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ESCAPE FROM THE BREAKUP FOREST
Josh has been with his first love for almost five years. On the eve of their anniversary Emma has decided that she wants to leave. She won't say why. She won't say whose fault it is. She just says goodbye.
All of a sudden Josh's world becomes a whole lot smaller. Dinnertime becomes eating cereal on the floor. Work becomes a daily challenge to not punch people in the face. And the hollow feeling in his chest that was Emma's parting gift just won't go away.
One morning, Josh awakes in the Breakup Forest - a magical, mysterious place where the terminally dumped are sent until they can piece together the past and move on. Emerging from the forest is his hand puppet spirit guide, Curly. Together, the two must undertake an epic journey through the darkness of the forest to confront Josh's demons, insecurities and fears.
Will they uncover the reason Emma left? Can Josh get over it? And more importantly, can he get over himself?
Boy Meets Girl.
Girl Leaves Boy.
Boy Meets Puppet.
"Slick and clever without being up itself; fast-paced and funny without being snarky" - Sita Borhani, Actors Greenroom, March 19, 2013
- comedy, fantasy
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- 3 total
- 1 female identifying, 2 male identifying
- 18+, 16 to 18
- young adult, adult
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Starts on page 11
EXTRACT: I mean, look at the world, we're on a pretty slippery slope these days. Cost of living is up, energy supplies are going down, the ocean is full of oil, the air is full of dirt, my phone's giving me cancer, but I eat fish to stop the cancer, but not too much fish, because that apparently gives me some form of super cancer. Cyberbullying, Alcopops, jaywalking, more stress, less joy, all work, broken homes, teen gangs twittering, Beiber fans cutting,
REVIEW: ESCAPE FROM THE BREAKUP FOREST
KELLI ROGERS, AUSTRALIAN STAGE, 20 MARCH 2013
"Escape from the Breakup Forest is a fresh and tightly presented ensemble piece that is definitely worth the price of admission, and then some."
REVIEW: ESCAPE FROM THE BREAKUP FOREST
BOBBI-LEA DIONYSIUS, AUSSIE THEATRE, 22 MARCH 2013
"The three actors from Mixtape Theatre Collective kept the high-energy piece afloat, playing various characters amongst sharing the role of the narrator."
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