internet printout, The Underarm play performed at Athenaeum Theatre Two commencing 4 March 2016
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The UnderarmTwo Brothers. One Ball. So Much Lost.
This is the story of two brothers ripped apart by the most infamous act in trans-Tasman sport. When Australia committed what Rob Muldoon later described as ‘An act of cowardice appropriate to a team that wears a yellow uniform’, The MCG ignited: Kiwis v Aussies, Aussies v Aussies, and Colin and Dons’ drunk parents violently versus each other. Kiwi Mum drags Colin off to live in Wellington, NZ. Don marinates with Dad at home in Brisbane.
As adults, they are reunited at another test clash in Wellington, and put on trial the very man responsible for their separation – the Australian cricket captain in 1981, Greg Chappell. But the hijinks soon turn serious when the scab’s ripped off their troubled past and the focus shifts to which parent was responsible for their lost childhood. What results is a tumultuous ride through sport, politics and the ugly side of broken families. And, of course, the perennial sledging match that is Aussie-Kiwi relations.
Silly Mid On Productions has launched a fresh new production. Reprising his role as the New Zealand brother, Colin, is multi-award-winning Wellington actor, Christopher Brougham. And directing is one of New Zealand’s most celebrated actor/directors, Peter Hambleton, fresh from his role as the dwarf Gloin in The Hobbit trilogy.
