Presented by Hupcap
Productions
Supported by Vitalstatistix &
featuring Born on Monday
Dust is a peek into
Australian homes from the not too distant past, when families were exposed to
asbestos through domestic products like toothpaste, playdough, hair dryers and
cigarette filters - all made with asbestos!
Written by Donna Jackson, Dust
takes its audience on an almighty journey performed by local singers and
performers alongside professional actors and Mark Seymour from Hunters
& Collectors.
By
the 1950s a quarter of all houses built in Australia were clad with asbestos
cement sheets. It was used by handymen to knock up a boat shed or add an extra
room on the family home until the late 1980s. Their overalls were washed by
women and the asbestos dust residue swept up by their children. Currently there
are hundreds of people facing asbestos-related illness with diagnosis’
expected to peak in the year 2020.
Far from depressing, Dust is joyous and inspirational. Like the people who battled James Hardie Industries and won, Dust represents guts, determination and the fighting spirit of working people.
FIVE SHOWS ONLY
7.30pm,
Friday 3rd MAY
2pm & 7.30pm, Saturday 4th
MAY
2pm, Sunday 5th
MAY
Queens Theatre, Playhouse
Lane, Adelaide
Book at trybooking.com
Download
more info about Dust here.
Twitter: #Dust and #DustatQueens
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