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May Contain Sex Scenes
16th January 2017
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Distribution
May Contain Sex Scenes
‘In the beginning sex happened to me.
Then it happened with me and now I'm dreaming up my sexual inventory…’
May Contain Sex
Scenes is a vibrant, mischievous, liberating physical
breakdown of our social taboos of female sexual experience.
The stories at the heart of the work are personal,
empowering and an invitation to anyone with a genuine
interest in closing the orgasm gap.
Directed by Bop
Murdoch and performed by Sabrina Martin, May Contain Sex
Scenes is Pat-A-Cake Productions' contribution to the
2017 NZ Fringe Festival. It will be performed in a
top-secret location in the heart of Wellington City, which
will be revealed upon booking. Audiences can expect an
intimate, interactive experience which is simultaneously
gentle and electric. The performance will be held in
promenade style, with Martin providing a guided experience
for the audience.
May Contain Sex Scenes aims
to shed light on confusing sexual attitudes and combat the
social silence surrounding our sexual fantasies and
experiences. Interviews conducted by Martin have revealed
that most individuals today experience major alienation and
confusion. Martin's performance aims to break these barriers
down by instigating conversations that demystify pleasure
and promote healthy, fulfilling sex lives that we are not
ashamed to openly and honestly talk about.
The
audience will build on the experience each night to create
an accumulative overall season, emblematic of the momentum
from any challenging aspect of our personal lives by opening
conversations, sharing insights and normalising anything
that has festered behind closed doors.
Bop Murdoch has
been directing since 2009 when she won Best New NZ Director
at the National Theatre Federation for The Conspiracy of
X. As part of the 2016 NZ Fringe Festival Murdoch
directed The Trickle Down Effect and The Offensive
Nipple Show, the latter of which went on to be awarded
with Runner-up for Best In Fringe as well as the
Melbourne Tiki Tour Award at The 2016 NZ Fringe
Festival; and Best Theatre at The Sydney Fringe
Festival.
Sabrina Martin spent time performing in the
UK and Denmark before returning to Aotearoa in 2014. An
actor and theatre-maker, Martin has worked with various NZ
companies including Brother’s and Sister’s Collective,
PlayShop, and The Lord Lackbeards. In Europe she performed
with critically acclaimed theatre company Cantabile 2
(Denmark) whose intimate, "human-specific" theatrical
style has significantly inspired her current work. A Fringe
Addict at heart, Martin participated in five projects in the
2016 NZ Fringe Festival; and at the 2015 NZ Fringe produced
Scratch Nacht which won Most Innovative
Concept, as well as performing in PlayShop's 10
Things I Hate About Us which was awarded with Best
Improv.
To find out more:
www.patacakeproductions.co.nz/may-contain-sex-scenes
Dates: 17th,
18th, 19th Feb
24th, 25th, 26th Feb
3rd and 4th March
Time: All shows will begin at 7.30pm
Venue: TBA - a secret location in the heart of Wellington City, revealed upon booking!
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