1800-REAL-TALK

“Tonight’s telephonic battle royale is brought to you by 1800-REAL-TALK: get real, get real talk.”

A deranged call centre comedy set in the age of corporate therapy and unchecked rage, 1800-REAL-TALK pits a well-meaning conflict mediator against an angry lawyer with a black eye, a bad breakup, and a lot to say.

Presented as part of The Human Voice, this glitter-soaked ten-minute showdown combines office politics, emotional warfare, and WWE-style absurdity to ask: is anyone really listening?

Production

• Periscope Productions (2021) – Part of The Human Voice at Meat Market Stables
  Directed by Benjamin Sheen. Design by Eloise Kent.
  Cast: Alex Hines and Mason Phoumirath.

Praise for 1800-REAL-TALK

★★★★ “Lewis Treston’s 1800-REAL-TALK constructs a hyperreal wrestling match between a call-centre counsellor and an outraged lawyer.” – The Age

“Deliriously bonkers... Treston’s contribution is as unexpected as it is brilliant.” – Sometimes Melbourne