Chopped Liver
The Blak comedy show you can’t liver without…
Written by Kamarra Bell-Wykes
Dramaturgy by John Romeril
Directed by Rachael Maza Long
Featuring Isaac Drandich & Melodie Reynolds
After huge success in 2006 & 2007, Chopped Liver is hitting the road again in 2008, with a massive five month tour around the nation.
In 2005, Ilbijerri teamed up with the Victorian Department of Human Services, the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, and the Hepatitis C Council of Victoria to develop a play that would communicate Hepatitis C prevention and education messages to the Indigenous community.
The result was Chopped Liver, which has gone on to tour to over fifty communities and prisons in Victoria and South Australia over the last two years.
This year, with interest continuing to grow, Ilbijerri has joined forces with key state and local health bodies in NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia to send Chopped Liver out on its biggest tour yet.
Told through the stories of Lynne and Jim, the play uses comedy to humanise the experience of Hepatitis C and to break down social boundaries surrounding the virus, raising awareness and opening opportunities for discussion, prevention and support.
It’s about knowing that people with hepatitis C are so much more than “Chopped Liver”.
2008 Tour
VIC 21 July – 1 Aug
SA 25 Aug – 5 Sep
VIC 8 Sep – 19 Sep
WA 22 Sep – 17 Oct
TAS 20 Oct – 31 Oct
VIC 3 Nov – 14 Nov
Suitable for audiences age 16+. Performance includes drug references.
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