The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You – Siren Theatre Co and Griffin Independent

Overview

Being 16 isn't fun by any stretch of the imagination. Your body behaves strangely, self-aware awkwardness hijacks your natural state and the 'rents are seemingly bent on making your life a living hell.

Meet Connor: an angry, defensive 16-year-old boy who doesn't know what to do with his newly found, volatile wrath. Award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer and Siren Theatre's artistic director Kate Gaul (Penelope, The Lunch Hour) join forces in The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You to tell the story of Connor and many other adolescents in a fresh and creative way. When Connor (Michael Cutrupi) starts becoming a bit of a handful, his parents do what anyone else would — they send him off to live with Uncle Mal in the middle of nowhere.

Using shadow puppetry, dance and music to colour Connor's journey, The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You is a production targeted at audiences of all ages and, thankfully, aims to leave the cringe-worthy Misunderstood Teenager character tropes at the door.