Hero & Companion
Two short plays about teeth…
The Hero Leaves a Tooth is a comedy of manners, set in a world where women have grown forbidding teeth in their vaginas. It’s a type of revenge fantasy. Set in a dining room amongst friends, it suggests that the potential for violence and fear that underscores sex, especially for women, is found not only in extreme circumstances but in the everyday.
Companion Piece tells of a woman who visits a watch shop for a repair, but it’s she herself who needs mending. If Hero suggests anger, this suggests that anger needs extraction.
Writer & Director: Erica J Brennan
Assistant Director: Camilla Turnbull
Lyrics by Jake Nielsen
Music by Jake Nielsen & Matthew Predny
Choreography: Anna Asquith
Design: Ester Karuso-Thurn
With Pollyanna Nowicki, Emily Elise, Diana Popovska, Simon Thompson, Shea Russon, Paul Musumeci, Chris Miller, Cat Martin, Victoria Greiner, Shauntelle Benjamin
Photos by Reef Gahaa