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| SHOWS 2008 | | HELLO AGAIN by Michael John LaChiusa 30 Jan- 23 Feb 2008 |  Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Gaiety Theatre
A musical inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde
10 SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS SPAN THE 20TH CENTURY, 10 HEARTS BRUISED BY RECKLESS PASSION Running Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes without interval "Mr. LaChiusa's smart, beguiling world weary work was the best original musical of the season."
- The New York Times "Hello Again scores!"- New York Newsday
Carnal desire in the spotlight! Hello Again is a musical adaptation of La Ronde by the dazzlingly inventive composer and lyricist Michael John LaChiusa. The first production of La Ronde, written by Arthur Schnitzler in 1900, sparked riots resulting in obscenity charges for its frank depiction of sex.
Attempting to ease their loneliness, ten characters mistake sex for intimacy in various decade of the twentieth century. In a dizzying array of music from each era, the bruising effects of reckless passion are chronicled in a daisy chain of sexual encounters.
A Stunning cast has been assembled for this witty, moving work that redefines what musical theatre is able to achieve. Hello Again is the fourth Gaiety Theatre production at Darlinghurst Theatre Company. Previous shows were the very successful Fit To Be Tied, Boston Marriage and Dying City. It is with the assistance of WAAPA that this sexy, racy, darkly funny and daringly honest musical is presented.
Directed and Choreographed by Stephen Colyer
Musical Director Geoffrey Castles
Set Design Iona McAuley
Costume Design Kate Williams
Lighting Design Gavan Swift
Sound Design Brooke Rezise
Assistant Director Bec Martin
Associate Choreographer Gretel Scarlet
Featuring Lisa Callingham, Nathan Carter, Zack Curran, Keane Fletcher, Vincent Hooper, Gareth Keegan, Sigrid Langford-Scherf, Katrina Retalick, Liz Stiles and Matt Young
| | THIS IS HOW IT GOES By Neil LaBute 27 February - 22 March 2008 |  Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Fishy Productions
"...one of those rare pieces of theatre when you hear the audience gasp"- The Guardian Running Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes without interval From romance to comedy to intrigue and back again, This Is How It Goes will have you on the edge of your seat, not knowing what to believe. In This is How it Goes we meet our hero and storyteller; a funny but jaded 30 something guy who has moved back to his small hometown and left behind the city rat race. One day, he happens to run into the girl he always had a crush from high school. The dream girl. The unattainable one. The sort of girl who always went out with the high school sports star, never the nerdy funny guy like our storyteller. In fact she has married the high school sports star...but this perfect pairing is not all it seems. "...a juicy intruiging story with talent coming at you from all corners." - Drum Media "...LaBute Beaut. 8/10" Sun Herald "For $30 we can see in a small theatre in Potts Point a production that compares favourably with the most expensive on Broadway and the West End."
-Time Out Sydney From the playwright of The Shape Of Things, The Company Of Men, and Fat Pig comes the New York and London hit This Is How It Goes, with the Neil LaBute signature sting in its tail.
Featuring Patrick Brammall, Wayne McDaniel, and Rebecca Rocheford Davies
| | MEN, LOVE AND THE MONKEYBOY By Caleb Lewis 26 March - 19 April 2008 |  Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Riverside Theatres and Shaman Productions Though we might adore them on their own, when men get together... they turn into a different animal. Men Love and Monkey Boy goes beyond the bravado to find out what motivates the male of the species. Phillip spends his days studying primate behaviour. His specialist subject? The Gorilla, man's second closest cousin. He need not look far for inspiration. His father, Robbo, is 55 going on 16 and will forever be ‘one of the boys', his brother-in-law Dave has lost his sex drive since his wife's promotion; and his best mate Rex seems determined to prove his virility by pursuing anything that moves. With role models like these, what's a boy to do when he meets a nice girl? Will he rise above the monkey business and woo her like a gentleman? Or does he employ gorilla tactics to land his mate? Will he emerge as a champ, chump or chimp? From the pen of Caleb Lewis (Nailed, Rocketbaby and Dogfall) Men, Love and the Monkeyboy is a hilarious satire. It's a secret window into the way men see themselves and see each other, the way they love and the way they hurt. You'll start to wonder if we'll ever make it out of the jungle. "This production is universally enjoyable. The performances are excellent, the script is tight and the humour is so acutely Australian that the audience feels like they are being genuinely included in the jokes" - Alex Lalak, The Daily Telegraph "The opening scene was explosive and unpredictable and set the tone for the rest of the play- high drama one moment, high comedy the next...So simple, but so tickled the ‘Ahowclever' gland. Very good stuff" - Lee Bemrose, The Drum Media "Lewis has a good feel for dialogue and comedy. He creates dramatic moments that have us by turns, laughing, cringing, shaking our head in disbelief and empathising with the characters...Monkeyboy is witty, insightful and entertaining." - Jo Litson, The Sunday Telegraph "Caleb Lewis has written an interesting and clever play about the evolution of human relationships...funny, engaging writing" - Augusta Supple, Australian Stage Online "Lewis has an ear for the manners and anxieties of contemporary Australia." - The Australian "Caleb Lewis...marks the appearance of a significant new talent." - Colin Rose, The Sun Herald Winner of the Parnassus Den 2007 Mitch Mathews Award and short listed for the Griffin Award Director Christopher Hurrell
Assistant Director Velalien
Producer Sam Hawker
Lighting Design Nicholas Higgins
Set Design Micka Agosta
Sound Design James Collins
Stage Manager Jane Grimley
Primatologist Guy Williams Featuring Laurence Breuls, Julia Davis, Angela Hattersley, John McNeill, Andy Rodoreda and Bryce Youngman
| | LA LA LAND By Christopher Johnson 30 April - 24 May 2008 |  Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company and Spooky Duck Productions
An hilarious comedy of Aussies in Hollywood
When Terry Swanton gains art-house kudos for his small Australian independent film, he gets summoned to Los Angeles by Jimmy Fleishberg, the Greatest Independent Movie Producer In Hollywood. Jimmy’s got Big Ideas for Terry’s new screenplay, and La La Land is a crazy place. Nutty foreign directors, egotistical cult-ridden movie stars, drug dealers with three-picture development deals and abandoned Aussie TV actors are just part of Terry’s sometimes absurd journey into the dream factory known as LA.
An unashamedly excessive comedy of Aussies in Hollywood, from the writer and director of The Young Tycoons, Backpacker!, Barnesy, the Harbour and You and The Dog Logs. Director Michael Pigott
Production Design Katja Handt
Lighting Design Stephen Hawker
Music Hylton Mowday
Assistant Producer Robyn Edwards
Stage Manager Lyndsey Bramble
Publicity MGM Management
Graphic Design Cate Furey
Photography Patrick Boland Featuring Drew Fairley, Markus Hamilton, Sean Lynch, Octavia Barron Martin, Sam Smith and Ian Watkin as “Jimmy Fleishberg”.
| | AND MISS REARDON DRINKS A LITTLE By Paul Zindel 28 May - 21 June 2008 |  Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company and 3Some Productions "The audience went berserk with the humour of this play" - The New York Times Once upon a time in New York city there were 3 sisters....... One was crazy, the other a drunk and the third a control freak. They were all teachers, unhappy teachers! Their father left when they were young and their mother died after years of making their lives miserable. Then one night they all got together and things got messy - very messy. And very funny. And very, very sad. This is that night. Tony Award-winning play And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little is by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Zindel. Featuring Helen O'Connor, Lucinda Armour, Monique Spanbrook, Nicholas Papademetriou, May Lloyd, Bernadette Hughson, Dominic Di Tommaso & Vincent Jones Varga Director Nicholas Papademetriou
Set Design John Pryce Jones
Lighting Design Nicholas Higgins
Costume Design Chrissie Adams
Assistant Designer Victoria Williams
Stage Manager Ariel Page-de Mars
Set Construction Peter Clarke and Danie Daems | | BALL GAME By Alan Ball 26 June - 19 July 2008 |  Presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Sauna Productions & inc. studios
From the acclaimed writer of Six Feet Under and American Beauty
"The one act plays by Georgia playwright Alan Ball are comic gems." -The Twin Cities Reader
Planned your own midlife crisis yet?
Ever had an orgasm over a pair of shoes?
Have you always wanted children because you enjoy pets?
From acclaimed writer of American Beauty, Six Feet Under and Five Women Wearing the Same Dress come four very funny plays, sparkling with wit and cynicism. It's ‘game on' for the superficial, the neurotic, the egocentric and the tainted. Battle with the sexes, climb the corporate ladder and hold onto your seats - five actors, four directors in four bite-sized productions that promise to entertain.
Featuring four brilliant one act plays:
Made For A Woman
Power Lunch
The M Word
Your Mother's Butt
A show not to be missed - the Ball is in your court.
Directors Alex Galeazzi, Anthony Skuse, Christopher Stollery & Jessica Symes
Featuring Gianluigi Carelli, Ryan Gibson, Lisa Griffiths, Matthew Holmes, Alicia Jeffery & Ona Nurkkala
Set & Costune Design Alice Morgan
Set & Costume Assistant Anita Rose
Lighting Design Spiros Hristias
Music and Sound Design Elliott Wilshier
Movement Director Anca Frankenhaeuser
Voice Coach Nick Curnow
Graphic Design Justin Stambouliah
Photography Luke Stambouliah
Producers Ona Nurkkala, Toni Hartigan, Alicia Jeffery, Gianluigi Carelli & Nicola Da Silva
Stage Manager Lydia Kellly
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Dramatists Play Service, Inc |
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