Bargain Garden

Overview

A trip to the local two-dollar shop takes all my restraint. Blinded by colour, kitsch and bargains, I strip my overflowing basket back to what I really need: a wacky shower curtain, a bumper pack of Allen keys and a novelty piggy bank make the cut. I'll start saving tomorrow.

Inspired by the technicolour lure of such shopping experiences, Bargain Garden, the latest theatre work at Performance Space, explores our consumerist society, our shopping-mad culture and lifestyle. The work brings together performance troupe Theatre Kantanka (Missing the Bus to David Jones) together with contemporary music collective Ensemble Offspring. The result is a fusion of performance, live sculpture and music, with plenty of trinkets for good measure.

The premiere of this new work forms part of Exchange, a collection of works exploring the way we shop, share and trade at CarriageWorks this month. Get down there and join in the frenzy.