Deceptive Threads - Softcover

Joseph, David; Berger, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1760622362 ISBN 13: 9781760622367

Publisher: Currency Press, 2018

Synopsis

A singing spy, a hawker's lie... How do you reconcile a family history littered with secrets?

Deceptive Threads tells the extraordinary true stories of David Joseph's grandfathers - one a Tivoli singer turned ASIO spymaster who vetted 'unwanted' arrivals, the other an early Lebanese immigrant who had to lie about his birthplace to gain Australian naturalisation. In this award-winning solo show, Joseph explores race, belonging, history, and national identity to theatrically illuminate the personal in the political. Deftly untangling the threads linking his family's connection to Australia's racist past and its present dilemma over asylum seekers, he explores the nexus between the government control of immigration and the 'unwelcome' immigrant.

About this title

About the Author

DAVID JOSEPH is a professional multi-skilled physical performer with over 30 years experience in the performing arts sector. He works as an actor, musician, physical performer and teacher and has toured extensively both in Australia and internationally. He plays drums for the ARIA winning 26-piece Melbourne Ska Orchestra, as well as being a trained cook and gardener. In 2016 he completed a Masters of Applied Theatre Studies at the University of New England for which he received the Philip Parsons Prize for best Performance as Research project (ADSA). He is currently studying Landscape Design at Melbourne Polytechnic.

Edition details

• Publisher: Currency Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760622362
• ISBN 13: 9781760622367
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 50