Porpoise Pool

1-18 JUNE 2023
Downstairs Belvoir, 25A

Presented by Bite Productions
Written by Jojo Zhou
Directed by Eve Beck

Cast:
Meg Clarke, Jane Mahady, Luke Leong-Tay, Loretta Kung, Carlos Sanson Jr

Sound Design: Clare Hennessy
Set Design: Soham Apte
Lighting Design: Tyler Fitzpatrick
Lighting Associate: Sammy Read
Costume Design: Lily Mateljan
Stage Manager: Pip Haupt
Producers: Sonia Dodd and Claire Ferguson
Marketing Support: Kira Leiva

Lou might not be the smartest, or the richest, but she has her own flat and a son she sees every other weekend. And she’s just installed a Smart House Assistant – what more could she need?

Lou has shed the skin of the high school dropout, troubled youth, teen mum she once was. So a leaking pipe, a too-smart Smart House AI, and a son she doesn’t understand is nothing she can’t handle. Or the albatross in the ceiling, the octopus under her couch, the way she swims in circles, round and round and round…

A tangled exploration of motherhood, childhood, and the way technology raises us, Porpoise Pool dives into the depths of Lou’s past, journeying from shallow waters to the unknown deep, while House – carer, confidant, and keeper – does whatever it takes to keep Lou content and complacent.

“There are two kinds of mothers, Lou. Those who destroy, and those who are destroyed. What kind are you?”

Photos by Phil Erbacher