Bomb Disposal

A ten-minute play.

OVERVIEW:

This was my second play and the most ’successful’ so far, based on a semi-true story. Bazza, the Aussie male in the piece did exist. The play was also made into a short film ‘The Postcard’.

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STORY:

The study of a put upon wife who finds love and lust in an Australian pub.

FILM:

• ‘The Postcard’,  Short film

Director: Nick Bolton:
Cast: Deborah Bradshaw, Simon Dooley, Paul Miskimmon, Chris MacArthur.
Crew: AD – Steve Fanale, DOP – Jonathan Adams, Sound – James Stewart, Credits – David Cochrane, Photographer – Stefan Williams.

PERFORMANCES:

Sydney Short & Sweet Festival, Feb 2008
Director: Hichem Moussa
Cast: Deborah Bradshaw, Matt Butcher, Simon Dooley

Melbourne Short & Sweet Festival, Dec 2007
Director: Nicki Marr
Cast: Jonathan Dyer, Clare Callow, Mathew Green

READINGS:

• Outhouse Theatre Co. New York, USA, May 2008

• Bite Size Theatre Company, Brighton, UK, March 2008

AWARDS:

• Judges Choice No 3. Movie Extra TV show, Sydney Short & Sweet Festival, Jan 2008
• Finalist, Sydney Short & Sweet Festival, Jan 2008
• Nominated for Best Comedy Writing, Melbourne Short & Sweet Festival Dec 2007

VIDEOS:

REVIEWS:

View article 1 (it’s a biggie so takes a while to download)

www.aussietheatre.com
Maz Dixon.
‘This one made my night. Great script by Kate Toon; hilarious performances by Matt Butcher, Simon Dooley and most especially Deborah Peebles. Unhappy English tourists are in full whingeing-Pom mode when local boy Bazza decides to give them a friendly welcome. A funny, clever and entertaining clash of cultural stereotypes.’

Short and Sweet Website
‘Week 2 at the Newtown saw a result from the judges that was so razor-thin that you could cut yourself shaving with it. In a week overflowing with excellent comedies and some beautiful dramas, Kate Toon’s Bomb Disposal edged out Patrick Lenton’s hilarious The Interview. Bomb Disposal won the popular vote at the Newtown with 26.2%.’

www.australianstage.com.au
Jack Teiwes
‘Bomb Disposal by Kate Toon was a lightweight but entertaining satire of national stereotypes about Aussie blokes and Whingeing Poms.’

www.australianstage.com.au
Carol Middelton
Bomb Disposal provided just the right change of mood. An overbearing English tourist (played brilliantly by Jonathan Dyer) encounters Aussie pub culture. The dialogue between him and his female companion (Clare Callow) is a clever counterpoint of their differing points of view, nicely accented by the laconic Australian (Matthew Green).

IMAGES:

Simon Dooley as Bazza

Simon Dooley, Deborah Peebles and Matt Butcher in Sydney Production