Lying Cheating Bastard

Overview

Is there really any difference between peddling illusion and flat out lying? In real terms probably not, but when you witness the artful wiles of a skilled illusionist the sheer charm and elegance of the performance surely renders the deception forgivable, doesn't it? This is the moral question that lies at the centre of Lying Cheating Bastard, the compelling new play by writer/director Nicholas Hammond and starring James Galea, the fast talking magician/actor/writer/musician on whom the script is based.

When at a young age Jimmy Garcia (Galea) meets the man who will become his mentor and school him in the game of trickery, the young prodigy embarks on a luctrative career as a con man and card shark, discovering a natural talent for the art of deception. By the tender age of 27, Garcia had become the most successful con man in Australia simply by mastering life's game of chance. "I always control the variables and never leave anything to chance" he says "Oh yeh. And I cheat."

Lying Cheating Bastard will be showing at Riverside theatres for five nights only so be sure to book in advance.