Created by the House of Vnholy and
performed as part of the 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival, Homme is a performative piece that explores male identity and contemporary masculinity within Australia. Through a series of vignettes and in complete silence, the differences between what it means to be a male and be a female are subtly explored.
It is standing room only during the
performance, with Homme enveloping
virtually the whole space. The white
flooring is bare except for a number of select items, including a washing machine, a
bundle of black balloons, a megaphone and a plinth. The two performers –
Matthew Adey and Natalie Abbott - are dressed in black and the only
time they speak is when they ask audience members
for assistance with the props.