The Lies We Were Told

The Lies We Were Told

4 - 15 August

Shopfront Arts Co-op, 86-88 Carlton Parade, Carlton

"You don't stop laughing because you grow older. You grow older because you stop laughing." - Maurice Chevalier

We grow up being lied to. Often for good reasons - so we can believe in something magical, to believe we can be whoever we want to be, or to shield us from pain. This is about those moments. When a lie is revealed and the truth is revealed and in that moment something is discovered, something that will change you forever, something that cannot be unlearnt. From global conspiracies to childhood memories to the most personal moments of all. This is how we grow up. This is life!

Following our critically acclaimed partnership on 2017's Dignity of Risk, ATYP and Shopfront Arts Co-op join forces once again to premiere The Lies We Were Told. An ensemble of Young People aged 8-18 will share personal stories and verbatim texts, investigating the moments when it felt like you grew up in one day, or one hour, or one minute and nothing would ever be the same again.

Image credit - Luke Stambouliah. Overlay artwork - Solomon Thomas 

Directed by Shopfront's Creative Director, Natalie Rose.

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Friday 13 August (Matinee) 12:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Friday 6 August (Matinee) 12:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Thursday 12 August (Matinee) 12:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Thursday 5 August (Matinee) 12:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Wednesday 4 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $15.00

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Sunday 15 August 5:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Saturday 14 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Friday 13 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Thursday 12 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Wednesday 11 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Sunday 8 August 5:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Saturday 7 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Friday 6 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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Thursday 5 August 7:00pm $12.00 – $70.00

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School Booking - Group of 10 $100.00

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