This is theatre without dialogue about the identity of a contemporary human based on pantomime. A human being in social conflict and the last hand against himself. A play that keeps you smiling until the end, and which will leave you meditating on the human race. This play is based on Alireza Nasehi’s mime, as well as Marcel Marceau.
Don’t Trust me, I’m a Dentist is a one-act two-hander play, based on true life experiences of (occasionally mad) actor-writer Amir Rahimzadeh, who in his former life was a dentist. Co-written and produced by (sporadically kooky) character comic Sharon Heywood, they take you on a turbulent ride as Dr Ronnie Ramirez and his long suffering nurse Yvette, whilst also recreating many “interesting” patients and some other poor buggers along the […]
Every year MESS hosts two extraordinary Melbourne artists in our local residency program supported by the City of Melbourne. This year, Naretha Williams and R. Rebeiro have each spent time developing new sounds using the MESS collection as a springboard to launch into the creation of new works. Both performed stellar sets at the recent MESS at the Bowl event. The Residents Reveal event is a forum for these artists […]
The pioneer of African comedy in Australia returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival Vincent Tshaka is an award winning Kenyan Born –Australian comic based in Melbourne. After the longest lockdown Victoria has had, he’s returning to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with the final chapter of his show Australianised. Tshaka is the first Kenyan comedian to find success internationally, as well as one of the pioneers of African comedy on the Australian scene and explores […]
Join MESS for an artist talk with visiting Japanese artist, Eiko Ishibashi who will be spending time as an artist in residency at MESS this June/July. Eiko Ishibashi is a Japanese artist renowned for her film scores and multi-instrumentalist approach to song form. Her work has ranged from acclaimed singer-songwriter albums to scores for film and television to improvised music settings. Her improvised electronic sets draw on the breadth of […]