I Love You, Bro
We have 5 double passes for a preview performance of I LOVE YOU, BRO , 5pm Sunday, 25 July at the La Boite Theatre, Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove.
For the chance to win tickets, you must answer the following question: “What are you willing to destroy for the glory of love?” Post your answer on Twitter (with hashtag #ILoveYouBro), Facebook, or below!
Season Starts 17 July
SYNOPSIS:
Prepare to be plunged headlong into a vortex of online love. David Berthold (Hamlet) directs this heart-stopping new Australian play by Adam J A Cass at La Boite from 17 July – 8 August. Based on extraordinary real events, this stunning work delves into the mind of Johnny, a teenage chat room junkie. A modern boy, remarkably clever and longing for connection, he spins a web of deceit that destroys two lives – all for the glory of love. Starring the brilliant Leon Cain – don’t miss an electrifying night in the theatre. This is the true story of a boy who conspired to murder himself.
I’m not sure there would be much I wouldn’t be willing to destroy for love. You do whatever it takes for those you love.
Oooh, that’s a tough one. I’d consider maybe destroying a couple of my electronic gizmos…after all, they can be fixed, where love is harder to fix if it gets destroyed…
Probably nothing. Though things like your job or where you live and things that you could either live without or change in the future.
I know I am willing to destroy my heart for the glory of love….cos I’ve done it before!
I would destroy my phone for love
I’m not into destroying anything…I believe in fate which mean what is rightfully yours will be provided. If it doesn’t eventuate it wasn’t meant to be.
I’d be willing to destroy my deeply embedded conviction that I am inestimably unloveable.
I am willing to destroy my ego for love I reckon.
I’d probably destroy my iphone… Maybe…. Well.. only if it’s REALLY good love… Like, REALLY good. Better than iphone good.
ANYTHING that comes between me and my love is asking to be destroyed!
I would probably destroy my friendships with others for love… believe me this is what happens in real life and many a friendships have been sacrificed on the road to true love.
Since I saw the performance on a preview night, this is a pre-review of my thoughts.
“I Love You Bro” is a charming, amusing, witty and entertaining fictionalised reconstruction of certain events that took place in Manchester, England in 2003. A fourteen year old boy recounts, and relives the story of how he used an internet chat room to manipulate a sixteen year old boy into believing he was talking to, and having relationships with a vast array of characters, male and female. If you think the story told in the play is fantastical and unbelievable, believe me it is nowhere near as outrageous as the real story, which you can check out here: http://bit.ly/djRi2b
Leon Cain gives a delightful performance as the bright boy behind the deception, even on crutches the night I saw it. I think the crutches may have enhanced the piece, since they gave the impression of a malady beyond normal 14 year old angst. In this production, there is nothing extraordinary or disturbed about “John”, he is just an imaginative lad who loves his chat, and who gets carried away with his own inventiveness. His obvious intelligence and natural charm leave us with the impression of a mad-cap adventure that went a bit haywire at the end.
My companion at the performance was disappointed at the minimalist input from technology, and some irritating lighting choices; but we agreed that this is not a play about the technology, it is a play about the inside of a young boy’s head. On that basis, it’s fun. The most disturbing thing about it is how lightly it deals with the subject matter, such that you can walk away – as we both did – and not give it another thought until provoked to do so.
BUT! bear in mind that I saw it in preview. Perhaps the annoying blackouts were a blip in the process of being sorted out. Perhaps Leon’s painkillers affected the tone of the performance. I can assure you, you will enjoy it. You just might wonder why.
A metaphor is like a simile.
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