyd)
03-13th October 2024
Presented as a part of Melbourne Fringe
Meat Market, Stables
2 Wreckyn St, North Melbourne
X2 Melbourne Fringe Nominations
Best Theatre
Spirit of Fringe
X3 Melbourne Fringe Judge’s picks
'This is the dust we're in' is a post-dramatic explosion of cultural legacy, artistic evolution, and the clumsy dance between tradition and change.
Hot Lunch (interrogators, back seat anthropologists and hacks) are picking apart what the hell we are supposed to do with Ray Lawler's Australian classic "The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll".
By tearing it apart, re-building, reheating, dropping tea bags on it and burning the edges, Hot Lunch obsessively flip the lid on what this Aussie classic means for them as theatre-makers and Australian citizens.
Book your Ansett flights, throw another shrimp on the barbie, and tear open pack of tim-tams, this cold one is about to be cracked wide open.
“Goodness, This Is The Dust We're In is an absolutely delightful show… Hot Lunch may have only made a handful of works together but they are quickly carving out a niche for themselves in the Melbourne theatre scene. Regardless how well you know Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (if at all), This Is The Dust We're In is an intelligent and wildly energetic production that honours the past while looking to the now and the future.”
****
"This is a non-stop-action, well-paced production... The Performers, Delta Brooks, Rebekah Carton, Tom Richards and Henry Kelly, are amazing performers... If you are looking for something funny, light and typical Australian. A play that is scripted and performed at a high standard. “This is The Dust We Are In” should not be missed."
‘Theatrical mavericks Hot Lunch take an axe to Australian Theatre Canon big gun: 'The Doll' in this hysterical, experimental, and exhilarating hit of critical nostalgia.’
Melbourne Fringe Theatre Judge
‘Grappling with how to identify post-colonial Australian 'culture', this deconstruction of 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' is playful, silly and sophisticated. Plus there's snacks.’
Melbourne Fringe Theatre Judge
‘99% of the time I hate theatre about theatre but I LOVED this. Completely hilarious, thoughtful and relevant. See it!’
Melbourne Fringe Theatre Judge
CREATED BY
Delta Brooks
Rebekah Carton
Tom Richards
Henry Kelly
Alex Lloyd
PHOTOGRPAHY
Matto Lucas