Tom Fool

Hoy Polloy presents Tom Fool Written by Franz Xaver Kroetz Translated by Estella Schmid and Anthony Vivis Directed by Beng Oh On the surface Otto Meier’s world exudes cool German efficiency. Underneath his world is about to explode. Haunted by the minutiae of his work environment he dreams of a better life for himself and his family. A daring and compelling drama, Tom Fool focuses on the everyday lives of ordinary working-class people and takes us back to the moment when women changed the rules of the game. Tom Fool is a new translation of Franz Xaver Kroetz's superb 1978 play Mensch Meier – showing that life at its most ordinary is never far away from disruption, chaos and violence. The Scotsman described Kroetz as charting this story of breakdown with a wonderful, rich yet cold-eyed hyperrealism that is his hallmark. Venue: Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre, Brunswick Preview: Friday, 1 May 2009 Season: 2 – 23 May 2009 Tickets • $30 Adult • $20 Concession / Groups 10+ • $18 Tuesdays Bookings • 03 9016 3873 • hoypolloy@bigpond.com Blog • hoypolloytheatre.blogspot.com