TELLING the story of a transsexual through 36 different characters and just one costume change is a challenge Daniel Gillett is up to.
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Whether Tamworth audiences will be is altogether a different kettle.
"There are things that will shock, that will be a bit racy," actor Daniel Gillett said.
"There will be people in not just the smaller communities but Tamworth who are a bit confronted by this.
"But that's one of the best things this play does, there is nothing alien about Charlotte and the people like her, having these conversations is a part of our community."
Based on a true story, the one-man show follows Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German woman who survived the Nazi onslaught and repressed East German Community regime.
Written by Doug Wright, the Pulitzer Prize winning play I Am My Own Wife will tour the New England North West region.
Using a combination of different dialects and posture, Gillett plays all 36 characters seamlessly in the 90 minute performance.
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"Charlotte wears women's clothes, she identifies as a woman and it's just so normal in the play," Gillett said.
"As a straight, white actor it's something I really looked at and spoke to some people in the trans-community in Tamworth to get their take on their own experience.
"But there is no one trans experience, the important thing for me was to pay attention to the text and Charlotte's story."
I Am My Own Wife is on at the Capitol Theatre April 3, directed by Mark Daly.
Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
