The Ballad of Backbone Joe

THE SUITCASE ROYALE (AUS)

A dollar fight gone wrong, a classy Sheila with a mind for revenge and a private detective hot on her heels… The Ballad of Backbone Joe tells a twisted tale of the apparent death, the murder no less, of a woman in a blood red dress.

Set in the roaring carnival days of pre-war Australia, in a small town’s abattoir and boxing emporium, the tale unfolds through jigsaw-puzzle narrative, film, visual trickery, bone-crunching slapstick, dark humour and the unique Rag ‘n’ Bone music and junkyard aesthetic of Melbourne-based, internationally acclaimed, trio The Suitcase Royale. Contra bass, banjo, guitar, accordion, drums and the ghostly voice of a red-dressed vixen carry this broken-down truck of a show down the windy road of revenge.

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Developed with the assistance of Full Tilt at the Arts Centre

Photograph by John O'Neil
Warning: This performance is contains occassional coarse language and is recommended for people aged 12 years or older. 

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DURATION           55mins, no interval