Theatre
In 2016 Arlo Gibson, Sara Shirazi, and myself created theatre company Thank You Real Good Party Time Ltd. Here are some of the shows we have made.
“Wow that’s a lot of writing... And you mentioned Hill Street?? that’s my street…
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Thomus
A modern, Jacobean Psycho-Crime-Drama set in Onehunga and performed in Iambic Pentameter.
Cast - Milo Cawthorne, Amelia Reynolds, Michelle Leuthart, Paul Ballard, Bruce Hopkins, Arlo Gibson, Ash Jones and Oliver Cox.
Written and Directed by - Ash Jones
Produced by - Sara Shirazi, Arlo Gibson & Ash Jones
Lighting and Set Design - Andrew Foster
Sound Design - Tom Dennison & John Gibson
Operator - Ronnie Livingstone
Stage Manager - Sara Shirazi
Vocal Consultant - Sylvia Rands
Fight Choreography - Alexander Holloway
Dramaturgy - Nisha Madhan
Somewhere Series “Weird Dude Energy”
Arlo and myself in our very first theatre piece together. We danced and clowned towards an awkward moment of revelation; performing monologues we had mischievously written for the other to read, unprepared, to the audience.
“Terrible show. I thought you were better than that.”
“No show has ever made my heart smile more than the last 5 minutes of SKYLOVING”
SKYLOVING
A show about long distance relationships, personified by me and Arlo communicating purely through video chat.
How do I touch someone through the screen? How do I keep them near when they are so far away?
Non Flower Elements
A show based on different ideas around the self and our specific struggles with the person inside our heads. Inspired by my rummaging about in Buddhism. Included audience interaction, live music, and nudity.
Written and Performed by - Arlo Gibson & Ash Jones
Stage Manager - Rose McGrannachan
Band “A Stanky Wave” - Milo Cawthorne, Patrick Kelly, and Connor Strati
Musical Arrangement - Bede Maclaurin
Lighting - Jordan Windsor
Produced by - Lucie Everette-Brown & John Burrows
Costumes - Kate Mason
Dramaturgy - Freya Finch
Vocal Consultant - Sylvia Rands
Video shot and edited by - Jordan Windsor
Poster Design - Lewis Gregory
“While penises are never not funny, in this case getting your dick out and dancing reads as purely exhibitionist last resort.”
