Taking to the Geelong Arts Centre this May, 'Become The One' explores why a footballer would choose to remain closeted, and why their openly gay partner would choose to accept it.
Winner of the 2018 Playtime Award for New Writing, Become The One by Adam Fawcett is a funny, smart and challenging drama exploring the true meaning of bravery and what it might take to do the right thing – as a lover, as a high-profile sportsman, as a human being – to become the one.
A drama, comedy and romance – unlike any story you’ve seen on stage before – Become The One arrives at the Geelong Arts Centre next week, running from Tuesday, May 2 until Saturday, May 7 featuring two vibrant, lovable characters at its heart.
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When Noah (Mason Gasowski), a young queer man, captures the attention of Tom (Chris Asimos), a celebrated AFL player nearing the end of his career, sparks immediately fly. But as the season progresses and their relationship grows, questions around identity, agency and our devotion to hyper-masculinity begin to surface, forcing us to consider what happens to love when good intentions and patience aren’t enough anymore.
An award-winning romantic comedy produced by Lab Kelpie, Become The One explores why a footballer would choose to remain closeted, and why their openly gay partner would choose to accept it.
Weaving a clever tapestry of comedy, drama and romance, the play repositions the typical “closeted sportsman” narrative by asking its audience to consider: What if it was the partner, not the athlete, that became the driving force behind dismantling the heteronormativity of Australia’s national sport? What might they – and that journey – look like?
Hailed as ‘heart wrenching, raw and categorically brave’, this is not to be missed.
To celebrate the show’s arrival in the Geelong region, we’re giving a couple of lucky Forte readers the chance to win a double pass to the event on Wednesday, May 4 from 7:30pm. To be in the running, all you have to do is enter your name and email address.
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