MOTHERLOD_^E (producer) 2023
MOTHERLOD_^E - in partnership with frenzy theatre co
MOTHERLOD_^E (2023)
Kill them. WooHoo them. Control them. Save them. Eat them. How long can someone have control over the world before their dirty laundry is reflected back at them?
Our once avid teenage player, is now a disillusioned adult revisiting her old PC to jump back into a world she left behind. Watch her dictate sims’ personalities, sexuality and humanity, whilst our two dimensional friends are confined to their single household.
Our player’s virtual utopia is not everything she remembers it to be. And as she delves deeper into the Sims gameplay, she is left to confront her own ambition, curiosity and mortality.
The sims has helped a generation of queer players process uncharted thoughts they didn’t know how to voice. It created a sanctuary to try on different personas, and explore gender and identity. MOTHERLOD_^E is a dark unveiling of the tension between innocent exploration and the malevolent results of playing God unchecked.
Frenzy is the working partnership between Belle Hansen and Matilda Gibbs, and Frenzy’s mission is to create professional opportunities for early career artists. Boasting a team of 20 artists, MOTHERLOD^E promises to be an unbridled expression of morbid curiosity, part virtual reality and part nostalgic game fantasy.
MOTHERLOD_^E premiered at Theatre Works for a limited season 4-14 January 2023.
TEAM
PRODUCER - Flick (they/them)
CREATIVE PRODUCER - Matilda Gibbs (she/her)
DIRECTOR - Belle Hansen (she/her)
CREATED BY - Frenzy Theatre Co (Belle Hansen & Matilda Gibbs)
with Amelia Newman (they/them)
HEAD OF PRODUCTION - Millie Levakis-Lucas (she/her)
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER - Jack Burmeister (he/him)
DRAMATURG - Amelia Newman (they/them)
CINEMATOGRAPHER - Hannah Jennings (she/her)
STAGE MANAGER / OPERATORS - Brigette Jennings (she/her)
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER / OPERATOR - Chris Patrick Hansen (he/they)
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER / DIRECTOR’S ASSISTANT - Bella Kourdoulos (any pronouns)
CAST
Anna Fujihara (she/her), Gabriel Cali (he/him), Matilda Gibbs (she/her), Nicola Pohl (she/they), Xanthe Blaise (she/her), Anna Louey (she/her), Brandon Armstrong (he/him), Bugs Baschera (they/them), Isabella Patane (she/her), Liam Trumble (he/him)
&
Jorja Bentley (she/her), Mila Lawson (she/her), Hattie Elliot (they/she), Lillah Summers-Dixon (she/her)
REVIEWS
”Sixty-five minutes of glorious mayhem” - The Blurb
“Sometimes morbid and often insightful, MOTHERLOD^E is an uproarious trip for anybody who has ever played The Sims.” - Lilithia Reviews
”MOTHERLOD^E is a whole lot of fun and I can think of very few things better to do this summer then go and have a laugh with Frenzy Theatre Co. at Theatre Works.” - What Did She Think?
”…one of the show’s best moments comes in a sudden explosion of queer erotica…" - The Age
”Everything about MOTHERLOD^E is impressive. It is a huge effort, involving ingenuity and talent ... and it is hilarious.” - I’ll Tell You What I Think
“The revelation of a whole troop of talented performers - ten on stage - and the quality of their work, the originality of the concept and its skilled realisation all make MOTHERLOD_^D vastly entertaining and a must see.” - Stage Whispers
”MOTHERLOD^E is hilarious and the ensemble is outstanding” - Theatre First
“The actors have so much fun with the content, which the audience laps up. Individually and collectively, the former are memorable.” - J-Wire
”…it boasts enough laughs to entertain and entrance in equal measure.” - Theatre Matters
MEDIA
Editorial: TAGG (MOTHERLOD_^E (2023)
Editorial: Theatre Works (In Conversation with Belle Hansen)
Podcast: Theatre First (65 minutes of pure mayhem)
