SYNOPSIS
“As comedies go, Feedem Fighters couldn’t get much more topical. What follows is a rollicking commentary on our nation’s love affair with exploit-o-porn reality TV highlighting the ironic dual-success of shows which feature both cooking and dieting. Those who crave farces, but are sick of being force-fed Ayckbourn and Cooney would find this very satisfying comedy fare”.
- Rose Cooper from Stage Whispers
After being wowed in Sydney, ORiGiN Theatrical is pleased to announce the signing of a new and talented playwright Dorian Mode. What’s different about Dorian’s writing is he writes from left field. His work is aimed squarely at suburbia: i.e. people who normally don’t frequent the theatre or air kiss at art galleries. So you can be assured his earthy comedy will appeal to both city and regional audiences. Dorian’s inaugural play canvasses the dichotomy with our obsession with ‘food porn’ television and extreme weight loss show.
Daryl Lucas is a fat, happily married soft-drink salesman living on the NSW Central Coast until the day he walks in on his cheating cougar wife and her young Pilates instructor. While he plots to divorce her, she arranges for Daryl to be kidnapped by a group of disparate lunatics calling themselves Feedem Fighters. Inspired by shows like Extreme Makeover and The Biggest Loser, these calorie terrorists kidnap fatties and keep them captive in a soundproof room for three months, forcing them to lose weight. Can Daryl convince them he’s only being held so his wife can drain his accounts and run off with her Pilates instructor?
You’ll laugh so much you’ll lose two kilos!
Feedem Fighters is a seemingly innocuous comedy but below the waistline it canvasses issues and themes that touch the public’s collective soul in the perplexing duality of this image-obsessed / food-obsessed society we now find ourselves in.
- Rose Cooper from Stage Whispers
After being wowed in Sydney, ORiGiN Theatrical is pleased to announce the signing of a new and talented playwright Dorian Mode. What’s different about Dorian’s writing is he writes from left field. His work is aimed squarely at suburbia: i.e. people who normally don’t frequent the theatre or air kiss at art galleries. So you can be assured his earthy comedy will appeal to both city and regional audiences. Dorian’s inaugural play canvasses the dichotomy with our obsession with ‘food porn’ television and extreme weight loss show.
Daryl Lucas is a fat, happily married soft-drink salesman living on the NSW Central Coast until the day he walks in on his cheating cougar wife and her young Pilates instructor. While he plots to divorce her, she arranges for Daryl to be kidnapped by a group of disparate lunatics calling themselves Feedem Fighters. Inspired by shows like Extreme Makeover and The Biggest Loser, these calorie terrorists kidnap fatties and keep them captive in a soundproof room for three months, forcing them to lose weight. Can Daryl convince them he’s only being held so his wife can drain his accounts and run off with her Pilates instructor?
You’ll laugh so much you’ll lose two kilos!
Feedem Fighters is a seemingly innocuous comedy but below the waistline it canvasses issues and themes that touch the public’s collective soul in the perplexing duality of this image-obsessed / food-obsessed society we now find ourselves in.