Blue Iris

New Work

Creative Development

Theatre

Monologue

By Egan Sun–Bin

How do you pack up what you are yet to unpack?

Meet Daryl, a bookworm whose neatly packed away past comes crashing down when the inevitable knock of an eviction forces him to confront his grief and pick apart the untouched memory of his love.

Blue Iris asks how we move forward when — like the ending of a good book — the illusion of a perfect life shatters.

REVIEWS

“I was captivated from start to finish. It was authentic and incredibly raw. I felt like I had entered the characters’ little intimate world and only a handful of performances have ever truly been successful in making me feel that.” — Abby O’Brien (Freshblood Audience Member)

“Blue Iris was a heartfelt depiction of young love in Brisbane. The story and dialogue was fresh and true-to-life...” — Daniel Johnston (Freshblood Audience Member)

“A beautiful story with a lot of heart and humour to it. I can't wait to see where this piece goes from here, but I know I will definitely want to be in the front row when it does.” — Calum Johnston (Freshblood Audience Member)

“I loved it’s specificity - the frequent references to locations I inhabit made it feel personal. I loved the twists and turns of the script and the tangents. I got so into the story that I didn’t notice Nick was on a tangent till it was over... Overall, I was a big fan.” — Fliss Morton (Freshblood Audience Member)

CREDITS

CREATIVES

Writer Egan Sun-Bin

Producer Nicholas Southey

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Special thank you to the following creatives who assisted throughout the development of the work: Bryce Bofinger, Ewan Brown, Triona Calimbayan-Giles, Peter Keavy, Nathaniel Knight, Abby O'Brien, Dimitri Politis, Monique Roy, Angus Thorburn and Peter Wood

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS

The development of Blue Iris was generously supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

DEVELOPMENT

Staged Reading — October 2020

Creative Development 1 — November 2020

Creative Development 2 + Showing — July 2021

Blue Iris was originally written and performed as part of Vena Cava Productions' 2020's Freshblood Festival creative development program. Following its success, the play was picked up by Interstage (then called The Black Box Collective) for further development alongside The Reaction Theory, run by emerging storyteller, Egan Sun-Bin. This culminated in Blue Iris receiving funding from Arts Queensland's Individuals Fund for a further professional creative development with Emerging actors and creatives.

Interstage assisted with grant-writing, budget management, contracting, pitching, production management, and creative producing (dramaturgy and casting)