A CAUTIONARY tale of the harmful effects of gambling has been penned by an Edithvale playwright.
Kieran Carroll has devised the play Enough is Enough. The story follows four gambling addicts whose lives start to unravel.
The play is set around a bayside hotel with pokies, which does not shut until 5am. Gambling drives one towards criminal activity, another to counselling, another to illness, and another to grief. A bar worker observes the gamblers and watches their lives fall apart.
Members of the local community have helped put the play together by contributing their own stories.
The performance concludes with a message from Alliance for Gambling Reform chief advocate Tim Costello AO. He will discuss the devastating impact of gambling, and potential reforms.
Gamblers in the Kingston local government area lose tens of millions of dollars playing pokies every year.
Enough is Enough will debut at Chelsea Activity Hub in Chelsea on Sunday 18 July at 2:30pm, and Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale, Thursday 22 July at 7:30pm. Book free tickets at kingstonarts.com.au/PERFORMANCE/Enough-is-Enough
Performances are subject to COVID-19 restrictions. Visit kingstonarts.com.au for updates.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 23 June 2021
