dream role of Hamlet, dealing with a girlfriend who is keeping a firm grip on her chastity, and playing host to the ghost of John Barrymore, who, clothed as Hamlet, has come back to earth for the sole purpose of convincing Rally to play the part. Real estate agent Felicia Dantine convinces Rally to stay in the apartment and hold a seance.
up offering Andrew a new role in a television pilot, with a potentially large salary and fame, Andrew is forced to choose between Shakespeare, whom his girlfriend loves, or television, where he is loved by millions.
Synopsis: When statesmen abandon their own private conscience they lead their country on a short road to chaos.
Bolt’s version of the events leading up to Sir Thomas More’s execution for high treason makes for a compelling evening of theatre. The heavy themes are leavened by the presence of the Common Man who offers a sardonic commentary on the weighty affairs of state being conducted around him.
More, who held the highest office in England as Lord Chancellor, resisted massive political pressure in making a stand for the principles that he believed defined him as a human being. The struggle between More’s conscience and loyalty to a King, desperate to legitimise the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, is at the heart of the play.
Nowadays, when politicians globally are held in contempt for their lack of moral scruples, Sir Thomas More, half a millennium before our time, stands as a beacon of light – A man for all seasons!
Synopsis: The Tin Woman is the story of a woman who receives a heart transplant and her eventual meeting with the family of the donor.
Instead of relishing life after her heart transplant, Joy enters a downward spiral, unsure whether she truly deserves a second chance. Meanwhile, Alice and Hank mourn the loss of their son, Jack, whose heart was used to save Joy. At a friend's urging, Joy tracks down Jack's family to find closure. But are Alice, Hank, and their daughter Sammy ready to accept Jack's death?
Based on a true story, The Tin Woman uses humour and pathos to explore loss, family, and what it means to be given new life.
Matinees: 2:15pm. Sherries from 1:45pm.
Synopsis: Adapted from the story by Mary Orr, on which the film All About Eve (Academy Award-winning Best Picture, 1951) and the hit musical Applause! were based. An engrossing and revealing "inside" story of life in New York's theatre world, told in terms of unscrupulous ingenue, Eve Harrington, as she lies, cheats and blackmails her way to Broadway stardom and a Hollywood career.
is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive of the killer are finally revealed. Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap is the longest running show, of any kind, in the world, Running continuously in London’s Westend for over 60 years. It opened in November 1952 at The Ambassadors Theatre in London and moved to St.Martin's Theatre in March 1974 where it is still running to this day.
Synopsis: From musical theatre's most renowned composer, Company is largely regarded as a trailblazer of the dark-comedy, modern-musical genre and the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Lyrics and Best Book.
Synopsis: This tragicomedy relates the story of the three Magrath sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite at Old Granddaddy’s home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, after Babe shoots her abusive husband. The sisters were raised in a dysfunctional family with a penchant for ugly predicaments. Each has endured her share of hardship and misery. Past resentments bubble to the surface as the sisters are forced to deal with assorted relatives and past relationships while coping with Babe’s latest incident. Each sister is forced to face the consequences of the crimes of the heart she has committed.
Synopsis: A powerful family drama with tragic consequences based on the war time actions of an aeronautical company who conspired with military personnel in approving defective air craft parts for use in military combat. Businessman Joe Keller rushed through the production and then delivery of faulty machine parts to the military which subsequently led to the loss of life. As the plot unfolds, Keller's decision to sanction this business transaction, and its effect on his family and friends gradually surfaces.
Agent: Origin Theatrical Pty. Ltd.
Matinees: Saturday 22nd June, Sunday 30th June and Saturday 6th July 2:00 pm.
Gala Night: Saturday 29th June at 8:15 pm.
Groups (10 or more): $20.00 per person.
Gala Night: $8.00 extra per person.
Synopsis: On the moors of Mandacrest manor, something is amiss. Lord Edgar Hillcrest, a leading Egyptologist has taken a new wife, Lady Enid, an actress who is having a perfectly horrid time adjusting to life as the leading lady of the manor. The portrait of Lord Edgar’s previous wife, Irma Vep, is watching her every move, as is the randy one-legged pig farmer, Nicodemus, and the no-nonsense maid, Jane, who remains devoted to the memory of her former mistress. Meanwhile, a wolf that haunts the heath is causing mayhem for everyone and the mysterious death of Lord Edgar’s son, provokes an expedition to Egypt in an attempt by Lord Edgar to finally solve the mystery of Irma Vep.
Synopsis: Leo Bailey is one of Australia’s greatest living artists, whose genius battles to survive the effects of alcohol, cynicism and self-loathing. Only one of his many children, his daughter Margo, is prepared to help, but she does so at arm’s length. Margo finds a live-in-minder, Therese, who is fresh out of prison and desperate for a home. Then along comes Karl, a handyman who has the job of removing a valuable mural but who keeps returning with offers of practical friendship.
A funny and deeply moving play about friendship, ego, art and the secret longing for a better life.
Synopsis: This beautifully woven musical takes place in Dublin in 1964. Alfie Byrne, a middle-aged bachelor living with his spinster sister, is a bus conductor by day but spends his evenings as the artistic director of St Imelda’s Players. Alfie is dedicated to the plays of his hero, Oscar Wilde, but when he declares the troupe’s next production will be the provocative Salome, the ensuing misunderstandings and bigotry cause his safe little world to crumble, forcing Alfie to confront the secrets he holds in his heart.