Directing ‘The Tea Party For Sad People’, Jeremy invites the audience to spend a day in utmost misery and despair, wallowing in acute loneliness among friends and rivals alike.
Though the play’s central theme of grieving is pretty dark, there are plenty of laughs along the way.
“It’s looking at the absurdity of how people deal with grief,” he says.
“You’ll be laughing at things that you shouldn’t while we work out what’s normal and what’s not.”
Jeremy made his professional debut in 2010 with Opera Australia’s production of ‘Tosca’ by Giacomo Puccini.
He has been involved with live theatre for 15 years, with his first performance at the Zenith Theatre in 2005.
In 2019, he performed in ‘Forgotten’ at Riverside Theatre, ‘Haunted’ with Spark Youth Theatre, and ‘Guys and Dolls’ with Holroyd Musical Society.
Featuring a hugely talented cast, ‘The Tea Party For Sad People’ will definitely see people wiping away tears, according to Jeremy, but they will be tears of laughter.
“It’s really just a whole bunch of fun and plenty of food for thought,” he said.
Catch the play on Sunday, May 16, at Tom Mann Auditorium, Surry Hills.
For tickets and the full program, go to shortandsweet.org/sydney.
