Soft ‘n’ Hard
“What is this weird dance of gender?”
Soft ‘n’ Hard is a complex, challenging and riotously funny exploration of the tensions and imbalances between male and female gender roles in a modern world.
Husband and wife performers Jo Randerson and Thomas LaHood use their finely-tuned clowning skills and the authentic awkwardness and vulnerability of their own relationship to bring a relatable and indelibly comic touch to the topical and curly questions raised in the #metoo era of gender politics.
“Randerson and LaHood are fantastic at creating chaos... anything could happen.”
Soft ‘n’ Hard has played seasons at BATS Theatre (Wellington) in 2017 and 2018, Southland Festival in 2018, Tempo Festival (Auckland) in 2018, Q Theatre (Auckland) in 2019 and Toi Wāhine Festival (Hamilton) in 2019.
Nominated: Excellence Award For Full Production Design, Wellington Theatre Awards 2017.
Soft ‘n’ Hard Promotional Trailer (dir: Ingrid Saker)