Sports! Sports! Sports!
A man.
A dream.
An entire unproblematic history of Australian sporting culture.
Sports is COOL! Matty Johns, Israel Folau, Wayne Carey: Heroes. It’s the BEST part about Australia and there’s nothing problematic about it.
Award winning Gaulier clown and theatremaker, Kyle Walmsley, brings this marathon of comedy and sports bullying to the stage. There will be blood (fake), sweat (real), and tears (who knows).
Kyle Walmsley is a Darwin based theatremaker and performer. He has won best theatre awards from Darwin Fringe and Newcastle Fringe. Kyle has performed other solo works including, Oyster Boy and Everything I Learned at NIDA. Kyle was a national finalist in Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Raw Comedy Competition.
If you hate/love sport, let the games begin!
Duration: 1 hour with no interval
Artist bio
Kyle Walmsley is a director, performer and theatre maker having performed, directed and created work with companies around Australia including Queensland Arts Council/ArtsLink, Darwin Community Arts, Brown’s Mart Theatre, Polyglot, Canberra Youth Theatre, The Flying Fruit Fly Circus (where he was Associate Artist), and HotHouse Theatre (where he was Creative Learning Producer). Kyle was a national finalist in ABC’s Raw Comedy Competition and state finalist in Green Faces Comedy Competition. Kyle has trained at Ecole Philippe Gaulier in Paris, the Upright Citizen’s Brigade (UCB) in LA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and the University of Southern Queensland. Kyle lives and works on Larrakia Land, Darwin, NT.
Brown's Mart Theatre
Ticket price $25.00 - $35.00
Restrictions
Contains adult themes Contains blood or gore Contains smoke & haze Contains strobe lighting Contains strong language Recommended for patrons aged 16 and over References drug &/ or needle use References violence or domestic violence This show is suitable for teenagers over 15 as long as they have supervisionAccessibility
• Licensed Venue
• Wheelchair Accessible
• Offer gender neutral toilets
• Have a fully accessible public toilet that is unlocked
• Access to the smoking and bar areas are wheelchair friendly
• Accessible by public transport
• Car park suitable for wheelchair transportation available within 2 minutes of the venue entrance
• Signage is clear, large and easy to read
• Assistance dogs welcome
• Seating options are available in all spaces
• Railing is used where appropriate (stairs and toilets etc)