The Cool Room

‘The Cool Room’ was a dynamic, physical and provocative piece of Green Room nominated theatre. In a Mediterranean restaurant in Melbourne, the door of a meat cool room slams shut. Locked inside are two chefs. One Israeli. One Palestinian. Neighbours. Enemies. A shared history. As they slowly freeze, the meat carcasses become animated and, like an ancient Greek chorus, challenge, direct and confront the two men by becoming witnesses, victims, and perpetrators. While their body temperature drops and the two men are literally freezing to death, they are forced to confront the voice of the other. The situation leads the characters to reveal their hidden thoughts of each other. Working side by side but never allowing their suspicions or mistrust to surface, they are finally free to speak the unspoken in this often humorous yet confronting exchange. I Production Managed and Assistant Directed this piece, and we ran our sell-out season at La Mama Theatre, Carlton

Directed/Dramaturgy by: Deborah Leiser-Moore
Written by: Sivan Gabrielovich
Lighting Design: Nicolas Pijanti

Performed by:
Matt Crosby, Majid Shokor, Rodney Afif, Karen Therese, Alex Ben Mayor and Dinos Tsetonis

PRESS:
The Age
Sydney Morning Herald