Good Grief! What if Charlie Brown grew up?

July 7, 2010

Good Grief! What if Charlie Brown grew up?

The gang from the much-loved comic-strip are back, all grown-up

And they’re completely nuts

The dog is dead, the boy is sad, his sister is a goth, his blanket-toting best buddy’s a pot-head and the rest of the gang are an assortment of sex-crazed, homophobic, narcissistic, hard-partying, institutionalised and down-right typical teenagers.

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead makes its New Zealand debut this August at BATS Theatre, bringing with it a bunch of hilarious and soul-searching answers to what happened when the loveable characters from Charles Schulz’s beloved comic strip Peanuts grew into inglorious teenagers.

Playwright Bert V. Royal’s unsanctioned parody on teenage life begins as ‘CB’ mourns the loss of his adored beagle –who was put down after contracting rabies and mangling a certain little yellow bird to death.

But when then dog’s funeral descends into a farcical argument over who should say a prayer – and whether they should bother saying one at all – poor ol’ CB begins to question whether there is, in fact, a god.

With acclaimed US director Lori Leigh at the helm, this incarnation of Dog Sees God features a local cast of actors including ‘CB’ David Goldthorpe (Chet Baker : Like Someone in Love), CB’s sister Anna Harcourt (Vernon God Little), Paul Waggott (Sometimes I Don’t Like Yellow), Alex Greig (Henry V), Alison Walls, Jessica Aaltonen, Louise Burston and Theo Taylor. Bios and photos available on request.

Since debuting in 2004, Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead has taken the New York theatre scene by storm, picking up the Excellence Award and Best Overall Production in the New York International Fringe Festival 2004.

In addition to sold-out seasons around the world since its inception, Dog Sees God also recieved Theatermania's Play Award of 2004, the GLAAD Media Award for Best Off-Off-Broadway production, Broadway.com's 2006 Audience Award for Favorite Off-Broadway Production and the 2006 HX Award for Best Play.

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

August 3 – 14 8.30pm

BATS Theatre

1 Kent Tce, Wellington

$18 full / $13 concession / $10 School groups 10+

Book at BATS: book@bats.co.nz or ph 04 802 4175

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