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The Needies

The Needies was the premiere season of a new play by Thomas Sainsbury (his third production staged at Cross St Studios, following The Mall and THE FEMININE in 2007), which charted the chaotic downfall of three flatmates consumed by excessive consumerist desires.

Directed by Ashley Hawkes and featuring actors Claire van Beek, Roberto Nascimento and Blake Fraser, the narrative follows the desperate trio: Britney Mann, obsessed with everything "cute" and wanting hundreds of babies; Rupert Long, a compulsive addict whose heart is a heart attack waiting to happen; and Malcolm Squash, who works every waking hour to feed his gargantuan shopping habit. After years of living beyond their means, the flatmates are forced to dodge debt collectors, resort to extreme measures to make money and desperately ignore their problems until the whole structure collapses.

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Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.

Photo by Camille Gheerbrandt. Courtesy of Roberto Nascimento.