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31 May - 4 June 2022
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Rough, Red and Raw
An intimate scratchwork concert that will leave your earholes quivering for more.by The Architects of Sound
Presented by Metro Arts
Dates
6 Apr 2023Venue
New Benner TheatreDuration
Approximately 60 minutes. No interval.Age Suitability
Recommended for ages 15+
Warnings
Adult Themes, Coarse Language, Sexual References, Haze / smoke effects, Loud Noises, Strobe Lighting Effects, Please note a lockout period applies. Latecomers may be admitted at a suitable break in the performance.
Ticket Fees
Booking Fee of up to $3.90 per transaction applies.
"Somewhere in an alternative universe, Mr G moved to Berlin in the early noughties and discovered art-pop and hipsters before the rest of us had the chance" - The Music
"An unmissable concert by 'the best band in the world'" - Weekend Notes
About
Live, loose and LGBTIQA+, get ready for a sonic experience that critics are already describing as “greater than Live Aid and Fyre Festival combined.”Bringing unhinged visuals, sensual choreography and their trademark deadpan comedy, get a glimpse into the creative minds of Brisbane’s self-proclaimed “most influential band ever.”
Get set for electro-pop bangers as AOS preview songs from their second debut album ARTFAP.
This intimate scratchwork earworm extravaganza is not to be missed!
Accessibility Note
Metro Arts' New Benner Theatre is wheelchair accessible. For tickets for patrons in a wheelchair, with accessibility needs and/or Companion Card holders, please call Metro Arts on 07 3002 7100 Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm to enquire or make your booking. Please be aware there are limited number of wheelchair spaces available per show.COVID-19 Precautions
We take the safety of our patrons, staff and artists seriously. Metro Arts will continue to follow the latest Qld Government's COVID-19 advice and requirements to keep our patrons, staff and artists safe. Please review our Terms and Conditions, in addition to Ferve's Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing tickets.While masks are currently not mandated, they are still encouraged where socially distancing is not possible. Complimentary face masks are available at the Box Office. Find out more. If you are unwell, please refrain from attending events at Metro Arts and contact us at your earliest convenience.
If you have any questions, please contact Metro Arts.
The artists
SARAH STAFFORD - Performer
Sarah Stafford is an actor, writer and director. Her most recent works collaborating with Alex Hines have won the Golden Gibbo Award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2022) as well as Best Feminist Work, Best Work by an Emerging Artist, New Zealand Fringe Touring Award and a nomination for Best Work in the Festival at the Melbourne Fringe Festival Festival (2021).
Sarah performs under the name POLY LEZ SLUT curating iconic durational nightclub installations and short cabaret acts, with a focus on absurdist grotesque clown, ‘slice of life’ domesticity and sociopolitical commentary. She makes up one third of the critically acclaimed and pop culture defaming trio, The Architects of Sound.
Sarah graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Drama minoring in Scenography (2013) and hasn’t looked back since.
SAMPSON SMITH - Performer
Sampson is a non-binary maker of theatre, music, performance, and drag.
A graduate of Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drama) with Honours in 2013, Sampson creates bold, unapologetic performance work that is highly musically driven, investigating new and innovative ways to engage audiences in live space, with works spanning many contemporary forms.
Sampson devised and performed in Matilda Award Winning immersive work, La Silhouette (Best Independent Production, Brisbane Powerhouse 2019), and was a part of the touring production to London’s Battersea Arts Centre Homegrown Festival (2019). As a solo artist,
Sampson creates visceral performance work through their drag persona Richie LeStrange. Richie is no stranger to stages across Brisbane nightlife, creating high octane, sexual and silly gender bending performances that celebrate the plus size, non-binary body. Richie LeStrange has performed alongside Betty Grumble, at Big Gay Day, Melt Festival, Rumble, and Fluffy to name a few.
DAVID STEWART - Performer
David Stewart is a Brisbane based writer and performer. He is the co-creator of the electro-musical comedy trio The Architects of Sound.
The band’s latest work was commissioned by Brisbane Festival in 2016 and has since travelled to Fringe World, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Melbourne Fringe Festival.
His recent playwriting credits include Get Gone (as part of Chrysalis ATYP 2018), Non-Vegan Hoagies and Other Signs of the Impending Apocalypse (ATYP Fresh Ink National Studio 2016), An Intimate Evening with the Architects of Sound (Wonderland, Melbourne Fringe Festival; 2015, Woodford Folk Festival 2014), Slug (Rock Surfers Theatre Company 2014) and The Art of Conversation (Short + Sweet BEST COMEDY winner 2013).
David is also a recent graduate of the NIDA Writing for Performance Masters in 2015.
Image: Georgia Wallace
