MEDIA RELEASE

27 March 2014

Media release: charlatan clinic

Challenging Theatre: ‘Whore’ Speaks Out

Charlatan clinic and Printable Reality are proudly working In collaboration to present our new work ‘Whore’.

Contemporary, topical, true-life based monologues told by six Characters: ‘Married Woman’, ‘Underage Sex Worker’, ‘Illegal Migrant’, ‘Rent Boy’, ‘Refugee’ and ‘Transgender’. This work is a Collection of stories about street sex workers in Auckland, New Zealand.

Directed and written by Melissa Fergusson (‘Motherlock’, ‘The Artefact Project’, ‘pURe’, ‘Salt), the show features acting talent Rebecca Parr (‘Shortland Street’, ’pURe’), Lee Ah Yen Faatoia (‘The 3UP’, ‘Hongi’ for Sexy Bird) and Geraldine Creff (Tartuffe, Spartacus) in the principal character roles.

‘Whore’ is performing at ‘Lifewise’ Merge Café on May 29 – June 1 at 8pm, who are kindly Supporting and sponsoring this event. ‘Lifewise’ is an Auckland-based community organisation Initiating new ways to solve challenging social issues and providing services to families in need, the Homeless as well as older and disabled people.