Ugly Mugs are the faces that modern life finds easier to ignore than confront; the violent clients of a culture concealed. Inspired by her work as a drug and safety officer working in St Kilda to support Melbourne’s sex workers, Peta Brady (The Slap, Neighbours) writes and stars in this discordant experience laced with dark humour and pitch-black wit. In this original production, Brady weaves a complex and uneasy drama about the disturbing realities of life on the streets. Reflecting current anxieties about violence against women and the toll this takes on society at large, Brady’s characters wade through the aftermath of violence, leaving us in no doubt about the dark truths that lurk around every corner in this piercing look at Melbourne’s ugly side.
Ugly Mugs Comes To The Malthouse Theatre
