Sydney Theatre Co Presents THE BALLAD OF BACKBONE JOE Sept 21-Oct 2

Sydney Theatre Company presents The Suitcase Royale in The Ballad of Backbone Joe 21 September - 2 October 2010. Opening Night: Wednesday 22 September at 8.15pm

Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company, Pier 4 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay

Direct from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Suitcase Royale present their latest show, The Ballad of Backbone Joe, at Wharf 2 as part of Sydney Theatre Company Next Stage program, for two weeks only from 21 September 2010.

A dollar fight gone wrong, a classy Sheila with a mind for revenge and a private detective hot on her heels... The Ballad of Backbone Joe tells a twisted tale of the apparent death, the murder no less, of a woman in a blood red dress. Set in the roaring carnival days of pre-war Australia, in a small town's abattoir and boxing emporium, the tale unfolds through jigsaw narrative, film, visual trickery, bone-crunching slapstick, dark humour and unique music. Contra bass, banjo, guitar, accordion, drums and the ghostly voice of a red-dressed vixen carry this broken-down truck of a show down the windy road of revenge.

The Suitcase Royale, comprised of Miles O'Neil, Glen Walton and Joseph O'Farrell, is a ‘Rag n Bone' band of three from Melbourne that has been wowing audiences with their unique style of Junkyard Theatre since 2004.

The company has toured both nationally and internationally to great critical acclaim, selling out shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide as well as seasons in the Pittsburgh Arts Festival, Edinburgh fringe, Ruhrfestspiele festival, Germany, Dublin and the Soho Theatre in London.

Created and Performed by The Suitcase Royale: Joseph O'Farrell, Miles O'Neil and Glen Walton

Box Office: (02) 9250 1777. sydneytheatre.com.au
Tickets: $25 - $30 (Transaction fees may apply)

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