Company B presents

Page 8

May - June 2006

Company B, one of Australia's most respected theatre companies who can boast of having had the Oscar Award winning actress, Cate Blanchett, perform with them, presents Page 8 "...a beautifully crafted and wonderfully performed piece of autobiographical theatre...,performed by…David Page (who) is extraordinary…a remarkable experience." Mark Hopkins The Sydney Morning Herald.

David Page contributed music to the Opening Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 and has received four Deadly Sound Awards, an ARIA nomination for Heartland, and was given the first Indigenous Artist Award for The Sidney Myer Foundation in 2000.

This is an exuberant and moving story of how the eighth child in a family of twelve, living in a Mt Gravatt housing commission estate, became Australia's answer to Michael Jackson. Little Davy Page was an all-singing, all-dancing sensation. After appearing on Countdown and The Paul Hogan Show, at the tender age of 13 he released two singles with Atlantic Records, which made it to the Top Ten. However, his voice broke and questions about his sexuality surfaced until he finally became a composer for such groups as Bangarra.

This self-portrait is a glorious mixture of story telling, music, Countdown days, home movies and drag. Outrageous, cheeky and a wellspring of beautiful energy, David (nicknamed Dubboo by his family) has collaborated with Louis Nowra in writing his story, and he's directed by his little brother, Stephen.

Page 8 2006 TOUR
May 9-14: Library Theatre, Manchester
May 16: The Point, Eastleigh
May 22: The Corn Exchange, Newbury
May 26 - 27: The Tron, Glasgow
May 29 - 31: Salisbury Festival
June 6 - 11: Live Theatre, Newcastle