Chasing the Lollyman

by Mark Sheppard

THEMES: Indigenous Themes, Identity, Story-telling
Length: 1.5 Hours
CAST SIZE: 1-2
TARGET AUDIENCE: Senior Years

Chasing the Lollyman is a one-man show created by one of Queensland’s most dynamic and funny Indigenous performers, Mark Sheppard, and co-devised with Liz Skitch. It is a joyous sharing of stories, a celebration of urban Indigenous identity and takes a satirical look at the media and popular culture. Playing a variety of characters, weaving stand up comedy with storytelling and clown, Mark pokes fun at everything from Neighbours to politics.

(Chasing the Lollyman premiered at the Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts in 2010. It since has had sellout seasons at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne and The Dreaming Festival in Woodford, as well as a season HotHouse Theatre in Albury Wodonga, two tours of Queensland and a National tour in 2012 for Playing Australia. )

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Chasing the Lollyman is a one-man show created by one of Queensland’s most dynamic and funny Indigenous performers, Mark Sheppard, and co-devised with Liz Skitch. It is a joyous sharing of stories, a celebration of urban Indigenous identity and takes a satirical look at the media and popular culture. Playing a variety of characters, weaving stand up comedy with storytelling and clown, Mark pokes fun at everything from Neighbours to politics.

Reviews

"It is a joyous sharing of stories, a celebration of urban Indigenous identity and takes a satirical look at the media and popular culture."

— deBASE Productions, 2012

"An affable and winning actor, Sheppard’s picaresque offering is as original as it is Aboriginal, taking a light-hearted but surprisingly deep and personal look at Murri culture within a sketch framework, drawing on his own childhood in Mareeba among the Muluridgi mob."

— Time Off Magazine, 2010

"As original as it is Aboriginal."

— Time Off Magazine

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