theatreunO: 2006

nO-bOdy nOse tells the story of a man with a box who one day finds a sneeze, which has been abandoned by its nose. The man feels a responsibility towards the sneeze and embarks on a journey to find the running nose with the hopes of reuniting them. Along the way he encounters extraordinary characters like Man with Hat, obsessed with hair, Woman with Dog, claiming to be God’s wife, The mysterious Echo’s and the Sibling bakers living in the Dead Wood harbouring a dark obsession for noses.

REVIEWS

“theatreunO’s multinational production is quite entertaining. Playwright Ishwar Maharaj, who also gives a wondering optimism to his role as Man With Box, has a light touch with some of the genuinely comic scenes. He has created a nice double act in Handsome and Delicious (Richard Andersson and Victoria Di Pace), the vain bickering owners of ‘Butter My Buns’ bakery and Niko Nicotera gives a wonderful turn as God’s wife, who appears to be Freddie Mercury in drag.”

“nO-bOdy nOse is an unusual and assured piece of writing. It contains a number of literary echoes from the Absurdists (particularly N.F.Simpson) to Gogol and has an innate theatricality.”Samuel French Ltd (publishers)

Jonathan Kent, theatre director“Ishwar Maharaj has written a witty and beguiling play which deserves to be seen.”

nO-bOdy nOse
Originally performed at The Space April 2006 with the following cast & Crew
Man with Box…Ishwar Maharaj
Man with Hat…Simon Rhodes
Voice of God…Niko Nicotera & Martine Niven
Woman with Dog…Niko Nicotera
Little Echo…Elia Diaz
Big Echo…Martine Niven
Handsome…Richard Andersson
Delicious…Victoria Di Pace

Director…Victoria Di Pace
Designer…Marie Antikainen
Lighting Technician… Ele Loizides
Stage Manager…Lauren Shapiro
Sound Operator...Federico Di Pace
Photography...Claudia Colella