Deceptive Threads - Softcover

David Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1760622362 ISBN 13: 9781760622367

Publisher: Currency Press Pty.Ltd (AUS), 2018

Synopsis

A singing spy, a hawker's lie... How do you reconcile a family history littered with secrets?

Deceptive Threads tells the extraordinary true stories of David Joseph's grandfathers - one a Tivoli singer turned ASIO spymaster who vetted 'unwanted' arrivals, the other an early Lebanese immigrant who had to lie about his birthplace to gain Australian naturalisation. In this award-winning solo show, Joseph explores race, belonging, history, and national identity to theatrically illuminate the personal in the political. Deftly untangling the threads linking his family's connection to Australia's racist past and its present dilemma over asylum seekers, he explores the nexus between the government control of immigration and the 'unwelcome' immigrant.

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About the Authors

DAVID JOSEPH is a professional multi-skilled physical performer with over 30 years experience in the performing arts sector. He works as an actor, musician, physical performer and teacher and has toured extensively both in Australia and internationally. He plays drums for the ARIA winning 26-piece Melbourne Ska Orchestra, as well as being a trained cook and gardener. In 2016 he completed a Masters of Applied Theatre Studies at the University of New England for which he received the Philip Parsons Prize for best Performance as Research project (ADSA). He is currently studying Landscape Design at Melbourne Polytechnic.

KAREN BERGER's directing projects include Barassi - The Stage Show, The Many Walls of Edna Walling, The Last Antigone and Second City (all by Tee O'Neill); The Parricide (Diane Stubbings), and The Cosmic Joker (Alice Springs Festival). In 2016 she was assistant director to Susie Dee on the MTC's production, Peddling. Musical directing includes The Penelopiad (Women's Circus); Walk on Water and Song of Longing with Anne O'Keeffe; and The Golem of Ruckers Hill, The Magic Teapot and Bremen with Michael Camilleri. She has a B. Music Performance and Grad. Dip. Animateuring from V.C.A. and was awarded Victoria University College of Arts 'Most outstanding postgraduate by research student' for her M.A. in Performance Studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Currency Press Pty.Ltd (AUS)
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760622362
• ISBN 13: 9781760622367
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48