About Silo’s Production Content Transparency Guide

This content guide outlines in detail the elements of the production that could negatively impact some audience members.

Why we have a Content Transparency Guide
We only recommend reading this Content Transparency Guide for those wishing to review the suitability of the show for themselves or others, and potentially triggering references, depictions or actions.

Much of the information below outlines references, themes or stage actions that will reveal key parts of the production. This may affect your experience of the show.

This content guide has been made with the information available at the time before rehearsals begin. Information may be updated closer to the performance season.

Please review this Production Content Guide for updates, or get in touch at 09 369 5783 for any queries.
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JOB Content Transparency Guide

THIS GUIDE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS

JOB contains coarse language and references to distressing adult themes. The production includes a weapon, occasional loud sound effects, and bright lighting effects.

This production is recommended for audiences aged 16+.

The terms we use
– The word ‘description’ indicates that a character references or describes the topic, action or word. Described verbally but not shown on stage.
– The word ‘discussion’ indicates that character/s discuss in more detail the topic or actions. Described verbally but not shown on stage.
– The word ‘depiction’ notes that the referenced material is staged or performed in the production.

COARSE LANGUAGE
– There is frequent strong language throughout the play, including repeated use of swear words including “f##k”, “s##t” and “bulls##t.”

REFERENCES TO MENTAL DISTRES,, SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE
– Descriptions of a panic attack, a public mental distress breakdown, acute panic, sleep deprivation, hospital treatment, and the use of non-prescribed medication.
– Discussions of self-harm and suicide.
– Depiction of a gun being held to a character’s own head.
– Reference to a thirteen-year-old dying by suicide.

REFERENCES TO SEXUAL, REPRODUCTIVE AND DRUG-RELATED CONTENT
– Descriptions of sex, an unintended pregnancy, abortion, cocaine use, heroin overdoses, and non-prescribed medication.
– Discussions of drug-taking and abortion are included, but not depicted.

REFERENCES TO RACIALLY SENSITIVE GRAPHIC VIOLENCE
– Descriptions of racist, extreme violence. This includes:
>> A Black person being murdered by police

REFERENCES TO GRAPHIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL CONTENT
– Descriptions of extreme graphic violence, sexual content, and online content. This includes:
>> Extreme violence against children
>> Extreme violence including torture, and graphic harm to bodies
>> Violence including car crashes, mass graves
>> Sexual acts involving children, animals, and corpses.
These images are described verbally and are not shown to the audience.

REFERENCES TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND ABUSE INVOLVING CHILDREN
– Descriptions of extreme sexual violence and abuse of children
– Descriptions of online recording and distribution of extreme sexual violence and abuse of children

PHYSICAL PRODUCTION ELEMENTS

Lighting effects
– The production includes brief, sudden bright lighting changes, accompanying disturbing sound cues.
– The play ends with a sudden blackout.

Loud and dynamic sound
– The production includes sudden and disturbing sound effects, including:
>> Constructed ‘recordings’ of violent acts (car bombs, explosions, cars)
>> Constructed ‘recordings’ of loud noises and people (crowds shouting, screaming, fire alarms)
>> Constructed ‘recordings’ of distressing and possibly disturbing action (pornography, gun clicks)

Weapon: Gun
– Depictions of a gun being held to a character’s head.
– Depiction of a gun being held to a character’s head and the trigger being pulled (the gun does not discharge).
– Depiction of a gun being raised to a character’s own head.