'Spoons' by Damian Callinan @ Wonthaggi
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Spoons
by Damian Callinan
presented by Soft Tread Enterprises
presented by Soft Tread Enterprises
Tuesday, 19 October 2027 | 2:30pm
The Union Theatre, Wonthaggi
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As part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, three-time Most Outstanding Show nominee, Damian Callinan premieres his shiny new one-man play, with cutlery.
Damian Callinan returns to the character narrative genre that has earned him three nominations for the Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Spoons blends Callinan’s skilled character work, with dark humour and pathos in a moving portrait of an octogenarian’s fight to save his dead wife’s collection of teaspoons
In Spoons - recently widowed, eighty-four-year-old Stan Coates has been told he needs to move into a senior living facility, but he’s not having it. Sharp as a tack, but prone to falls brought on by orthostatic hypotension, he’s taken to wearing a bike helmet and knee pads to obviate the dangers at home. He eventually agrees to the move, but when he learns that he can’t bring his wife’s souvenir teaspoon collection, the deal is off. When his grandson starts filming his hilarious and heart-wrenching riffs on the spoons and his scathing reviews of the homes that he’s toured, the clips go viral, and Stan becomes an unlikely poster-boy for elders’ rights and aged care reform.
Mixing Callinan’s precise and relatable characterisations with hilarious monologues and moments of profound pathos, Spoons is a thoughtful examination of what it is like for those who suddenly realise they are part of the fading generation. Laced with sentimentality, black humour and a championing of the underdog, you’ll find yourself cheering for Stan and his mates as they fight to keep their dignity and right to walk out the door.
Damian Callinan returns to the character narrative genre that has earned him three nominations for the Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Spoons blends Callinan’s skilled character work, with dark humour and pathos in a moving portrait of an octogenarian’s fight to save his dead wife’s collection of teaspoons
In Spoons - recently widowed, eighty-four-year-old Stan Coates has been told he needs to move into a senior living facility, but he’s not having it. Sharp as a tack, but prone to falls brought on by orthostatic hypotension, he’s taken to wearing a bike helmet and knee pads to obviate the dangers at home. He eventually agrees to the move, but when he learns that he can’t bring his wife’s souvenir teaspoon collection, the deal is off. When his grandson starts filming his hilarious and heart-wrenching riffs on the spoons and his scathing reviews of the homes that he’s toured, the clips go viral, and Stan becomes an unlikely poster-boy for elders’ rights and aged care reform.
Mixing Callinan’s precise and relatable characterisations with hilarious monologues and moments of profound pathos, Spoons is a thoughtful examination of what it is like for those who suddenly realise they are part of the fading generation. Laced with sentimentality, black humour and a championing of the underdog, you’ll find yourself cheering for Stan and his mates as they fight to keep their dignity and right to walk out the door.
Bass Coast Cultural Venues
The Union Theatre, Wonthaggi
The Union Theatre, Wonthaggi is located at 96 Graham St, Wonthaggi.
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Accessible and wheelchair seating available.
Companion tickets available via box-office with valid companion card.
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