This powerful Sydney theatre production opens Oct 15th 2008
for a strictly limited season Wed-Sat 8pm until November 1st.

Donna Brooks

Starring Donna Brooks, Directed by Bryan Cutts, Producer Vee Malnar

An intensely intimate monologue about a woman's discovery of her own body.
This play inspires and challenges audiences with an uncommon honesty about coming into womanhood. It embraces themes of sexuality, spirituality and anorexia with a poetic wit and a unique and surprising perspective.

"Alana Ruben Free's script is intelligent and emotionally engaging.
Donna Brooks gives a captivating performance... Genuinely valuable and inspiring." – Gareth Beal, Arts Hub

“Innovative, universal…Donna Brooks gives a moving performance. The playwright’s honesty and courage is confronting.” – Lexi Landsman, Australian Jewish News

"The portrayal by Donna Brooks – remember her name - is utterly convincing.” – Sandra Burns White, OzBoomers online.

“An absorbing and thought-provoking theatrical experience. Bravely and truthfully written and performed.” – Maggie Mason, Radio RRR

Beginner at Life is the first part of a trilogy exploring the passage from physical, emotional, and spiritual alienation ­ to wholeness, specifically through the prisms of overcoming anorexia, post-partum depression, and religious fundamentalism.

This powerful Sydney theatre premiere plays from 15 October to 1 November Wednesday to Saturdays 8pm at the TAP Gallery Theatre, L1, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst. Tickets $20/$15 Book 1300 GET TIX (1300 439 849), online at www.moshtix.com.au or click the star above left.

This production also features a nightly panel discussion with the writer, actor and acknowledged experts in the fields of Psychology, BodySoul transformation and eating disorders. Click here for the latest news...

TAP Gallery is a venue for visual and performing arts events. Visit the website www.tapgallery.org.au.

Media inquiries to pr@watchdog.com.au

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