TOY BOX Comedy + Tragedy = Family

subtlenuance presents TOY BOX by Paul Gilchrist “You hate family. What a thing to say! I hate our family.” Liv, at twenty-four, has her whole life ahead of her. The last thing she wants is to start a family. She’s too busy escaping the one she’s in. Judith and Peter have three adult children. They’ve grown old waiting for them to grow up. But when do you grow up? When you become a parent? Or when you lose one? Both hilarious and heartbreaking, Toy Box is a bittersweet meditation on love, loss and the ties that bind. Since bursting on to the indie scene in 2008, subtlenuance has produced seven original productions to extraordinary critical acclaim. Now they continue their remarkable run of new work with the premiere of Toy Box by writer director Paul Gilchrist. “...it doesn’t get a whole lot better than that written, and directed, by Paul Gilchrist.” Australian Stage Online “a significant achievement in writing, direction and staging and Paul Gilchrist is obviously a playwright worth watching.” Media Culture “So cleverly interweaved with perceptive questioning is his writing that you begin to feel as though Gilchrist’s understanding of the human psyche is on a different more-in-tuned level....” The Blurb Toy Box – comedy plus tragedy equals family. TAP Gallery 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst April 6 - 17, Preview April 6 Tue to Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm Tix: $25 / $20, Tue $12 Bookings: 0466 843 351 www.subtlenuance.com Written and directed by Paul Gilchrist With Jennie Dibley, Sylvia Keays, Dave Kirkham, Sarah Loxley, Chris Turner Produced by Daniela Giorgi Assistant Director Erica J Brennan Stage Manager Annabelle Marieza Designer Brad Loxley Lighting Operator David Tibbles