Marx and Venus is a series of short television situation dramas based around two characters developed by Geoffrey Atherden of Mother and Son and Grassroots fame. Marx and Venus character monologues were posted on the SBS website and a call for scripts was announced with a staggering response. Over 1700 writers from all over Australia - some well-known, others who had no previous screen writing experience brought to life the characters of Marx and Venus.

The series features flat-mates John Marx (Bryce Youngman) and Venus Hoy (Rhoda Lopez) - and the trials and tribulations they face sharing a flat.

THE SERIES

John Marx and Venus Hoy find themselves in a living situation that is new to both of them. New to Marx because he was used to living with his girlfriend Kelly, who recently left him for another man with a flashier lifestyle. New to Venus because she’s never lived with just one man before. House mate or otherwise. They’re not sure how this new situation is going to work, or if the pitfalls, misunderstandings, laughter and frustrations of two singletons in one flat will turn them into real friends, enemies, or something else…

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS

JOHN MARX

John Marx is a newly single, twenty nine year old lawyer. Well, almost lawyer. He’ll get around to finishing his degree as soon as he gets around to quitting his crappy job in conveyancing. Which will be soon. Ish. He’s also just had his girlfriend of three years break his heart and move out. It’s hard for Marx to blame her though. Kelly didn’t choose for things to work out this way. She cried even more than he did when she told him she was leaving. That had to hurt. But what if he never meets anyone like Kelly again? He can’t even remember how he got her to come home with him in the first place, but he’s sure it must have included lots of alcohol. And now he’s alone. In their flat. With Venus. Marx’s other housemate. Which is fine, as long as she understands that a man needs to dwell on his ex-girlfriend for as long as he needs to. Hard when you’re living with a woman like Venus Hoy. Who could keep up with someone like her? She makes the Energiser Bunny look like an old age pensioner.

VENUS HOY

Venus is a go-getter who knows what she wants in life. At twenty five her career is sorted – an events co-ordinator - and it suits her fine. This is because Venus rarely sits still. She gets up early, comes home late. Her phone rings. Her electronic calendar beeps. Her room is an organised chaos, and she loves it that way. She dates a lot. Sometimes more than a lot. And almost always with young, fast, flashy men with matching cars. It’s easy to meet them in her line of work. The only thing Venus isn’t sure of is why she can’t meet anyone sweet and genuine, who really gets her. Someone that can make her laugh. It’s a mystery that surely only more dating can provide the answer to. Right? One day she’d like to meet a man and have kids, move to the suburbs… Of course she’d have to slow down a bit. Maybe just work casual hours. Or part-time. At any rate, right now she’d just settle for a nice boyfriend, instead of the testosterone-driven morons who’s idea of romance can include up to three full minutes of foreplay and watching Friday night football on a first date.


Source: SBS
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Marx and Venus is a series of short television situation dramas based around two characters developed by Geoffrey Atherden of Mother and Son and Grassroots fame. Marx and Venus character monologues were posted on the SBS website and a call for scripts was announced with a staggering response. Over 1700 writers from all over Australia - some well-known, others who had no previous screen writing experience brought to life the characters of Marx and Venus.

The series features flat-mates John Marx (Bryce Youngman) and Venus Hoy (Rhoda Lopez) - and the trials and tribulations they face sharing a flat.

THE SERIES

John Marx and Venus Hoy find themselves in a living situation that is new to both of them. New to Marx because he was used to living with his girlfriend Kelly, who recently left him for another man with a flashier lifestyle. New to Venus because she’s never lived with just one man before. House mate or otherwise. They’re not sure how this new situation is going to work, or if the pitfalls, misunderstandings, laughter and frustrations of two singletons in one flat will turn them into real
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