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Adrian — Stuart Devenie director Alison — Darien Takle Harry — George Henare Judy — Annie Whittle It could be something to do The bewildering business of gently provoking tears at how All other parts played by Peter Daube and Toni Potter with being in a tiny country at getting from A to B, dealing life is rarely a culmination of the bottom of the world that with a different language, our youthful dreams. CREATIVE encourages New Zealanders different currency, not to This is the fifth Roger Hall to be intrepid travellers. mention driving on the other play I have directed and as a Whatever it is, we punch above side of the road, are rich premiere it has been a happy Direction — Janice Finn our weight when it comes to pickings for comedy. process of discovery with a Set & Costume Design — Tracy Grant Lord ‘taking off’. The Big OE is a As an intrepid traveller himself, very accomplished cast who Lighting Design — Andrew Malmo right of passage for young Roger Hall has written another bring talent and an intelligent Sound Design — Mike Clarkin kiwis, instilling a lasting love great play, this time featuring energy to the production. of exploring other countries, two mismatched couples Equally, it has been a pleasure mostly on a very tight budget. who take a ten day trip to Italy collaborating with the designer PRODUCTION As we get older the ways together. The vagaries of travel Tracy Grant Lord, who has and means of travel tend to can cause a rift in the closest lovingly brought a bit of Italy to Production Manager — Mark Gosling Technical Manager — Bonnie Burrill become more comfortable but friendships, so when travelling the stage. Senior Stage Manager — Fern Christie the difficulties of dealing with companions are not only new Janice Finn Stage Manager — Laura McCabe Assistant Stage Manager — Mitchell Turei different cultures remain – acquaintances but people with Director Lighting Operator — Robert Hunte Sound Operator — Mike Clarkin well, difficult. a different outlook on life, it’s Properties Master — Bec Ehlers Wardrobe Supervisor — Sophie Ham a cue for Roger to write what Flyman (SKYCITY Theatre) — TJ Haunui Flyman (Bruce Mason Centre) — Junior Apera comes close to a theatrical Dresser (SKYCITY & Bruce Mason Centre) — Sara Taylor farce. The laughs are in the Set Construction — 2 Construct recognizable set-ups, but the pay-offs aren’t always that simple. There is a poignancy FOUR FLAT WHITES IN ITALY is the fourth Auckland Theatre Company production for 2009 and opened on 11 June. FOUR FLAT WHITES IN ITALY that demonstrates Roger’s skill is approximately 2 hours 20 minutes long with an interval. Please remember to switch off all mobile phones, pagers and watch alarms. at dishing up the laughs while NEW :\iXd`Z[`ee\inXi\jlggc`\[Yp with Full HD video

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and ordinary! What’s next, are really good (really good H is for honest. You bigger, braver and better, and exciting and happy. Yeah Fellow orthotic shoes? But Roger’s actors always want to be in will never catch Roger whatever is making you yeah, and there are hot sunny characters are ordinary. His Roger’s plays) and, you have being dishonest about a anxious wouldn’t be troubling days in England. But the grey, Playwright plays are not peopled by to hand it to Roger, he’s got character’s motivation, fears, you at all. If you were Picasso damp ones are quintessential psychics, flamenco dancers his finger on the pulse with hopes, shortcomings and or Ernest Shackleton or and, I believe, the piercing and transvestites. They are the topic yet again, and the satisfactions. He knows what Angelina Jolie, you wouldn’t sadness of unfulfilled filled with teachers, book director’s not certifiably insane they are. ‘H’ is also for hints, be losing any sleep over longing is what gives Roger’s gets to the club members, dairy farmers’ (this week) so what the heck, because he drops these whatever silly little thing is comedies, even the most side- wives and men who wear it might be fun... there is no throughout the script for the messing you up. But you’re splitting, their distinctive and nitty gritty of cardies. These characters love ‘might’ about it. It will be fun. actors and the audience to not those people; you’re you essential tone of melancholy to garden, bitch about their It will be a delight to hear a find so that, by journey’s end, (see ‘ordinary’ again). And so and regret. There, that’s ROGER HALL friends, envy their neighbours, theatre chock-full of people let we will know the characters as you’re getting your knickers settled it. No parts for me R is for responsible. Sure, wear money belts when abroad go a huge collective laugh that well as if we had created them in a knot about something ever again. responsible for keeping and tuck their singlets into rolls in like a wave on a great too. And we will feel a little small. Roger also does Put them all together, they theatres open when the words their underpants. (I made that surf beach. And that wave bit as though we have — that seething, spleen venting, spell — well, come on, we all ‘new New Zealand play’ last one up). They are careful, is followed by another, and we too are compassionate, yearning, wistfulness and know what they spell. We’re a excited the same frisson as frustrated, quietly courageous. another, and another. Suddenly clear-eyed, and have spent disappointment really well, literate, middle class audience an outbreak of swine flu, but They are probably you and me. you feel supremely witty many hundreds of hours alone but those letters are not in his who read books. They spell Roger is also responsible in G is for greatest fun you and talented, as if you and in a room making things up, name. New Zealand’s funniest, most the craft sense. He doesn’t can have while dressed — all the other lucky actors are things that are entertaining L is for lust. Yes, he does diligent, most committed raise an issue without being cast in one of Roger’s causing this to happen all by and recognisable and true. He that one well. Although and passionate observer of considering it; he doesn’t ask plays. You get the script. It’s yourselves because you’re so flatters and deceives us in this usually in conjunction with ourselves, who has been a question without offering not fat. In fact, it’s just the right brilliant. You’re not, of course. way. Did I say he was honest? yearning, wistfulness and going strong for thirty years answers. He doesn’t, to use size. You read it, paying special But it feels effortless, deeply I lied. disappointment. now and, fortunately, shows enjoyable and right. And you’re Chekhov’s image of authorial attention to your own lines. Oh, A is for anxiety. A L is for likelihood of my absolutely no sign of stopping. even being paid to do it. responsibility, wave a gun you think. I’m ordinary (see last wonderful Hallmark. There getting another part in Roger Hall, we thank you. Who around and then not fire it. item). Maybe there’s a little E is for enough already. are certain emotional states one of his plays. Quite else could have done it? ‘It must go off’ said Chekhov, disappointment, if you’d hoped Roger will think I’m greasing he has made his own, and small, now that I’ve said that and with Roger, it always does. this time you’d be playing an because I want another part. anxiety is one of them. There about lust. Because I know IMAGES He believes in consequence, alcoholic ex-rock star or the What’s your next play about, is rich comic potential and he will be wanting to point opposite: Fiona Samuel in Auckland because he knows there can first woman in space. No, Roger? huge pathos in it. It’s a slightly out to me that, actually, there Theatre Company’s production of be no drama without it. you’re a slightly plump middle- R is for refusal. He always shaming feeling, because are moments in several of his Roger Hall’s TAKING OFF (2005) O is for ordinary. Wow, this aged librarian with self-esteem refuses to tell. He is no fool. He it somehow contains the plays where people get their ABOVE: Roger Hall and artwork for is such a fun list! Responsible issues. But all the other actors keeps the steam inside the pot. knowledge that if you were end away and it’s all joyous TAKE A CHANCE ON ME (2002) directed THE ORDERLY Feature film appearance stuart BUSINESS OF LIFE and THE annie whittle highlights were TRIAL RUN, cast devenie GOD BOY for the Company. Annie’s most recent MAKUTU ON MRS JONES From 1983 to 1984 Stuart performance for Auckland and THE WORLD’S FASTEST Stuart Devenie is one of New was the Artistic Director Theatre Company was in INDIAN. She spent four years Zealand’s most accomplished of Centrepoint Theatre in Roger Hall’s TAKING OFF. on SHORTLAND STREET actors with a theatrical . He also Annie’s love of performance and has recently completed career spanning over three was a senior tutor at both the began with ballet. She has the tele-feature A PIECE OF decades, in which time he has New Zealand Drama School been an award winning MY HEART and the television directed and acted for every and Northland Polytechnic. recording artist as well as series GO GIRLS. major theatre company in the In 2000, he established a a television presenter and country. theatre company, Playfair Ltd, reporter. Annie took up acting In 2002, Stuart memorably in Whangarei and enjoyed in her late twenties with the imploded as the cantankerous successful runs of COLD female lead in the tele-feature and isolated Dan Moffat in TURKEY, TAKE A CHANCE WRECK OF THE CENTRAL Auckland Theatre Company’s ON ME, THE GOD BOY, GRANT and for the past thirty hugely successful THE LADIES NIGHT and MIDDLE five years she has worked in DAYLIGHT ATHEIST by Tom AGE SPREAD. theatre, television and film. Scott. Favourite roles for theatre Also for Auckland Theatre include leads in DUET Company, Stuart has FOR ONE, SIDE BY performed in CAT ON A SIDE BY SONDHEIM, HOT TIN ROOF, HATCH, INSIGNIFICANCE, CHICAGO, DISGRACE, CALIGULA, PUTTING IT TOGETHER, THE THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, GLASS MENAGERIE, and LADIES NIGHT, MIDDLE AGE BLOOD BROTHERS. SPREAD, TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, COPENHAGEN, SERIAL KILLERS, THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN, TWELVE ANGRY MEN, UNCLE VANYA and MOLLY SWEENEY. Stuart has also including Downstage Theatre, an OBE for Services Having sung her way to Europe MERCY PEAK, MARLIN george henare Maori Theatre Trust, Circa to Theatre. At the 1994 darien on a Greek ship, Darien spent BAY, TYPHON’S PEOPLE, George’s recent work for Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Entertainer of the Year Awards several years working in BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE, Auckland Theatre Company Court Theatre, and he won Best Theatrical takle England. Highlights during XENA (as Xena’s mother), 12 includes THE CRUCIBLE and Stetson Productions. His range Performance as Pilate in Darien’s works for Auckland this time include a year’s tour BAR RHYTHM ‘N SHOES The Next Stage presentation of characters encompass both JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Theatre Company include with the musical GODSPELL, and Australian production of LE SUD by Dave Armstrong. comedy and tragedy, and most He was named Best Actor at TAKE A CHANCE ON ME and working with Stephen Berkoff, POSSESSION. He also starred in Roger Hall’s memorably includes King Lear, the 2000 NZ Television Awards THE GOD BOY, with her son a season of plays for the Darien has a Diploma of Fine WHO WANTS TO BE 100 as Sweeney Todd, Henry Higgins, for NGA TOHU SIGNATURES Frank as the eponymous lead Haymarket Theatre Leicester Arts from Auckland University well as GOLDIE, CABARET, Dracula, Othello, Frank n and Narrator of the Year character. and starting her own theatre and a Bachelor of Performing WIND IN THE WILLOWS Furter, and Hongi Hika. by The Royal New Zealand Darien has been acting, company in London. Arts from Toi Whakaari. This is (as Toad), and INTO THE Appearances in Australia Foundation of the Blind in singing and directing in She has played numerous her first trip to Italy! WOODS. include performances with 2001. In 2006, George received New Zealand, England and leading roles in musicals Last year was a memorable Melbourne Theatre Company, a Chapman Tripp Best Actor Australia for many years. and plays over the years. Her one for George. He was Belvoir Street, Ensemble Award for his portrayal of This is her fourth involvement favourites are Edith Piaf in honoured in the Tairawhiti Television and commercial Willy Loman in Circa Theatre’s with Roger Hall’s plays. In PIAF, Eva Peron in EVITA, Museum FAMOUS FACES tours of JESUS CHRIST DEATH OF A SALESMAN. 2008 she appeared in Hall’s Fantine in LES MISERABLES book and exhibition and SUPERSTAR and PHANTOM George was born in Gisborne, WHO WANTS TO BE 100? at and Gwendolen in received a Te Waka Toi OF THE OPERA. the third youngest of ten Fortune Theatre, and directed TRAVESTIES. She has devised Award for contribution to George’s many television and children. He spent much of TAKING OFF for Centrepoint several solo shows, WINGS Maori Theatre. He was also a film works include ONCE his childhood on a farm in the Theatre. FOUR FLAT WHITES OVER WATER, DARIEN 2008 Laureate Winner in the WERE WARRIORS, RAPANUI, Whakaangiani Valley, inland IN ITALY reunites her with TAKLE SINGS BRECHT and prestigious Arts Foundation THE SILENT ONE, JOHNNY from Te Araroa on the East long-time friend and colleague SONGS FOR LOTTE, a tribute of New Zealand Laureate LINGO, HERCULES, XENA, Coast of the . George Henare from her to Lotte Lenya. Awards. SHORTLAND STREET, four years with the Mercury Feature film credits include Theatre. This is well-won recognition OCEAN GIRL and fellow HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE for an extraordinary career Arts Laureate Briar Grace UGLY, BREAD AND ROSES, that began in 1965 when Smith’s POTIKI’S MEMORY THE LOST TRIBE, DECEIT, A George performed in the New OF STONE. Radio drama and SONG OF GOOD and XMAS, Zealand Opera Company’s narrations for documentaries for which Darien received an PORGY AND BESS, which and books also figure in his AFTA Best Actress Award. starred Inia Te Wiata. Since repertoire. For television, Darien has then he has worked in theatres In 1988, George was awarded appeared in BURYING BRIAN, throughout New Zealand SHORTLAND STREET, 2000 his band POULTICE OFF THE SHELF and DIRTY toni potter peter daube released a critically acclaimed roger hall WEEKENDS. Toni’s acting credits include Peter last appeared for CD. He has composed the In addition, Roger has CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Auckland Theatre Company soundtracks for the feature film creative playwright written pantomimes, radio (Auckland Theatre Company), in Tennessee Williams’ CAT THE RULES OF DOGS AND Roger is New Zealand’s dramas, books and plays for SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, ON A HOT TIN ROOF. He also MEN, and the documentary team most successful playwright. children, and comedy series UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN featured in Auckland Theatre DARK HORSE. Composition His distinctive comic voice for television, most notably, REMAINS & THE TRUE Company’s THE CRUCIBLE, for live performance includes celebrates the resilience GLIDING ON, MARKET NATURE OF LOVE and BASH SWEET CHARITY, CALIGULA dance tracks for Wellington of his characters and also FORCES and CONJUGAL (Silo Theatre) and HAPPY and THE DUCHESS OF troupe STRIDENT, theatre encompasses social criticism. RITES for Granada TV. HOUR FOR MISERABLE MALFI, for which he teamed music for ROMEO AND Hall’s earliest drama was for Roger was awarded a QSO CHILDREN (Wellington Fringe up with John Gibson to put JULIET and MANAWA TAUA television, but in 1976 he wrote and the Turnovsky Prize in Festival). together the sound design. (Theatre At Large) and for his first stage play GLIDE 1987. He holds an Honorary Other career highlights include STORIES TOLD TO ME BY Her focus shifted to television TIME. The play catapulted Doctorate of Literature from CABARET for Downstage GIRLS (for which Peter won the drama in 2005 when she him to the forefront of New Victoria University and was the Theatre, THE BLUE ROOM Chapman Tripp Award for Best was cast as lawyer Beverley Zealand theatre writing and Fellow at Circa Theatre (for which he Soundtrack). Jackson in South Pacific its characters have become in Menton in 1997. He was won the 2000 Chapman Tripp Pictures’ crime drama More recently, Peter worked national icons. made a Companion of the INTERROGATION. Guest Theatre Award for Performer with Malia Johnston and Many successful plays New Zealand Order of Merit roles in OUTRAGEOUS of the Year), and MACBETH Emma Willis on the devised followed, including MIDDLE (CNZM) in 2003. FORTUNE and ORANGE for Fortune Theatre. dance drama DARK TOURIST AGE SPREAD (which ran for ROUGHIES were followed by Peter’s film credits include where he showed his array of 18 months in London’s West the part of Nurse Alice Piper TONGAN NINJA, STICKMEN, talents as an actor, dancer End and won the Comedy of in SHORTLAND STREET. LORD OF THE RINGS and and devisor. the Year Award), SPREADING More recently, Toni appeared THE IRREFUTABLE TRUTH OUT, BY DEGREES, MARKET in WE ARE CURRENTLY ABOUT DEMONS. His recent FORCES, C’MON BLACK, EXPERIENCING SOME work for television includes SOCIAL CLIMBERS, THE ISSUES for the 2009 Comedy SHORTLAND STREET, BOOK CLUB, TAKE A Festival. MADAGIN’S QUEST and CHANCE ON ME, A WAY OF ORANGE ROUGHIES. LIFE, TAKING OFF, and WHO WANTS TO BE 100?, along Peter is also an accomplished with stage musicals including musician and composer. In FOOTROT FLATS, LOVE Janice moved to Australia In 2001, having sworn she For Melbourne Theatre Quadrennial and also at World janice fInn and acted with the Sydney would never act again, Finn tracy grant Company, she has designed Stage Design 2005. One of the Theatre Company (alongside a played a lead role in the costumes for HYSTERIA, highlights of her career is an Director young Mel Gibson), Melbourne primetime television series lord MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Olivier Award nomination for Janice’s association with Theatre Company and the THE STRIP. She returns to ARCADIA, LES LIAISONS Best New Dance Production in Roger Hall’s plays began State Theatre Company of Auckland from ten months Set & costume DANGEREUSES, THE BLUE the UK (2005) for the RNZB’s with her premiere production South Australia. She also as a producer with ’s ROOM, THE HERBAL BED, ROMEO AND JULIET. of TAKE A CHANCE ON appeared in the long-running world-renowned Natural Designer INHERITANCE, THE GLASS Tracy is currently working ME for Auckland Theatre television series A COUNTRY History Unit. For Auckland Theatre SOLDIER and ROCK’N’ROLL. on the upcoming production Company in 2001. She has PRACTICE. Company, Tracy has most For Sydney Theatre Company, of OLIVER! for the Auckland gone on to cement her Returning to her hometown recently designed THE she has designed costumes for Theatre Company with her collaboration with Roger as Auckland to join Television FEMALE OF THE SPECIES, THE THREEPENNY OPERA longstanding friend and director of SPREADING OUT, New Zealand, she trained as THE CRUCIBLE and HIGH and THE MISER. For the mentor, Raymond Hawthorne. CINDERELLA and WHO SOCIETY. Her earlier work Royal New Zealand Ballet, a drama director and went WANTS TO BE 100? for on to direct OPEN HOUSE, for Auckland Theatre she has designed ROMEO Dunedin’s Fortune Theatre. SEEKERS and COUNTY GP. Company includes designing & JULIET, ihi FrENZy, THE Janice began her career in She is most well known as the productions of ARCADIA, WEDDING, ABHISHEKA the theatre in the seventies as co-creator and producer of MASTERCLASS, THE and CINDERELLA and for the a member of the Downstage the award-winning ‘super-soap’ HERBAL BED, DANCING Australian Ballet, RELIC. Theatre Company, where she GLOSS. AT LUGHNASA, WIND IN Her designs for opera include THE WILLOWS, VITA AND established herself as one of Following the success of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, VIRGINIA, TRAVESTIES, the leading actresses of her GLOSS, Janice went on to DON GIOVANNI, THE A STREETCAR NAMED generation. She was known produce MARLIN BAY. In her MAGIC FLUTE, CARMEN, DESIRE, THE JUDAS KISS, in particular for her roles as subsequent career in television THE PEARLFISHERS, WIT and THE GRADUATE. Hedda in HEDDA GABLER, she has been General LA TRAVIATA, THE Sonia in UNCLE VANYA and Manager of Communicado, FLYING DUTCHMAN, THE Rosalind in AS YOU LIKE Commissioning Editor for MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, and IT. She went on to star as TVNZ, and producer of a costume design for FALSTAFF Jane Hart in the long-running number of reality shows for for the Australian Opera. television series CLOSE TO Eyeworks Touchdown. She Tracy is a Winston Churchill HOME, and also had a guest has also written extensively for Fellow and has a Bachelor role in historical epic THE SHORTLAND STREET. of Spatial Design. Her work GOVERNOR. has been selected five times for exhibition at the Prague Mike has been involved the work of some of New Andrew is also a producer, mike clarkin in theatre production in andrew malmo Zealand’s most acclaimed production manager and Auckland since 1996, and designers, directors and photographer, and acts as an sound designer over this time has worked lighting actors. agent for touring productions. “For FOUR FLAT WHITES closely with numerous local Recent designs include WHO Visit www.stratacreative.co.nz I have worked with Janice and international productions. Designer NEEDS SLEEP ANYWAY?, for further information. to present music that would He has variously held the “I’m really enjoying working SHREW’D, WHO WANTS compliment and underscore roles of technician, producer, with Tracy and Janice. The play TO BE 100?, TAKING OFF the various moods of Roger designer, production manager is set in Italy which is a country and SPREADING OUT for Hall’s colourful characters. and promoter. Mike is also an I am passionate about visiting, Auckland Theatre Company. The intention in part was to avid supporter of new and for all the cliché romantic Other theatre productions create a sense of fun with a emerging arts practitioners reasons! I’m looking forward to include THE MYSTERY OF distinctly Italian flavour, as and enjoys lending them his sending the show on the road, IRMA VEP, SOME GIRL(S), evident in the songs of artists time and experience. creating the touring lighting BERLIN, GLIDE TIME, MR such as Dean Martin and plot and working with this MARMALADE, JACQUES Rosemary Clooney. These hugely talented and fun cast. I BREL and THE GOAT (Silo upbeat and light selections are would like to acknowledge the Theatre), JENNIFER WARD- contrasted with more classical talents of our operator Robert LEALAND THE LOOK compositions; Boccerini’s Hunte, who works quietly in OF LOVE and JENNIFER MINUET and Paolo Contes’ the background achieving WARD-LEALAND FALLING TRADITIONAL ITALIAN small (and often not-so-small) IN LOVE AGAIN (Bronze TANGO. Additionally, the miracles; he has such great Age Productions), FINDING use of layered ambient and passion, knowledge, skill and MURDOCH (Landmark background effects brings a enthusiasm for his work and is Prod.), RESIDENT ALIEN subtle aural dimension to the always such a pleasure to work (John Watson), THE various scenic and design with. Thank you Robert.” CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE elements.” Andrew Malmo has been (UNITEC), DECADENCE, working professionally as a STRANGE CHILDREN, THE lighting designer in Auckland CARETAKER, MARLENE since 1998 and in that time has and BLUE ORANGE ([potent designed numerous dramatic pause] PRODUCTIONS) and productions for Auckland BLACK ICE (Pandemonium venues and touring shows. His Theatre). designs have complemented When Janice and I first began Italian sights visited, with backstage design discussions for this vibrant and vivid contemporary production we talked a lot images to make up the more about the wonderful and immediate and sometimes unique experience of travelling less romantic adventures to the northern hemisphere, experienced along the way. especially Italy, as New This is set inside the frame of a with the Zealanders. For many of us, it highly flexible and completely is often our new experience classical architectural world. set and of light and colour that makes Tracy Grant Lord the strongest impact; the Set and Costume Designer softness of European light costume and its various palettes seem r so removed from the piercing designe clarity that is the light of the South Pacific. Janice wanted us to try and capture a real sense of travelling to Italy, for the audience to experience it alongside the characters in the play. This theme evolved into a scenic design which uses romantic, painterly images as the ‘backdrops’ of the various Luxury Indoor & Outdoor Furniture

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AUCKLAND YOUNG AND SILO THEATRE BATS THEATRE DOWNSTAGE FORTUNE Auckland Wellington THEATRE HUNGRY HOLDING THE MAN THE BLACKENING THEATRE THEATRE FESTIVAL OF NEW Wellington Dunedin COMPANY By Tommy Murphy By Paul Rothwell THEATRE — AUCKLAND THE RAFT LUCKY NUMBERS The Metro Season of The Herald Theatre 10 June – 27 June SEASON 09 By GOD OF CARNAGE 7 August – 29 August By Mike Yeaman The Basement Mal who left home as a 12 June – 4 July 10 July – 1 August By Yasmina Reza (Lower Greys Ave) Fumbling from febrile wayward teen in search of a Carl Nixon’s story of a Translated by Christopher 10 – 25 July (no shows adolescence through to wide- grander life comes home to Teetering on the brink of devastating family tragedy Hampton Sundays & Mondays) eyed young adulthood, Tim start over and do things right. senility Nana Connie Patterson and John eventually find a way He returns as a broken man over a rainy weekend has been forced to give up her Maidment Theatre Every night each play runs at together in this wickedly funny with many secrets to hide. The unfolds a stormy emotional own home and move in with 23 July – 15 August the following times; and breathtakingly candid play. two brothers he abandoned journey of realisation and its her daughter’s family. All’s Disruptive, juvenile, irrational. OYSTER by Vivienne Plumb on their dilapidated orchard appalling consequences for downhill until one day her lucky Someone needs to control at 6.30pm welcome him cautiously. relationships. Lotto numbers wins her 8.2 today’s parents. A calm and CENTREPOINT SIT ON IT by GeorgIA million! rational debate between Titheridge at 8pm THEATRE grown-ups about the need CIRCA THEATRE COURT THEATRE Palmerston North Christchurch to teach kids how to behave URBAN HYMNS by Miria Wellington HITS OF ‘74 properly? Or a hysterical night George at 9.30pm THE 39 STEPS THE GREAT GATSBY By Lucy Schmidt & Stayci of namecalling, tantrums and Young and Hungry is a Festival By John Buchan By F Scott Fitzgerald Taylor tears before bedtime? Boys triple-bill of new short (50 & Alfred Hitchcock Adapted by will be boys, but the adults are minute) plays commissioned 11 July – 22 August Adapted by Patrick 25 July – 22 August usually worse — much worse. especially to appeal to young In an attempt to save their Barlow Residing in New York in the audiences 15 years and over. beloved hang-out bar, old 18 July – 15 August early 1920s, Nick Carraway Presented by Auckland friends Tina, Jason, Kathy finds himself drawn into A supremely funny spoof of Theatre Company in and Graeme join voices and an association with the Alfred Hitchcock’s classic association with the Young & overcome their differences in mysterious Jay Gatsby and movie, THE 39 STEPS brings Hungry Arts Trust, Wellington. this hilarious play of flashbacks steps into a world of wealth you laughs, suspense, old to 1974. and indulgence. But what fashioned goodies and lies beneath the glamorous baddies, plus dizzying wit illusion? that will leave you laughing for days. Four fearless actors play 139 roles in 100 madcap minutes! To find out what else is going on in Auckland be sure to pick up the latest copy. CLAIM A $10 REBATE Present your ticket when you ON YOUR TICKET upgrade to a subscription TO TONIGHT’S and we will reimburse you PERFORMANCE. the difference. Call 309 0390 for your FREE NOW THAT’S season brochure. BETTER THAN A TAX CUT.

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Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Hera Dunleavy, Dave Fane

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By Yasmina Reza Translated by Christopher Hampton

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