The History Boys

Written by Alan Bennett. Directed by Carla Moore. 

25 July to 16 August 2014

By arrangement with ORiGiN Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French, LTD.

Set in an English grammar school in the 1980’s, we meet a bunch of bright, funny senior boys who are pursuing the usual: sex, sport, and a place at a good university. For the old-school humanist and eccentric teacher Hector, literature is a preparation for life and engages students with culture and knowledge for its own sake. He is replaced by the up-and-coming rationalist Irwin who gives way to the results-driven education that we see today and breaks knowledge down into a set of bullet points that may come up on an exam paper. As one of the boys puts it: “Do you want us to be thoughtful or do you want us to be smart?”

Performance dates:
Friday 25 July, 8pm
Saturday 26 July, 5pm
Sunday 27 July, 5pm
Wednesday 30 July, 8pm
Friday 1 August, 8pm
Saturday 2 August, 8pm
Sunday 3 August, 5pm
Friday 8 August, 8pm
Saturday 9 August, 8pm
Sunday 10 August, 5pm
Wednesday 13 August, 8pm
Friday 15 August, 8pm
Saturday 16 August, 8pm

Please see our Bookings page for booking information.

 

The One Day of the Year

Written by Alan Seymour. Directed by Kaye Lopez. 

21 March to 12 April 2014

By arrangement with HLA Management Australia.

Is Anzac Day just an excuse for “one long grog-up” or is it a day when we as a Nation reflect on those who have paid the ultimate price? When Hughie Cook helps his girlfriend Jan write a newspaper article critical of Anzac Day, it sets up conflict with his father Alf, an ex-servicemen. This play questions the institution of Anzac Day, the sacred cow among Australian annual celebrations. It is the genuine nature of the characters however, that gives the play its memorable qualities: Alf, the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum, the anchor of the family; Hughie, their son, with all the uncertainties and rebelliousness of youth; and Wacka, the Anzac, with his simple, healing wisdom.

Performance dates:
Friday 21st March, 8pm
Saturday 22nd March, 5pm
Sunday 23rd March, 5pm
Wednesday 26th March, 8pm
Friday 28th March, 8pm
Saturday 29th March, 8pm
Sunday 30th March, 5pm
Friday 4th April, 8pm
Saturday 5th April, 8pm
Sunday 6th April, 5pm
Wednesday 9th April, 8pm
Friday 11th April, 8pm
Saturday 12th April, 8pm

Please see our Bookings page for booking information.

 

The Women

Written by Clare Boothe Luce.Directed by Joy Sweeney. 

8 to 30 November 2013

By arrangement with Hall Leonard.

Mary Haines learns from a gossipy manicurist that her husband, Stephen, is having an affair with a shop-girl named Crystal, thus ending her marriage. So begins Clare Boothe Luce’s social satire The Women, which was a smash hit when first performed on Broadway in 1936 and has enjoyed several revival productions during the 1970s and 1990s. The play is set in the world of high society Manhattan, in a time when women’s lives revolved around their efforts to look beautiful to obtain and hold on to wealthy husbands.

Cast

Mary – Nicole Williams
Sylvia – Deirdre Lee
Crystal – Tara Jay
Little Mary – Olivia McNamara
Edith – Sarah Purdue
Peggy/Miss Timerback – Megan Hipwell
Mrs Morehead – Ros Bilbe
Countess/Maggie – Jan Oxenbould
Miriam/Miss Watts – Kate Westerway
Olga/1st Saleswoman/1st Woman – Denise Simons
Nancy/Exercise Instructor – Carla Moore
Jane/Pedicurist/Model/Helene/1st Girl – Josephine Parsons
Hairdresser/Nurse/2nd Girl/2nd Saleswoman – Liz Prudum

Crew

Director – Joy Sweeney
Production Manager – Luke Wallyn
Stage Manager – Tim Swinn
Lighting Design – Wal Moore
Props – Mary Bentley
Lighting Design – Bruce Liebau
Sound Design – Tegan Nicholls
Set Design – Joy Sweeney
Costume Design – Joy Sweeney
Head of Set Construction – Luke Wallyn
Technical Crew – Wal Moore, Luke Wallyn, Tegan Nicholls, Bruce Liebau
Front of House Manager – Janelle Lye
Box Office Manager – Joan Rodd
Publicity – Maria Andrews
Programme – OneCreative
Photos – Wal Moore (Flashmoore) – http://waltermoore.fotomerchant.com/