F ( Possible Doubling)
This play follows the travels of a partial savant over twenty four hours as he
scours Sydney attempting to raise twelve thousand dollars before low-level
criminals twist his head off and dump his body at sea.
Lucky’s particular autism concerns numbers. He claims, though we are never
sure how truthfully until the end, that by calculating enough sums in his head
simultaneously, he can predict the future: he knows how late the train will be,
which person will walk around the corner next, and he can tell, just by looking
at you, how you will die. By laying his eyes on his true love Lucky is forced into
the real world. Pin-balling through the city in one night Lucky meets many
characters, some seemingly archetypal, all of them at various stages on the
road of love.
Lucky’s eventual victory is entirely personal, a triumph over the fears that can
keep us second-guessing and stalling all our lives.
Winner of the 2002 Patrick White Award
