The Suitcase |
Synopsis:
Set in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, The Suitcase tells the stories of four lonely souls. Maude is a pensioner who lives alone in her home with only the company of her memories which play round and round in her head like an old record. When the woman dies alone, her body decomposes and is partly eaten by her own cat. When a young addict breaks into Maudes house looking for shelter, a brief connection is made between the world of the living and the dead. Charlie is a compulsive gambler who lives in a men’s boarding house. One late night he returns to his room with a large suitcase from which emerges the ghost of Frank, a homeless alcoholic. As Charlie evades loan sharks, the story of Frank and how he came to be dismembered and packed away in the suitcase is revealed.
Season: Stage X Youth Festival, Studio, September 2001.
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Creative Team: Writer: Angela Betzien |
