With one man voicing more than 20 characters to explore some of life's big issues over different time frames and even terrain, a new play in Wodonga is something of an endurance ride. or signup to continue reading Hew Parham, who wrote and starred in , should know. He said he had written the work first and only thought about the performance aspect later.
"But cycling is an endurance sport and a solo sport and I've written something to honour that," he said. "There's really something about the solo notion of cycling." Presented by Brink Productions, opened to a near full house at the Butter Factory Theatre in Wodonga on Tuesday, June 25.
This takes audiences on a comedic journey through cycling, obsession, envy, ambition, winning and losing and the challenges of mid-life self-discovery. A clown by trade, Parham had used his knack for humour and comedic timing to best effect. He said his richest material came from turning inward.
"Turn your neuroses into creative energy," Parham said. "It's something the audience will connect with in the authenticity. "I always try to look for resonance with the audience or resonators.
"Often you can crack people open through comedy. "My work straddles the bitter-sweet. "In the way people can laugh a lot at funerals and cry a lot at weddings.
" delves into the life of Hew, an aspiring cyclist trapped in a cycle of dead-end jobs and missed opportunities. His story is hilariously juxtaposed with the tale of Gino Bartali, the legendary two-time Tou.
