History through thought provoking and entertaining performances.
Essence Productions was founded by Alaine Beek in 2003. Her shows are written and produced by Alaine and her talented team of professional artists located in the West of Melbourne, Australia. Together they aim to inspire, entertain and enlighten their audiences through live performance.
Now showing in Melbourne:
(Winner of Judges Choice for Best Written Play, People's Choice for Best Written Play and People's Choice for Best Performed Play (at the Victorian Drama League National One Act Playwright 2014 Awards).
THE SCRUNCH TEST
The play is a black comedy set in the present, Christmas Day. Based on the true story of Alaine’s family who emigrated from Scotland to Australia it is confrontational and insightful in how it deals with issues around alcoholism and the difficulty of a son coming out to his father. But essentially this is a Christmas play both poignant and heartfelt.
The play has a cast of four and has gone through a rigorous development process including a rehearsed reading at Hastie’s Cottage November 1st 2019. We are working towards a professional tour in 2021.
Next planned performance at the Wyndham Cultural Centre in partnership with Wyndham Theatre Company
Written by Alaine Beek
Fully Developed Script
Cast - 1 Female, 3 Male
Duration - 85 minutes
Suitable Age - 15+
Review
Suzi Robertson, VICTORIAN DRAMA LEAGUE (2017)
"Alaine Beek’s ‘The Scrunch Test captures with honesty and delight a subject matter that is often treated harshly and without understanding."
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Peoples Choice Best Written Script
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People’s Choice Best Performed play
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Best Actor in a Male Role (Ross Daniels)