Back at the Dojo - Belvoir

Overview

If Neighbourhood Watch or The Cat stole your heart, you'll be happy to know that playwright Lally Katz is back with a brand new creation. This time, she's drawn on her parents' life (with the addition of a big dose of imagination) to develop the story of Danny (Harry Greenwood), a young man who spends his youth lost in drugs and free love, before meeting a charismatic sensei (Natsuko Mineghishi), through whom he befriends fellow wayward character Jerry (Fayssel Bazzi) and his rather appealing sister Lois (Catherine Davies).

Jump to the next scene and into the present. Both Danny and Lois have grown old and, while Lois lies ailing in bed, Danny sits and waits by her side, performing one karate move after another. Enter Patti, their grandchild, who, after two years of absence, is going through a gender transition and recovering from a broken relationship.

Belvoir presents Back at the Dojo in collaboration with Melbourne-based theatre company Stuck Pigs Squealing.