Christopher Boone is 15 years old and lives in the English town of Swindon, located about 100 miles west of London. He is extremely curious, an excellent mathematics student, and has an extraordinary ability to observe and retain highly detailed information about any situation he finds himself in. Christopher lives with his father, Ed, and shares a close bond with his teacher, Siobhan, who encourages him to keep a written journal of his thoughts and activities, which they read aloud together as the play progresses. As a young person on the autism spectrum, certain social situations can be challenging or confusing for Christopher to navigate, and his work with Siobhan helps him express and process his unique perspective on the world around him.
Greg brings home a dog he found in the park bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and Poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of this job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.
“A Tomb With A View” is set in an as-sinister-an-old-library as one is likely to come across, presided over by a portrait of a grim faced, mad-eyed, old man. There, a dusty, lawyer reads a Will, involving some millions of pounds, to an equally sinister family – one member of which has werewolf tendencies, another wanders around in a toga and a third member is a gentle, old lady who plants more than seeds in her flower beds.
By the third act, there are more corpses than live members left in the show, with no two dying alike! And what about the sympathetic nurse and the author of romantic novels? Are they all, or more than, they seem to be? All is revealed as the plot twists and turns to its surprising conclusion.
Summoned to a convent, Dr. Martha Livingstone, a court-appointed psychiatrist, is charged with assessing the sanity of a novitiate accused of murdering her new-born. Mother Miriam Ruth, the Mother Superior of the convent, is determined to keeps young Sister Agnes from the doctor, further arousing Dr Livingstone’s suspicions. Who killed the infant, and who fathered the tiny victim? Livingstone’s questions force all three women to re-examine the meaning of faith and the power of love, leading to a dramatic, emotionally charged and compelling climax.
Mr. Bailey’s Minder is a funny and deeply moving play about family, friendship, forgiveness, ego, art and the secret longing for a better life.
Leo Bailey is Australia’s greatest living artist, burned out by booze, he has sunk into alcoholic dementia and is incapable of looking after himself.
His detached daughter Margo has been through a string of live-in-minders for him, until she comes across Therese, fresh out of prison and desperate for a job and a place to call home.
Then comes along Karl, a kind-spirited handyman.
Let’s see how these four damaged souls struggle to accept their own and each other’s demons with hope and often humour, but can they all sustain the journey?
This is a rags-to-riches tale, which begins with a séance attended by an unsuspecting group of very amateur spiritualists and one very sceptic and unwilling participant.
Imagine receiving horseracing tips from “the other side” which actually prove to be on the money.
This is an entertaining and very funny romp, which perhaps uncovers a different side to each of their personalities.
More importantly how does a “hair artiste” have inside information about the Sydney race industry and will it affect life as we know it?
This is one of Ayckbourn’s most often-performed plays: a comedy that follows the changing fortunes of three married couples. We visit the homes of each of the couples on successive Christmas Eves, where we experience all kinds of domestic disasters and absurdities. In the first year in an attempt to climb the social ladder, the lower-class Hopcrofts host their bank manager and his wife (the Brewster-Wrights), and their architect neighbour, Geoffrey Jackson with his suicidal wife, Eva. Havoc ensues at this festive drinks party, which they hoped would impress their high-powered friends – but that’s nothing compared to what happens at the next two Christmases when the friends return the Hopcrofts’ hospitality!
A slightly risqué Australian Comedy by Deborah Mulhall and directed by Julie Cunningham
Damien is a male escort who runs a rather successful business that caters to wealthy and successful women.
When his old friend Marc returns from backpacking around Europe, Damien talks him into ‘helping’ with an over-tight schedule. But unbeknownst to Marc and Damien, Marc’s mother Elinor is one of Damien’s clients. So is his girlfriend’s boss…
Their complicated relationships with Marcus’s mother Elinor, girlfriend Isabelle, and Isabelle’s boss Marion, are the source of tension and comedy in this twentieth-century Australian play
Tabitha. Tab. A feisty, confident fifteen year old who has been raised since birth by single dad, Adam. A typical teen; outspoken, messy, glued to her smartphone, listening to music and constant messaging.
Out of the blue, her mother makes contact and, against Adam’s will, Tab determinedly leaves for a short stay with Helen… where her secure world is turned upside down. How does Tab deal with the truth of her story?
A look at the spectrum of parental love. Three intertwined stories by local writer, Kerry Drumm, told with warmth, humour and love.
A World Premiere
