Oasis Magazine - Cairns & Tropical North Queensland Issue 29 - Apr | May 2019 | Page 27

The CHATROOM
by Reg Cribb
Directed by Kevin West
A thought
provoking play
W a r n i n g :
Strong Language
26 APRIL to 04 MAY 2019
1300 855 835
The Rondo Stage is set to air some fresh young talent with this production. Half the cast consists of teenagers,
Jordy-Mae Constant ( 15 yr old ) as Carmen, Josiane Blackburn ( 17 yr old ) as Jenna - Carmen's chatroom
soul-mate and Carmen's brother Tom played by Alexander Swanston ( 17 yr old ).
All these actors are a product of a new wave of Youth Theatre training in Cairnsbringing their vitality and
experience to this thought provoking script. The teenagers perform alongside some familiar Rondo faces, Mark
Chivers as Carmen's absent father, Trish Hill as Carmen's now single Mum and Matt O'Connor as Carmen's
mystery visitor in the ChatRoom.
The ChatRoom is variously... tender, fraught, confronting and gripping as the family dynamics play out around
Carmen's ChatRoom liaisons.
This play is essential viewing for parents and their mid-teenage children and should not be missed by
theatre-goers who like to be challenged.
Tickets are available from TICKETLINK
Warning, the play contains strong language