Preview | January 14 2010:
In the Spring of 1996, Chris Goode wrote a play about it. In a country still marred by knife crime, violence continues to be associated with young men from 'deprived' backgrounds, but Petrolini and Elsey, both nineteen-year-old students, were impeccably upper middle class. The killing destabilised notions of respectability and bewildered public and media alike. 'Weepie' addresses that bewilderment, pulling apart youthful notions of masculinity in a heady mix of absurd ritual, eroticism, magic realism, metaphysics and hard hitting drama. The ingredients of the play are arresting: a 'good looking youth with a classical education'; 'a happy mellow kid' training to kill; a talkshow host out of his depth; a French mystic who picks up radio through her teeth. 'Weepie' has been acclaimed as a dynamic and unforgettable play of startling originality and force.
"The dialogue bristles with aggression and wit ... courageous and brilliant" The Australian
"Hilarious and shocking .... this production is bursting with ideas" Age
"A show which dazzles your intellect and reawakens your senses" List
