Fishlace Jones is a little stuck in life.
The man known as 'the king of the independent theatre scene' must make some career-defining decisions that could equal his creative demise.
He's going to take audiences on a journey behind the curtain, breaking the fourth wall in order to reveal personal tales and saucy industry secrets. Here, he pens an open letter before the show.
“Hey Guys,
My name’s Fishlace Jones – Melbourne’s King of Independent Theatre. People say actors are wankers and all they do is waste time playing dress ups.
I’m here to say, once and for all, we don’t call it ‘dress-ups’! Some things about me...
Since the age of 3 ½ I’ve written, produced, directed and starred in well over 130 one-man shows. I coined the phrase ‘one seat theatre’ as a means of performing every show for the truth, and no one else. I’m making a sh.tload of cash from the independent arts scene (absolutely not the truth, I’m currently living on food tokens for IGA). We in the theatre are a different breed.
There are so many crazy, ridiculous and insane methods used by performers across the board in a bid to achieve the perfect show. From walking as a Pigeon through hot blood to find one’s emotional truth, to writing scripts specifically designed for casting hot nudes, is there nothing these desperate creatives won’t do in a bid to create the perfect piece of theatre?
Short answer – Centrelink has a lot to answer for. It’s time the general public knew what weird shit was going on 'Behind The Curtain'. You know that magician who wore a mask and revealed all magic’s secrets in the '90s? I’m gonna do what he did, except it’ll be for the theatre. And way less magical. It’ll be a rollicking and rolling 45 minutes described as part Masterclass/part Boot Camp. 'Behind The Curtain' is perfect not just for performers, but normal humans too!”
– Fishlace Jones
My name’s Fishlace Jones – Melbourne’s King of Independent Theatre. People say actors are wankers and all they do is waste time playing dress ups.
I’m here to say, once and for all, we don’t call it ‘dress-ups’! Some things about me...
Since the age of 3 ½ I’ve written, produced, directed and starred in well over 130 one-man shows. I coined the phrase ‘one seat theatre’ as a means of performing every show for the truth, and no one else. I’m making a sh.tload of cash from the independent arts scene (absolutely not the truth, I’m currently living on food tokens for IGA). We in the theatre are a different breed.
There are so many crazy, ridiculous and insane methods used by performers across the board in a bid to achieve the perfect show. From walking as a Pigeon through hot blood to find one’s emotional truth, to writing scripts specifically designed for casting hot nudes, is there nothing these desperate creatives won’t do in a bid to create the perfect piece of theatre?
Short answer – Centrelink has a lot to answer for. It’s time the general public knew what weird shit was going on 'Behind The Curtain'. You know that magician who wore a mask and revealed all magic’s secrets in the '90s? I’m gonna do what he did, except it’ll be for the theatre. And way less magical. It’ll be a rollicking and rolling 45 minutes described as part Masterclass/part Boot Camp. 'Behind The Curtain' is perfect not just for performers, but normal humans too!”
– Fishlace Jones
