'Rabbits don't talk Mr Wertheim. They keep their stupid mouths shut or they get whacked on the head with a shovel... learn to be a rabbit.'
Johann's super-sized rabbits are his pride and joy. Much to his surprise, the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has taken a special interest, and will stop at nothing to get his hands on them. When a bungled undercover rescue mission transports Johann to North Korea, he finds himself, and the bunnies he betrayed, in a bit of a stew.
Preposterously based on a true story, A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il is a cunning comic thriller spanning two continents. Crammed with secret-agents, espionage, double-crossings and a giant rabbit named Felix, the play is also a pointed parable about betrayal and forgiveness, greed and regret.
KIT BROOKMAN is a playwright, screenwriter and theatre director. His plays include The Stones (Signal House/Assembly Rooms), Mountain (Geelong Arts Centre), Whalesong (East 15 School of Acting), Close (The Signal House), The Plant (Ensemble Theatre, Sydney), The Great Fire (Belvoir St Theatre), A Rabbit for Kim Jong-il (Griffin Theatre Company), Nora (after Ibsen’s A Doll’s House; co-writer, Belvoir), Small and Tired (Belvoir), Night Maybe (Stuck Pigs Squealing Theatre), and Heaven (Old 505 Theatre). Kit has been an Associate Playwright at Belvoir St Theatre and a Resident Writer at Griffin Theatre Company. Awards include the 2017 Rodney Seaborn Award, the Ensemble Theatre New Writing Commission and the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights’ Fellowship.
| Cast Info | 2F, 3M |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Black Comedy |
| Themes | Political/Social themes |
| Audiences | Adult, Young Adult, Secondary: Years 11-12 |
| Extent | 72 |
| Edition | CTS |
| Size | 210 x 137 |