Written during an Australia Council Irish literature residency, Almost Face to Face takes a risky journey into a hidden Dublin world as it plunges into an off-beat artist’s process, his unusual wandering life, and the bizarre characters that share his world. Moving, brutal, dark, and funny, this poetic work about indulgent creative chaos and lives on the very edge, asks – is it ever too late to face up to what you have become?
Almost Face to Face by Awgie Award-winning playwright/actor House, had its world premiere at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne. It received terrific reviews and audiences, and a Greenroom Award best actor nomination. It has since played Sydney, toured to Kampot Reader’s and Writer’s Festival in Cambodia, a return Melbourne season, Brisbane, Darwin Fringe Festival’s curated hub program, and a 2-week hit season in Adelaide. The script is published by Australian Plays Transform.
Sample from the script
Scene 1
Her name is Miss Big, but no one calls her that to her face. Her real name is Miss Elly May O’Grady. Everyone calls her Miss Elly to her face and Miss Big behind her back. But she knows this, as it’s her name down there on the street, and like me, but in her own way from up here in her small room, Miss Big knows the street very well indeed. I accidentally call her Miss Big for the first time today. “Do you want another cup of coffee, Miss Big? Whoops!” And on her mattress on the floor, she rolls over from her back, onto her side, sighs out a big breath, and stares at the picture-pasted wall. “I’m sorry. I’ll try not to call you that ever again; I promise. I know how it hurts your feelings,” and as I say that, she looks at me with her smile; and Miss Big has a dam nice smile and a top-notch sense of humor too. “You have a beautiful smile, Miss Elly May,” I say with a plum in my mouth, and then bow… and she erupts into her little girl laugh, which is quite beautiful too. I’m not that removed from any form of empathy. She, of course, knows this now and plays me like a fiddle…
Review quotes
“Original and powerful… lurid and confronting… ultimately touching theatre”
THE AGE
“Fantastic one man show”
THE MUSIC
“The skill of this AWGIE Award winning writer and actor is reflected in a script relishing in the fragility of humanity”
ARTS HUB
“Exquisite writing”
AUSTRALIAN STAGE ONLINE
“A fine piece”
THE ADVERTISER
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Bio
Stephen House has won many awards and nominations as a poet, playwright and actor. He’s received several Australia Council international literature residencies and an India Asialink. He has been commissioned many times. His plays and poems have been published often, and he has performed his acclaimed monologues widely.
For more information on Stephen House:
https://australianplays.org/playwright/ASC-387
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