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                  Tusk Tusk

                  by Polly Stenham

                  Tusk Tusk

                  TUSK TUSK by Polly Stenham, directed by Hera Dunleavy

                  Skins meets Home Alone in this funny and heartbreaking drama by London's hottest young playwright.

                  Maggie, 14, Eliot, 15, and Finn, 7, are home alone in an unfurnished flat awaiting a call on a cell-phone that never rings. What are they waiting for and where the hell is Mum?

                  Dancing a fine line between hilarity and heartache, TUSK TUSK is the new offering from 26-year-old English sensation, Polly Stenham (That Face).

                  Featuring: Flynn Allan, Lucelia Everett-Brown,Arlo Gibson, Arlo McLean, Nilianne Ualiu with guest appearances by Michelle Leuthart and Matthew Norton

                  Set Design by Jessika Verryt,  Costume Design by Caitlin Brogan

                  6 - 21 July, 6.30pm

                  The Basement

                   Suitable for 14 years+

                  Warning: language and themes may offend some people.

                   
                  BOOK: 09 309 3395

                  Ticket Type Under 25s Adults
                  1 show $16 $20
                  Both Next Big Things shows $25 $35

                   

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                  "Often as hilarious as it is heart breaking...this is a play you should seriously consider experiencing" - Lexie Matheson, Theatreview

                   "take the shows together if you can, they make a great combination - Tusk Tusk the meaty issues drama, Checkout Chicks the sweet desert afterwards."
                  - James Wenley, Theatrescenes 

                  The Basement
                  Fri6 Jul6.30pm
                  Tue10 Jul6.30pm
                  Wed11 Jul6.30pm
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                  Sat14 Jul6.30pm
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