Fly-In Fly-Out
A funny and gritty play about love, chaos … and fried chicken.
“… exceptional script and cast … a heartfelt and engaging, coming-of-age comedy.” — Scenestr
“Light-hearted and hard-hitting. A razor sharp insight into the highly-strung emotions of a FIFO household … of any household.”
— XS Entertainment“Captures the complex reality of young people’s lives as they juggle school, work, relationship and families, all set in a FIFO community. You and your students will love it!…”
— Debb Wall, Capalaba State College
Jenny’s 15 and life’s pretty crazy right now.
She lives in a small Queensland mining town, she’s falling in love for the first time and every afternoon she has to work the fryer at the Chook Nook – where the only thing more tasteless than the chicken is her boss’ fake tan.
Developed in consultation with young people from communities across Central Queenlsand, Fly-In Fly-Out is a hilarious and touching play about family and first love that shows how we strive to adapt when our world is changing around us.
From the makers of the critically-acclaimed Snagged and Ithaca Road.
Commissioned by the Education Community Alliance (ECA), produced by debase and supported by Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts and ArTour with financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
“I loved it … beautifully observed. The characters and situations ring so true.”
“The performance swept the audience up and didn’t let us go till the very end.”
— Audience responses, Queensland tour“Fly-In Fly-Out is energetic and fast moving with a rapid tempo that ensures full attention. The characters are instantly lovable. The themes of family, first love, grief, pressure, work/home balance are easily relatable and pose questions for students and teachers to ponder well after the show … it set tongues wagging.”
— Natalie Nunan, Brisbane Bayside College
Production images
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Production Team
Written by Robert Kronk with Howard Cassidy
2015 tour
Director: Howard Cassidy
Featuring: Peter Cossar, John Russell, Patrick Dwyer, Stephanie Tandy and Tammy Weller
Design: Josh McIntosh
Sound design/composition: Evan Dean
Lighting design: Jason Glenwright
Fight choreography: Nikki-J Price
Production/stage manager: Shaun Kelly
Assistant stage manager: Bridget Jurgs
2013 premier season
Director: Howard Cassidy
Featuring: Peter Cossar, Toby Martin, Timothy Potter, Stephanie Tandy and Tammy Weller
Design: Josh McIntosh
Sound design/composition: Evan Dean
Lighting design: Jason Glenwright
Video Teaser
Production History
Premier season April – May 2013, Brisbane, Emerald, Blackwater, Capella, Moranbah, Clermont, Biloela, Springsure, Yeppoon and Maryborough. Supported by Education Community Alliance and Arts Queensland.
Rehearsed reading at The Stables Theatre; June 2013, part of Parnassus’ Den playreading program and Griffin Theatre companies Festival of New Writing.
Queensland tour February – April 2015, Townsville, Charters Towers, Brisbane, Roma, Miles and Toowoomba.
Touring information
Fly-In Fly-Out is not currently available for tour.
Running time: 75 minutes
Number in touring party: 5 artists
Bump in: 3 hours Bump out: 1.5 hours
Venue: Theatres, schools, community halls
Critical issues: Stage size 6 meters wide by 5 meters deep. Lighting flexible. Sound self-contained.
Marketing materials: High quality images available on request. Professionally shot DVD (full length performance + trailer + interviews and educational resources). Script publication.
Education
Associated Workshops
Workshop theme: Resilience and dealing with change.
Minimum/maximum number of participants: 10–30
Workshop requirements: large clear space
Workshop duration: 70 minutes
Workshop cost: on application
Teaching resources available
Script (published by Playlab Press) and Performance DVD (with interviews and behind the scenes). To order please contact us or complete our PUBLICATIONS ONLINE ORDER FORM.