Written by Amanda Whittington
Directed by Garry Thomas

Set in 1964 in a church-run home in the north of England, it follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, 19, unmarried and seven months pregnant. A story of hope, friendship and survival.

Performances:

• Wednesday 2nd October 2019 7:30pm.
• Thursday 3rd October 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 4th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 5th October 2019 2:00pm (Matinee).
• Saturday 5th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Wednesday 9th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Thursday 10th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 11th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 12th October 2019 7:30pm.

Prices:

• $25 Waged.
• $22 Unwaged.

Cast:

• Mrs Adams - Celia Breen
• Matron - Karyn Gibson
• Mary - Sammie M
• Queenie - Elisa Jones
• Dolores - Sarah Coursey
• Norma - Mathilde Walbom

• Director - Garry (Gaz) Thomas
• Stage Manager - Steve Millar
• Technical - TBC

"Leaves Of Glass" (By Philip Ridley / Dir. Garry Thomas)

Cast confirmed:
Steven - George Sharman
Barry - Josiah Morgan
Debbie - Nikki Bleyendaal
Liz - Marilyn Ollett

A sharp, complex play about two brothers and the grim hold that their memories have on them. Barry is an artist who works for his older brother Stephen; Stephen is a successful business man with a beautiful wife and house, but absolutely no interest in his wife’s pregnancy. A series of flashback monologues describe the brothers’ father and his suicide, and slowly uncover the depths of their grief and trauma. The characters of the play are haunted by the ghosts of lies that the family has told to keep going and by the pain they have not been able to bury.

​“HOLES” By Tom Basden
Directed by David Mitchell

An absurd, fast-paced comedy by Tom Basden, the writer of some of Britain's most acclaimed TV comedies (Fresh Meat, Plebs). Flight BA043 has crashed on an island. Stranded, three ill-matched colleagues en route to a work conference in Australia find themselves dumped in the tropics with 16-year-old Erin, whose parents died in the crash. But there’s no time to mourn Erin’s loss when there’s sunbathing to be done and other passengers’ suitcases to loot for goodies.

‘Masterclass of a show’ - (BroadwayBaby.com).

Cast
Marie: Anna Willows
Ian: Scott Morrow
Gus: Sebastian Boyle
Erin: Drew Thomas

​“Bouncers”by John Godber


Directed by Susan Cameron


Performance Dates

Wed 8th June-Sat 11th June,
Wed 15th June-Sat 18th June.


Bouncers can make or break your night – just by one simple lift of their arm the hand will either beckon you inside or stop you dead in your tracks.

Whatever the outcome you know that you don’t want to mess with them.


Have you ever given a thought to the lives that these men lead, the things that they see, the worries they have and what fantasies they lose themselves to.


Well set ‘oop north’ in a nightclub called Mr Cinders you are about to find this all out.

By David Auburn
Dir: Sam Primrose

The daughter of a brilliant but mentally disturbed mathematician recently deceased tries to come to grips with her possible inheritance: his insanity.

Complicating matters are one of her father's ex students who wants to search through his papers and her estranged sister who shows up to help settle his affairs.

Winner of 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.


Cast & Crew

Catherine - Lisa Hall
Robert - Stephen Ingwell
Hal - Cameron Marriot
Claire - Nikki Bleyendaal

Director - Sam Primrose
Prod. Manager - Becs Sandys
Stage Manager - Dave Mitchell

By Jimmy Murphy
Dir. Garry Thomas

Set after the recent economic crash, the play represents a bachelorette party taking place in a rundown rural cottage some miles from Dublin. The newlyweds-to-be have purchased this country abode cheaply - the previous owners having suffered foreclosure.

Now looking forward to her new life in this out-of the-way little house, the bride, Una, celebrates the so-called Hen Night with her two closest friends, Kelly and Triona; her future mother-in-law Olive; and her future husband’s godmother, Anta. The revelry is short circuited, however, when troubling secrets surface. The bonds that connect these women are severely strained.

“Murphy’s piece is a subtle comedy that shades into poignant, thoughtful drama...”

“... the real crux of the play isn’t the overtly obvious subjects of abuse, promiscuity or relationship troubles, but the deep-rooted issues of loyalty, betrayal and acceptance.”

Cast & Crew

UNA - Nikki Conyers
TRIONA - Sam McKinnon
KELLY - Sheree Hawker
OLIVE - Felicity Watson
ANTA - Elizabeth Woods

DIRECTOR - Garry Thomas
PRODCTN MNGR - Susan Cameron
STAGE MNGR - Sonya Cameron
PROMPT - Bec Sandys
TECH - Craig Blaikie
WARDROBE - Barry Tomkinson

Season has concluded
"Rabbit Hole" by David Lindsay-Abaire

Dir: Garry Thomas

Rabbit Hole is the heart breaking story of Becca and Howie, a couple trying to recover from the accidental death of their four-year-old son, Danny. Becca's mother, Nat, and her younger sister, Izzy, try in their own ways to comfort the family.

When Izzy, always the family troublemaker, announces that she is pregnant, Becca and Howie must come to terms with the new life in the family while dealing with their grief. In the final act, Jason, the young man who accidentally killed their son, comes to their home. He has written a story about alternate realities in which those who die live on elsewhere. His visit helps Becca to realize the family must move on.

Deeply humane, occasionally funny and always heartrending, Rabbit Hole explores the ways we deal with grief, both individually and as families.

Recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for several Tony Awards

Cast & Production Team

Becca
-Anna Willows

Howie
- Steven Barker

Izzy
- Sherree Hawker

Nat
- Amanda Shields

Jason
- Matt Bonniface

Director: Garry Thomas

Production Manager: Barry Tomkinson

Stage Manager: Dave Mitchell

Press Review - "Well performed very moving
and thoughtful production."

Season has concluded
"SOMEONE WHO’LL WATCH OVER ME" By Frank McGuiness

Directed by Marilyn Ollett

Elmwood Auditorium, Aikmans Road

The Playing dates
12 – 22 June (Weds to Sat x 2 weeks)

About the Play

Three men are held captive in Beirut. How do they survive and retain their sanity armed only with hope, humour, and sheer determination?
“We’re at their mercy” … “No, we’re at our own” Three civilian men are kidnapped; held captive and chained, and under the ever watchful eye of both captors and supposed comrades, how do they maintain their sanity – and humanity – armed only with hope, humor, and sheer determination?

The Cast

Mike Adams – Edward - Irish journalist
John (JB) Boyce – Michael - English professor
Stephen Ingwell – Adam - American doctor

Season has now concluded
“COSI”
By Louis Nowra
Dir: Garry Thomas
Onstage April 2013
Auditions have been held and the successfull auditionees are listed below. Thank you to all those who attended and I hope you will audition again for our future productions.

"... when chasing your dreams it helps to be a little crazy ..."

About the play:
Winner of a NSW Premier's Literary Award for Drama, 'Cosi' is Nowra's second semi-autobiographical play and is set in a mental institution.. '...Nowra has written a terrific play about theatre, madness, illusion, sanity, life: it's a big, splendidly Australian epic....

Plot summary
The time is 1971; the play is set in a Melbourne mental institution. Lewis is always desperate for work as he states "I need the money". He takes on the role of director.

The venue is a theatre that smells of "burnt wood and mould", the cast are patients with very diverse needs, and the play is Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte”.

Through working with the patients, Lewis eventually discovers a new side of himself which allows him to become emotionally involved and to value love, while anti-Vietnam war protests erupt in the streets outside.


Cast

LEWIS:
Chris Wood
LUCY:
Genna-Kate Ryan
NICK:
Jamie Billings
JUSTIN:
Barry Tomkinson
ROY:
Stephen Ingwell
HENRY:
Steve Millar
DOUG:
Jesse Hobbs
CHERRY:
Karyn Gibson
JULIE:
Libby Wilson
RUTH:
Aimee Borlase
ZAC:
Geoff Kendall


Production Team

Director: Garry Thomas
Prdn Manager: Susan Cameron
Stage Manager: Craig Woolgar
Sound/Lighting Design: Craig Blaikie
Sound/Lighting Operator: Emma Gordon
Costumes: Carole Payton

Further info, contact Gaz 021 453138 or planetgazza@xtra.co.nz

Season has concluded

By Lucy O’Brien (By arrangement with Playmarket)

Directed by Garry Thomas
Supported by

"Disturbing truths in compelling production" ... "As Kate, Georgina Stylianou gives a sterling performance ... impressive ... total focus" ... "It is a hard play to take at times but well worth seeing" ....  The Press 12 April