Take a ride in someone else’s wheels.
Coming of age is a tricky business, especially when you’re on wheels and life keeps throwing roadblocks at you.
Doug is 25 years old. He likes football, partying with his mates, and girls. He’s pretty much your average guy except for one big difference. Doug has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and negotiates life’s twists and turns in a wheel chair; not always an easy feat despite the help and support of friends, family and well-meaning strangers.
Life is no blithe spin in the park; stairs aren’t built for wheels, and some doors are easier to get through than others.
Armed with a whole lot of smarts, an impressive capacity for patience and a keen awareness of life’s absurdities, Doug takes a heroic journey into the liminal worlds between boy and man, man and machine, the real and the fantastical, to discover who he is, and in the process finds a path uniquely his own.
‘Propelled’ offers a rare insight into an inspiring life through the eyes of an extraordinary man on a remarkable journey. Take a ride and be transformed. The differences may not be what they seem.
- Technical Rating
- Touring Party
- 4
JUTE's vision is of a world made richer through theatre! With over 20 years experience of producing almost exclusively new Australian works, JUTE has a reputation for excellent performances, stunning design and surprising new stories. 98% of our surveyed audience consistently rate the quality of our productions as good-excellent and state that they would recommend to their friends! Peers from 'down south' are often surprised by the quality of JUTE work. JUTE is a champion for regional theatre and can bring our vast knowledge of working in the regions to your centre.
JUTE is a jewel in the Australian theatre industry and its time for us to share this with the world!
- Company Website
- jute.com.au
Unique Selling Point
Media ReleasesBiosProduction PhotosFlyersPostersVideos – Trailer, Behind the Scenes x 3
Marketing Materials
The show was shortlisted for the 2015 Singapore Fringe Festival. The recording of the stage production has been chosen in the Official Selection of the 2014 Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival.
Community Engagement
Audience Q&A: 20 minute audience Q&A discussions with Doug Robins about the generation of the performance, living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and about artists with different abilities - what are the possibilities.
Doug would be available to talk to school groups, carers, nurses about living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and different abilities.
Comments/Reviews
Glyn Davies - artsHub
Media Review
"It is a dazzling performance, marked by a sense of humour which is at once laconic and sardonic. There are laughs aplenty, interspersed with moments of pathos and deep insight." "JUTE has once again shown conclusively that there are intriguing stories to be told right under its nose. In the process they have created a must-not-miss theatrical event."