Two old-school artists, one stage, zero mercy. Oldie
Moldie Ozzie Rap Play pits Grand Yapper Baldie —
retired teacher-musician and almost-famous legend —
against Lady Battleaxe Lacefront, actress and his
practical, sharp-tongued wife and lifelong sparring
partner.
Decades of love, bickering, and creative rivalry have
trained them well: every glance, gesture, and word is a
potential rap attack. In a final, no-holds-barred
showdown, they trade fierce verses, mixing rhythm,
regret, and unexpected tenderness. Will this lifelong
duet end in defeat—or unlock a new creative freedom?
MC narrators drive the action, pulsing beats and crowd
reactions bringing the energy of a live battle straight to
the audience.
Written by the late GJ Kalic, this work-in-progress is
fiercely funny, sharply observed, and surprisingly
moving. It Is a battle of love, ego, and artistic survival.
Oldie Moldie is presented by GJ Kalic’s Taking Liberties
Theatre Company, whose irreverent spirit once brought
hip-hop theatre to Parliament House in Canberra,
“lambasting the political power brokers in their own den,”
(Canberra Times). Taking Liberties spent years
delighting audiences with classics, cabarets, and original
works—performed in theatres and wherever people
gathered for a night out. Now members of the original
company return with Kalic’s final work.