WORLD PREMIERE

5 MAR – 17 APR 2021 OUTDATED WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MARK KILMURRY WELCOME

WRITER AND DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Nowadays everyone is trying online dating and it got me thinking… what would it be like to start from scratch and find love the second time round, but with all the faults of getting older? Online dating has changed over the years, it used to be a hushed secret but now it’s refreshingly normal, with no stigma attached. Dating apps can “Thank you to all those people be overwhelming and, like everything, you have to who generously gave their work at it. With flaws and all, how do you present time to talk to me about their your best side? How do you impress if you don’t experiences of online dating SYNOPSIS sharing their stories.” feel very impressive? And for a person of a nervous MK disposition, how painful is that first date? So, you’re in your 40’s and dating again? time round. Do they actually have anything in What if you could hear your date’s thoughts and Relax! Your first date may feel like you’re common, or is this just another one of those worries? How different is their inner voice to the outer speeding towards a cliff at 100kms an hour, awkward dating blunders we all wish we one presented? And so the concept of OUTDATED but just take a deep breath and be yourself could forget? developed. – easier said than done! Written and directed by Artistic Director Join Matt and Olivia as they get to grips Mark Kilmurry, and reuniting Rachel Gordon I needed two exceptional actors to bring this with the highs and lows of online dating… and Yalin Ozucelik (from THE NORMAN production to life and I’m thankful Rachel and Yalin is it swipe right… or left? Hear their inner CONQUESTS) OUTDATED is a brand new said yes. Without their commitment and good grace turmoils as they search for love the second comedy about dating, dating and, er, dating. over the last couple of years, OUTDATED would be just words. Thanks to them, the creative team and all at Ensemble who helped make this first date real. CAST SPECIAL THANKS And special thanks to my wife Jacqui for the idea of I Second That Emotion a jogging scene - she was right. OLIVIA RACHEL GORDON MATT YALIN OZUCELIK (Alfred Cleveland/William Robinson Jr.) Mark Kilmurry © EMI Pop Music Publishing DIRECTOR MARK KILMURRY Licensed by EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Limited Artistic Director ASSISTANT DIRECTOR URSULA YOVICH SET & COSTUME DESIGNER SIMON GREER Sky High LIGHTING DESIGNER KELSEY LEE (Desmond Dyer/Clive Scott) SOUND DESIGNER DAVID GRIGG Universal/MCA Music Ltd. DRAMATURG SARAH ODILLO MAHER Administered by: Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd STAGE MANAGER LAUREN TULLOH Love Will Keep Us Together COSTUME SUPERVISOR RENATA BESLIK (Sedaka N/Greenfield H) CHOREOGRAPHER SHONDELLE PRATT By arrangement with OneMusic Australia WALL ART DESIGN CHERYL WARD AV CO-DESIGN MORGAN MORONEY You Plus Me Voiceover: Ursula Yovich Other Voiceovers: David Grigg, Mark Kilmurry, Sarah Odillo Maher & Ursula Yovich proudly acknowledges the Cammeraigal people of the Eora nation as customary owners RUNNING TIME of the land on which we work and share our stories. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. APPROX. 90 MIN NO INTERVAL Rehearsal images by Prudence Upton MARK KILMURRY DIRECTOR RACHEL GORDON OLIVIA Mark is the Artistic Director Since graduating from NIDA, of Ensemble Theatre. Recent Rachel has worked extensively directing credits include: KENNY, in theatre and was most , THE ODD recently seen in THE REAL COUPLE, THE LAST WIFE, THING ( Theatre MURDER ON THE WIRELESS, Company). Other theatre , THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, credits include: JASPER JONES (Melbourne SHIRLEY VALENTINE, TAKING STEPS, NEVILLE’S Theatre Company); KING LEAR and MACBETH ISLAND, TWO, , RELATIVELY (Bell Shakespeare); DAYLIGHT SAVING SPEAKING, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, BETRAYAL, ( Company); BETWEEN GOOD PEOPLE, MY ZINC BED, EDUCATING TWO WAVES (Griffin Theatre Company); RITA, ABSENT FRIENDS, OTHER DESERT CITIES, CONCUSSION and DON JUAN (STC); THE ANZAC PROJECT, RICHARD III, THE GLASS BOSTON MARRIAGE, and MENAGERIE, FRANKENSTEIN, MANAGING NINETY (Melbourne and Queensland Theatre CARMEN, RED, THE SPEAR CARRIER and Companies); THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, HAMLET. Mark is the recipient of many awards ODD MAN OUT, and and recently the North Sydney Community WIT (Ensemble Theatre); BOEING BOEING (New Award. Join Mark as host of our digital series Theatricals); ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, DEATH ENSEMBLE CONVERSATIONS to catch up with DEFYING ACTS, LAST NIGHTS OF BALLYHOO actors and creatives throughout the season. and CRIMES OF THE HEART (Marian St Theatre) TAMING OF THE SHREW (EHJ Productions) URSULA YOVICH and BIG HAIR IN AMERICA (Hot House Theatre ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Company). Rachel’s film credits include ANGEL Ursula is the writer/performer OF MINE and THUNDERSTRUCK. In television of works including MAGPIE Rachel’s credits include: BACK IN VERY SMALL BLUES, THE MAN WITH THE BUSINESS, THE SECRET DAUGHTER, THE IRON NECK and BARBARA LETDOWN, THE MOODY’S, THE GENTLEMEN’S AND THE CAMP DOGS. GUIDE TO KNIFE FIGHTING, A MOODY BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS (co-written CHRISTMAS, HOME & AWAY, NEIGHBOURS, with Alana Valentine) swept the 2019 Helpmann BLUE HEELERS and ALL SAINTS. Awards with Ursula winning Best Female Actor in a Musical, and the production winning Best YALIN OZUCELIK MATT Musical and Best Original Score (Alana Valentine Yalin is thrilled to be returning & Adm Ventoura). In 2016 she was the recipient to the Ensemble Theatre of the 2016 Balnaves Foundation Indigenous after first performing in THE Playwright’s Award, and in 2018 she directed NORMAN CONQUESTS. He a development of THE FEVER AND THE FRET has appeared on stages right for the Ensemble Theatre. Ursula is the voice across Australia, most recently of ‘Levi’ in the NITV/SBS children’s animated in Melbourne Theatre Company’s production TV series, LITTLE J & BIG CUZ, on which she of PHOTOGRAPH 51. Selected theatre credits is also a writer. Her impressive film credits include: SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS (Darlinghurst include Wayne Blair’s TOP END WEDDING, Baz Theatre Company); SAMI IN PARADISE, THE Luhrmann’s AUSTRALIA, Ivan Sen’s GOLDSTONE GREAT FIRE, IVANOV (Belvoir); CYRANO and Ray Lawrence’s JINDABYNE. On television DE BERGERAC, VERE[Faith], GROSS UND Ursula has appeared in DOCTOR DOCTOR, KLEIN, BLOOD WEDDING (Sydney Theatre WAKEFIELD, THE GAMERS, MYSTERY ROAD, Company); OTHELLO, HENRY IV, KING LEAR WANTED, THE CODE, DEVIL’S DUST, REDFERN (Bell Shakespeare); 1984 (national tour, State NOW and THE GODS OF WHEAT STREET. Theatre Company of South Australia); CYRANO DE BERGERAC (Sport for Jove), receiving a Sydney Theatre Award for playing the titular role; WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING (Brink later this year. For Belvoir’s 25A season in 2019, RENATA BESLIK Productions); and REFLECTIONS ON GALLIPOLI Kelsey designed the lighting for EXTINCTION COSTUME SUPERVISOR with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Yalin OF THE LEARNED RESPONSE, SKYDUCK and Renata graduated from NIDA recently featured in the television series TOTAL KASAMA KITA. Other theatre credits include I’M in 2007 with a bachelor in CONTROL (ABC) and DIARY OF AN UBER WITH HER and COMEDY KIKI 2019 (Darlinghurst Costume Production. Costume DRIVER (ABC). He is also the central character Theatre Company); APRIL AARDVARK (ATYP); supervising credits include: in award-winning independent comic BURGER GOOD DOG, IF WE GOT SOME MORE BETTY BLOKK-BUSTER FORCE. Yalin is a graduate of NIDA. COCAINE I COULD SHOW YOU HOW I LOVE (Sydney Festival) KENNY, CRUNCH TIME, YOU (Greendoor Theatre Company). She BABY DOLL, FULLY COMMITTED, A VIEW SIMON GREER designed the lighting, set and costumes for FROM THE BRIDGE, THE BIG TIME, LUNA SET & COSTUME DESIGNER THERE’S A SEA IN MY BEDROOM (Australian GALE, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, DIPLOMACY, THE Simon graduated with a Chamber Orchestra) and LULU: A MODERN SEX KITCHEN SINK, BUYER AND CELLAR, WHO’S Bachelor of Dramatic Art in TRAGEDY (NIDA) directed by Claudia Osborne. AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, ODD MAN Production Design from NIDA OUT, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, BETRAYAL, in 2001 and has designed over DAVID GRIGG A HISTORY OF FALLING THINGS (Ensemble 100 productions. Recent design SOUND DESIGNER S.Whitelock) won the Melbourne Short & Sweet Theatre); A DELICATE FIRE, FARNACE, THE credits include the set design for A CHORUS David is a qualified Sound Festival for Music Theatre. Her short films include RETURN OF ULYSSES, ARTASERSE, ATHALIA, LINE at the Darlinghurst Theatre, CAROLINE, Engineer, Designer and DIRECTIONS (Adelaide Film Festival) and ANGEL THE CORONATION OF POPPEA, RAMEAU: OR CHANGE at the , set and Composer currently working (Definition Digital Media, UK). She has written ANACREON AND PIGMALION, THEODORA costume design for MARJORIE PRIME and for , and for Celebrity Speakers Australia and was Special (Pinchgut Opera); FANGIRLS (Belvoir); HENRY UNQUALIFIED, both for Ensemble Theatre, set recently as the Deputy Head Projects Manager for the Australian Writers’ Guild. V, THE WINTER’S TALE, MACBETH (Bell design for the highly acclaimed production of IN of Sound for Pippin the Musical at Sydney’s Shakespeare); THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, THE HEIGHTS, (Broadway World Award Winner) Lyric Theatre. His sound design credits include LAUREN TULLOH STAY HAPPPY KEEP SMILING, THE TEMPEST, for Blue Saint Productions at the Hayes Theatre, Packemin Productions: LES MISÉRABLES STAGE MANAGER WOYCECK, A LIE OF THE MIND, PORT, set and costumes for SPRING AWAKENING at THE THREESOME (NIDA). Renata is also an (2020), MAMMA MIA! (2019), JESUS CHRIST Lauren is a NIDA graduate, ATYP and the set design for VIOLET, (Sydney accomplished costume maker and milliner. SUPERSTAR (2019), LEGALLY BLONDE (2018), completing a Bachelor of Theatre and Broadway World Theatre Award SHREK (2018), MISS SAIGON (2017), CATS (2017), Dramatic Art (Production). Nominations) also for Blue Saint Productions. WICKED (2016); Bloom Creative Productions: Most recently Lauren has stage SHONDELLE PRATT Simon designed the set for GREY GARDENS and INTO THE WOODS (2019); National Theatre of managed: REWIRED for Hayes CHOREOGRAPHER MAN OF LA MANCHA for Squabbalogic at the Parramatta: THE RED TREE (2017, 2019), THE Theatre Company. For Ensemble Theatre: THE Shondelle Pratt is a Sydney and the Australian Premiere THINGS I COULD NEVER TELL STEVEN (2020); LAST WIFE, THE LAST FIVE YEARS, MARJORIE based theatre maker, of THE MOUSETRAP at the Zenith Theatre Hayes Theatre Co: SHE LOVES ME (2018), EVIE PRIME, THE PLANT and BETRAYAL. choreographer with over for Bump In Productions. Simon has designed MAY (Associate Designer, 2018). For his work on For National Theatre of Parramatta: QUEEN 20 years’ experience in the the set and costumes for Merrigong Theatre MAMMA MIA! with Packemin Productions, David FATIMA, THE THINGS I COULD NEVER TELL industry. She is a graduate Company’s productions of FOUR PLAYS ABOUT received the 2019 Broadway World Sydney STEVEN, JESUS WANTS ME FOR A SUNBEAM of the University of Western Sydney, Theatre WOLLONGONG and VALLEY SONG, SKATE Regional Award for Best Sound Design - Musical. (Belvoir return season). For the Hayes Theatre Theory and Practice course, studied acting with for ATYP and LA BOHEME for Opera South. Company: AMERICAN PSYCHO, HIGH FIDELITY, Ensemble Studios and graduated from Victorian Simon has designed over 30 productions for SARAH ODILLO MAHER ASSASSINS, THE FANTASTICKS, VIOLET College of Arts with a Masters in Directing. THE FOR YOUNG DRAMATURG and CALAMITY JANE which also toured to Shondelle has worked extensively with numerous PEOPLE and 3 plays for NSW State School the Comedy Theatre Melbourne, Belvoir, companies including: Ensemble Theatre, Gordon Drama Company. Sarah is Literary Manager at Ensemble Theatre. She holds a Canberra Civic Centre, Arts Centre Melbourne, Frost Organisation, Pacific Opera, National master’s degree in Writing for IPAC Wollongong, Orange Civic Centre and Theatre of Parramatta, Redline Productions, KELSEY LEE Performance (NIDA) and has Parramatta Riverside Theatres. For Griffin Mad March Hare, Squabbalogic, Ping Chong LIGHTING DESIGNER worked as a script consultant, Theatre: LIGHTEN UP. For Chapel off Chapel: and Company in New York, and Bamboozle Kelsey is a lighting, set and script editor and researcher for Screentime Pty SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD and VIOLET. Theatre Company in Leicester. Shondelle costume designer for theatre Ltd, Shine Australia, and Endemol Southern For Sydney Opera House: CHARLIE AND was also invited to work with The Masters of and film. Her recent credits Star on a number television dramas including LOLA’S EXTREMELY NEW PLAY. For Christine Directing students at the Victorian College of include QUEEN FATIMA INFORMER 3838; PETER ALLEN: NOT THE BOY Dunstan Productions: THE GRUFFALO and THE Arts and Excelsia College Sydney. Shondelle is a (National Theatre of Parramatta NEXT DOOR; and RUSH. She wrote WHEN GRUFFALO’S CHILD for which toured extensively proud member of the MEAA. and Sydney Festival) and A ROOM OF ONE’S THE DEAD AWAKEN for theatre collective The in Australia and New Zealand. For Tall Stories OWN () with a return season Revolt and her musical POSSESSION (comp. UK: THE GRUFFALO: SONGS FROM THE SHOW which toured to Singapore. SUPPORT US OUR PARTNERS Thank you to our partners for playing a vital role in our success

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