I’m back in Melbourne and planning for “I could be you”" my next show to premier at Melbourne Fringe Festival starting 23rd September 2010. Below is the promotional blurb:

SHIREEN an Indian international student ends up in Maribrynong detention centre. Trapped with ANIA and CON her only visitor is HUONG her Vietnamese-Australian lawyer.  It is enough to drive her mad…or is she?  Based on true stories and the history of the Maribrynong Detention site, I COULD BE YOU will make you think twice about immigration in Australia.

Starring Shalini Akhil, Susan Doel , Shane Lee, and Diana Nguyen

Dramaturg:  Melanie Beddie       Sound design:  Simon Charles

Production: Amber Hart and Canada White          Director:  Hoa Pham

Season: Thu 23rd – Sat 25th Sept at 8.30pm, Tue 5th – Sat 9th Oct at 7.00pm

Price: $25 Full / $20 Conc. / $15 Groups

Please note: Friday 24th September’s performance is a fundraiser for The Greens Victoria, tix will be $30/$25 with $5 from each ticket sale will go to the Greens.  Tuesday 5th October tix will be $20 with $5 per ticket will go to the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre, the largest asylum seeker aid, health and advocacy centre in Australia.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Hope to see some of you there!

Tickets go on sale on September 1 from Theatreworks and Melbourne Fringe Festival

http://www.theatreworks.org.au/whatson/event.php?id=70