EDGE
Bad Liar
By George Ashforth
5th October 2016
Chrissie Parrott Arts, Perth
Sean was never an easy child. Something about the violence of his anger always frightened his Mum. Sneaking into the lounge room of his family home, he is now old enough to know better. He is wanted by police for hitting his friend in the temple with a brick. His Mum records their interaction as she finds a way to get a confession out of him, something only a person who knows him better than he knows himself could do.
On this night the audience chose to symbolise guilt with wine and innocence with water. In one of the photos above we see Sean’s mother pouring out his innocence as she forces him to confess to the assault.
Concept: Cohan
Director and Facilitator: Cohan
Writer: George Ashforth
Performers: Andrew Sutherland and Nicola Renton
Lighting Design: Cohan, Rachel Woodward, Chris Issacs
Props: Cohan, Rachel Woodward
Producers: Cesarina Fitzgerald, Cohan, Harley Bell
Stage Manager: Rachel Woodward
Venue Manager: Mitchell Whelan
Production Stills: Harley Bell
Marketing and Design: Park Street
Produced by: Blank Space Productions
With thanks to: Chris Issacs