Brain Power

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MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19/1/07

OUT OF BOUNDS presents the world premiere season of
“BRAIN POWER”
by Dean Hewison

TIME TO MEET THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD

“Brain Power”, presented by Out of Bounds
BATS Theatre, Feb 21 – 25 2007, 6.30pm
$16 / $12 Concession / $10 Fringe Addicts
www.myspace.com/outofbounds07
Bookings: 04 802 4175 or book@bats.co.nz

You know that feeling you get when your EFTPOS declines? Or the one when the bus shoots past & sprays you with puddle water? Ever wondered what those feelings look like?

From the award-winning writer of “Head of the House” and the award-winning director of “F**k You Orlando” (who both happen to be the same person) comes the world premiere of “Brain Power”, a strikingly inventive and hilarious film-noir styled comedy set in the darkest regions of the human brain and featuring a massive cast of 18 actors including Bevin Linkhorn, Matthew Saville and Tim Gordon.

Inside the Vessel Michael Sanderson's brain, a murder has taken place and a battle for power has begun. Amid all the Feelings, Concepts and Dreams, only one can save the Vessel from insanity. He has a long scientific name, but most people call him Justice.

With characters such as Big Scary Monster, P***ed Off, Embarrassed and the Concept of God, this is a highly original take on the hard-boiled noir genre. It marks the theatre directing debut of filmmaker Dean Hewison, and is his second play on the Wellington stage, after the NZ Young Playwrights Competition-winning “Head of the House”, which had Hewison nominated for a Chapman Tripp award.

Three costume designers have created a unique look for the huge array of characters, even going so far as developing a new pasta-based technique of making spikes for Big Scary Monster’s skin. On stage at BATS Theatre, the heart of the fringe, this is the show you’ll be Embarrassed to miss.

ENDS

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