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NEW IRRESISTIBLE PLAY MAKES ITS WAY TO HOTA

Announcement posted by HOTA 20 May 2019

Created by Perth’s most exciting performance makers - Side Pony Productions and The Last Great Hunt - The Irresistible is one of the most intoxicatingly creepy plays to ever make its way to HOTA, from June 27-29.
Twin Peaks meets Stranger Things in this dark and funny sci-fi thriller performance, which takes the audience through an unrelenting exploration of unconscious bias and the deep assumptions people make about one another.
 
Created by some of Australia’s most innovative theatre makers, including Tim Watts, Zoe Pepper and Adriane Daff; The Irresistible combines beautiful design by Jonathon Oxlade, with the complex stories of characters familiar in Zoe Pepper’s body of work,complemented by acclaimed performances by Adriane Daff and Tim Watts.
 
With strong interrogation into gender and bias, the bold and original play aims to challenge minds throughout the performance.
 
Told through a series of intertwining stories, the play is cleverly layered, revealing a darkly comic reflection of our world as the story begins to fold in on itself.
 
CEO of HOTA, Criena Gehrke, said the unique genre and intoxicating play will captivate audiences.
 
“As a big fan of the weirdness that was Twin Peaks, I’ve got to admit that I love shows that are a bit unexpected,” she said.
 
“It might take you a moment to work out what The Irresistible is all about – but it’s worth it. Take a chance on this one.”
 
The Irresistible has seen great success to-date, winning Best Design in the Performing Arts WA Awards (2017), being nominated for Best Play in the Helpmann Awards (2018) and receiving rave reviews after every performance; being decribed as the reason why live theatre exists.  
 
Special guests, The Huxleys, will offer pre-show entertainment and start The Irresistible journey, with an incredible performance by the art duo which escorts audiences into the indoors of HOTA’s Outdoor Stage.
 
The Irresistible team and The Huxleys are coming to the Gold Coast from sold-out performances at Dark Mofo in Hobart.
 
To make experiencing the show even more irresistible, HOTA is offering ‘Pay Your Age’ ticket prices for those under the age of 30; if you are 18 years old tickets cost $18 and 23 years old – you pay $23. Adults over 30 are $30.

For more information, visit https://hota.com.au/theatre/the-irresistible/.
 
‘Brilliant work…this is the reason you go to see live theatre.’ ★★★★★ ArtsHub
‘Moodiness and tension worthy of a Hitchcock movie…at once comical, current and gripping.’ Stage Whispers
‘…go and see The Irresistible, it is a truly remarkable play.’ Fourth Wall Media
 
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