A twisted and hilarious horror musical about power, complicity, and the lengths people will go to cover up bad behaviour - even the ones in HR.
It's Sarah's second week at the office. She made the mistake of boarding Trevor's E-scooter after last Happy Hour. It’s a bad time for Sarah to talk about what happened that night because today's Fun Sock Day, the Empathy Seminar is this afternoon, and there’s another Happy Hour tonight! Not to mention the mettwurst … everyone's VERY busy. When Sarah is left carrying the cost of the company motto, Good Only Counts If People See You Doing It, she has only one choice: to take matters into her own hands.
... and by 'matters' she means 'chainsaw'.
This new South Australian play with original songs, is a demented portrait of what happens when every door marked ‘safe’ turns out to be locked from the inside. When everyone you ask for help does everything but listen, you will surely go mad, right?
A Guide To Success In The Workplace is a riotous collision of horror, satire, and bloody catharsis. It’s for anyone carrying a secret fantasy of getting back at those who mistreated them. Come for the show tunes, stay for the vengeance.
See you at Happy Hour, Trev.
CREATIVE TEAM:
WRITTEN BY: TAYLOR NOBES
CAST:
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
THE MILL ADELAIDE
ACT NOW THEATRE
FELICITY BOYD - (Development) Thankyou for the title inspiration
MAX GARCIA - UNDERWOOD - (Development)
JAMIE HORNSBY - (Development)
Have you ever felt f**ked over by life that you have felt as if your heart may not actually go on? Ever wondered why so many people are out to get you, only to realise that you might be part of the problem? Me too. Hold on tight, we will get through this together.
Could it be her narcissistic tendencies? Her incessant need for revenge? Or her unwavering need to keep performing even when her life is falling apart?
With the help of her good friend Samuel Lau, Taylor reflects on life so far and tries to connect the dots as to how she ended up in this position. A story of navigating your way through life whilst living with a mental illness, and how it's the simple things, meaningful conversations and true friendship that can pull us to the surface and restore our trust in people again.
★★★★★ “Taylor Nobes jumped straight into her story of self-doubt, self-loathing, music, revenge and self-acceptance. This performance left me breathless in all the best ways.” - Mindshare (Adl Fringe 2024)
★★★★★ “The brilliance of her comedy, powerhouse vocals, outrageous choreography, and heartfelt storytelling is one that is always worth watching” - Your Local Hok (Adl Fringe 2024)
Nobes is a larger-than-life character on stage. While she is playing herself, her dancing and singing is theatrical and heightened and the main source of humour. Her interactions with the audience are also effortless, which provide another layer of engagement for the audience. - In Review (Cab Fringe Festival 2024)
