Presented by
Jimmy Flinders Productions, Lounge Theatre is an intimate, moving and highly
engaging theatre experience which is already capturing much attention and the
imagination of Melbourne‘s arts industry and community.
“Lounge
Theatre consists of two separate scripts,” says Sean McIntyre. “During our week
long season at The Butterfly Club we are presenting two separate albeit
concurrent stage productions: ‘Michael and Paul’ and ‘Renee and Laura’.”
Lounge
Theatre tells the story of two friends renewing their acquaintance after a
high-school reunion. Despite an awkward beginning, a casual conversation
between the two will soon trigger moments of revealing truths far deeper than
either person is prepared for.
“Raw.
Truthful. Intimate – that’s the strength and appeal of Lounge Theatre,” says
McIntyre, who is both Playwright and Executive Producer.
“With high quality
scripts, highly-trained, professional actors directed by a professionally
trained and highly experienced international director, we strongly believe that
our characters are uniquely identifiable,” says McIntyre. “Rarely seen on Australian stage and / or film,
audiences will relate to these appealing characters through their age, life
experiences and aspirations for their relationships and careers.
Romero
Rodriguez says that the scripts are 60 to 70 minutes in length.
“Lounge
Theatre is but one of many productions that we wish to produce through our
entity, Jimmy Flinders Productions“, says Marco Romero Rodriguez. “Lounge
Theatre will become our calling card to our industry and the public.”
Lounge
Theatre’s primary target audience is domestic environments on an ongoing basis;
that is, people who want to see Lounge Theatre performed in their home because
they consume arts on a regular or semi-regular basis and yearn for a new
theatre experience.
Having
identified several other potential audience segments, Jimmy Flinders
Productions will be targeting multiple audience sectors.
The Butterfly Club represents a successful project milestone and a significant achievement for
this new creative entity. Jimmy Flinders invites you to join him, the cast,
playright and director in the bar after each show to share your Lounge Theatre
experience.
LOUNGE THEATRE | EVENT DETAILS
8pm nightly
Thursday 5th
July to Sunday 8th July 2012
Ticket
Prices: Full $28, Concession $25, Groups (8 or more) $23
The Butterfly
Club
204 Bank
Street, South Melbourne
(just near
the South Melbourne town hall)
BOOKINGS
LOUNGE THEATRE | Presented by JIMMY FLINDERS PRODUCTIONS
It's late at night as two old friends
renew their acquaintance after a reunion.
Despite an
awkward beginning, a casual conversation between the two will soon trigger
moments of revealing truths far deeper than either person is prepared for.
Raw .
Truthful . Intimate.
It’s Lounge
Theatre.
Melbourne's
newest theatre offering. Intimate, moving and highly engaging. This bold, new
theatre concept is presented by Jimmy Flinders Productions. It's unique,
micro-theatre viewed in the comfort of your own lounge room.
Or one very
much like it.
LOUNGE
THEATRE: ‘Renee and Laura' | stage play 60 to 70 minutes
Starring:
Sarah Plummer, Jana Wilkes and Carly Shaw
Written by
Sean McIntyre with Alex Switzkey
Directed by:
Marco Romero Rodriguez
LOUNGE
THEATRE: ‘Michael and Paul' | stage play 60 to 70 minutes
Starring:
Chistian Poppi and Chester Drife
Written by
Sean McIntyre
Directed by:
Marco Romero Rodriguez
For queries
about this and future events see:
www.wisewords.com.au/Events.php
An actor who
has developed his work in Spain and Chile, Marco has held lead roles in several
TV series, short films and appeared in commercials.
Writing and
directing many theatre productions, Marco has worked as a film-making
all-rounder in all facets of film from directing to script-writing to
production.
His short
film ‘Afternoon Performance’ received a Manresa Plato Award at Spain’s 2005
Manresa Noir Film Festival. Having
directed an episode within the feature film ‘Death of Socrates’, Marco received
an Award of Merit at 2010 Los Angles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. He also produced the film in collaboration
with Kanalya Pictures (California, USA).
He has also
worked as a casting director on corporate video productions.
Now back in
Australia after a long period overseas, Marco will be directing ¨Don Juan on
trial¨ at the Melbourne French Theatre in 2012 as well as Lounge Theatre, a
bold new concept from Jimmy Flinders Productions where he is Artistic Director.
Based in
Melbourne, Australia, playwright, screenwriter and character actor, Sean
McIntyre has produced and written plays which have been performed in Australia,
Ireland and the United States.
His play ‘A
Kind of Destiny’ has twice been awarded Best Actor (JUDAS) and recently
featured as a finalist at Crash Test Drama, March 2012. His short play ‘The Pickup’ was selected as a
top 30 finalist from over 1100 plays for Short and Sweet (Melbourne and Sydney,
2005) – the world’s largest short play festival.
Sean is
creative producer of ‘A Fistful of Scripts’, a script reading series which he
created and launched at Theatre Works, St Kilda in July 2010. In 2010, Sean also studied Creative Writing
at Oxford University.
Sean
McIntyre's diverse range of lead and support lead roles in feature and short
films roles include: 'The Three Ages of Sasha', (lead - 2012) and Working Dogs
'Any Questions For Ben?' (bit part - 2012) as well as television, TVC's, music
videos and musical theatre.
Sean has also
handled media for a range of independent theatre productions, most recently
Mark Andrew’s ‘Bomb The Base’ (2011 Melbourne Fringe Festival) and ‘Time’s
Arrow’ (La Mama’s Carlton Court House).
He is
currently collaborating as a playwright and Executive Producer with Chilean
director Marco Romero on a unique 'micro theatre' project for Melbourne
audiences: Lounge Theatre presented by Jimmy Flinders Productions
(www.jimmyflinders.com.au)
ABOUT | LOUNGE THEATRE
Performed by
a cast of two actors to discerning, niche audiences, Lounge Theatre is:
- Unique presentations of ‘micro-theatre’
- Performed in a lounge room or intimate, small venue in front of a small audience of 20 to 40 people
- The plays are of a very intimate nature that contain scenes of high drama and comedy an intense character study exploring the lives of two high-school friends who haven't seen each other for years
- separate stories of two men and women who recount and share their life experiences. The audience is drawn into a journey through their career achievements, regrets and struggle to maintain a balanced family life in a fast-changing world.
Lounge
Theatre’s primary target is domestic environments – people that want to see
Lounge Theatre performed in their home.
They also consume arts on a regular or semi-regular basis and yearn for
a new theatre experience.
Lounge Theatre also reaches out beyond
its core audience to those arts consumers who want a different theatre
experience in segments such as leisure venues (eg The Sloaney Pony - Port
Melbourne [confirmed July 2012], Long Play
– North Fitzroy [confirmed August 2012], corporate (hotels, corporate
bookings), activity groups – enquires and booking welcome (RSVP, Dinner For
Six, single parent groups), tourist venues (eg Wineries – Yarra Valley,
Mornington), other arts venues, touring (ski-resorts, regional Victoria or
interstate), retirement villages).
ABOUT
| JIMMY FLINDERS PRODUCTIONS
Influenced by
the life experiences of JIMMY FLINDERS, we produce and specialise in live
performances and film production.
Having now
resettled in Melbourne into comfortable retirement, JIMMY FLINDERS appointed
MARCO ROMERO RODRIGUEZ and SEAN McINTYRE in January 2012 as trustees and
executors of his artistic intentions and legacy.
Established
in January 2012, Marco Romero Rodriguez and Sean McIntyre’s newly created
theatre and film production initiative was christened Jimmy Flinders
Productions.
Lounge
Theatre will be the first production of any kind staged by Jimmy Flinders
Productions.
It is also
the first full length stage play to be produced by Marco Romero Roderiguez and
Sean McIntyre – either collectively or separately. The scripts are also the
first full length scripts for the stage written by Sean McIntyre.
As emerging
artists, we do not see ourselves as followers of artistic trends. By offering a bold alternative and creating a
new market niche, Lounge Theatre will set the pace.
Our unique
strengths include: low overheads, a mobile production, highly adaptable crew
and cast as well as scripts that rigorously investigate their characters to
bring new stories to the stage in a unique form. We have a demonstrated ability to work in
partnership with venues, festivals and producers to present a product that we
consider will announce itself in time as among and if not one the best in
local, national and international small to medium scale performances.
We envisage
that our professional approach / outlook and artistic goals will achieve:
- Brand recognition - Jimmy Flinders Productions films/shows as an offering of value and a particular quality and aesthtic
- Anticipation – audiences will look forward to experiencing our productions on an ongoing basis
- Industry – Artists (whether actor, director, producer, lighting design, DOP, editor) will want to be a part of our collaboration and enjoy participating in it for their own professional and artistic reasons.
- Stakeholders – producers, funding bodies and venue management will be assured of a professional working relationship and production quality that meets stipulated aims, deadlines and budgets.
ABOUT WISE WORDS MEDIA
Wise Words
Media has worked on marketing communications projects with national and
international partners, including:
- Playwright Mark Andrew, ReAction Theatre (2011 Melbourne International Fringe Festival) and Birnam Wood Theatre (MelBorn 2011, La Mama’s Carlton Courthouse)
- Actor Sharni Page (The Butterfly Club, 2006)
- Jump Street Films, Melbourne Australia | ‘The Eclipse' | www.wisewords.com.au/Partners.php#Jump_Street_Films__
- Visionworks Music, California USA | Tropicalia-loving, genre-defying musician AM | http://www.wisewords.com.au/Partners.php#Visionworks_Music
FOR MORE
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean McIntyre
Wise Words
Media
Media and
Communications Solutions
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406 503
M: 0011 61
0413 397 441
e:
sean.mcintyre AT wisewords.com.au
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