FAG/STAG
Best Friends. Bad Decisions.
Jimmy and Corgan are BFFs. Hurtling towards their 30s. Life is filled with a mix of Tinder, Grindr, binge-drinking and half-hearted hook-ups. As the wedding of Corgan’s ex looms and Jimmy’s love life stagnates, the two struggle to get their lives in working order.
FAG/STAG is one story, told twice, from the perspective of two (very) unreliable narrators. Brimming with laughs, tenderness and quarter-life-crisis ennui, this is a brutally honest and hilarious exploration of contemporary masculinity and what it means to have a best mate when you’re stuck being your worst self.
Writer/Performer: Jeffrey Jay Fowler & Chris Isaacs
Sound Designer: Brett Smith
★★★★★ - Broadway Baby
★★★★★ - Get Your Coats On
★★★★★ - The Peg
★★★★ - Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★ - Ed Fringe Review
★★★★ - Theatre Bubble
★★★★ - The Stage
★★★★ - The Scotsman
★★★★ - Ed Fest Mag
The piece delves into the idiosyncrasies of the gay man/straight man relationship, but ultimately it’s a tale of the highs and lows of friendship. Beautiful stuff ★★★★½ - The Adelaide Advertiser
Jeffrey Jay Fowler (Jimmy) and Chris Isaacs (Corgan) are two of our most adept young writers and performers, and Fag/Stag crackles with their talent ★★★★ - The West Australian
Beautifully crafted and delivered, FAG/STAG is authentic, shining a light on how life’s little moments reflect the humanity within us all - The Plus Ones
FAG/STAG premiered in 2015 at PICA at Fringe World.
In 2017 FAG/STAG played at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Griffin Theatre Company co-produce a 2018 season of the work in Sydney.
The Last Great Hunt also sent FAG/STAG to Adelaide Fringe and Brisbane Festival to more rave reviews.
The show has spun off two new Australian productions by other companies - CRAM Collective in Adelaide and Lambert House Enterprises in Sydney for Mardi Gras. There is also an Italian translation by DOGMA Theatre Company that won Best Show in the Milan Fringe Festival, and continues to play around Italy through to 2024.
