Alanah Parkin's
Garage Sale
Greg and Denise have too much stuff! Narre Warren South's most notorious couple are moving to the retirement village up the road, and they can't possibly take everything with them.
Join Greg, Denise and a smorgasbord of increasingly unlikely characters at the greatest Garage Sale the south-eastern suburbs has ever seen!
You'll definitely find a bargain. You might even find out the big secret that Greg's been keeping from his wife for the past few decades.
Garage Sale is the debut solo character comedy from actor and improviser Alanah Parkin.
Directed by Isaac Haigh (MICF Best Newcomer 2023, Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy 2022).
Alanah Parkin (they/them) is an actor, singer and improviser (The Big HOO-HAA! and The Improv Conspiracy). Previous Melbourne International Comedy Festival exploits include improvised shows Les Improvise and A Very Normal Dinner With Your Parents, and children's offerings Write Your Own Story’ and Three is a Magic Number. In 2024, they developed the improvised children's musical format for Story Soup with Playhouse Pantomimes and directed the show's successful Melbourne International Comedy Festival run.
Alanah works regularly with Playhouse Pantomimes, presenting original musical adaptations of beloved children’s classics. They have performed and devised at Theatre Works, La Mama, The Butterfly Club, Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe. Their screen credits include Still Me, Residence and award-winning short films Him, In Darkness’ and The Grand Scheme.
Alanah holds a BA in Theatre Studies and Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and has trained extensively in contemporary voice, classical voice, improv comedy and acting.
'Clever, hilarious and downright absurd.' Time Out
'Alanah Parkin is an absolute standout as the hip and flamboyant grandmother [...] They are completely convincing as an elderly woman in their physicality, voice and delivery and have exceptional comic timing.' You Should See it Melb
'The list of accents [Parkin] rolled through portraying different characters [was much] to the delight of the audience.' Australian Stage
Suitable for audiences 15+
Audience participation
Drug references
Horror
Language – occasional coarse language
References to or simulation of violence
Sudden loud noises
Strong sexual references
Political, religious or racial themes
References to substance abuse
Greg and Denise have too much stuff! Narre Warren South's most notorious couple are moving to the retirement village up the road, and they can't possibly take everything with them.
Join Greg, Denise and a smorgasbord of increasingly unlikely characters at the greatest Garage Sale the south-eastern suburbs has ever seen!
You'll definitely find a bargain. You might even find out the big secret that Greg's been keeping from his wife for the past few decades.
Garage Sale is the debut solo character comedy from actor and improviser Alanah Parkin.
Directed by Isaac Haigh (MICF Best Newcomer 2023, Melbourne Fringe Best Comedy 2022).
Alanah Parkin (they/them) is an actor, singer and improviser (The Big HOO-HAA! and The Improv Conspiracy). Previous Melbourne International Comedy Festival exploits include improvised shows Les Improvise and A Very Normal Dinner With Your Parents, and children's offerings Write Your Own Story’ and Three is a Magic Number. In 2024, they developed the improvised children's musical format for Story Soup with Playhouse Pantomimes and directed the show's successful Melbourne International Comedy Festival run.
Alanah works regularly with Playhouse Pantomimes, presenting original musical adaptations of beloved children’s classics. They have performed and devised at Theatre Works, La Mama, The Butterfly Club, Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe. Their screen credits include Still Me, Residence and award-winning short films Him, In Darkness’ and The Grand Scheme.
Alanah holds a BA in Theatre Studies and Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne and has trained extensively in contemporary voice, classical voice, improv comedy and acting.
'Clever, hilarious and downright absurd.' Time Out
'Alanah Parkin is an absolute standout as the hip and flamboyant grandmother [...] They are completely convincing as an elderly woman in their physicality, voice and delivery and have exceptional comic timing.' You Should See it Melb
'The list of accents [Parkin] rolled through portraying different characters [was much] to the delight of the audience.' Australian Stage
Suitable for audiences 15+
Audience participation
Drug references
Horror
Language – occasional coarse language
References to or simulation of violence
Sudden loud noises
Strong sexual references
Political, religious or racial themes
References to substance abuse
