Auditions

Synopsis

The Price family appear to be living the Australian dream—a loving household in a solid brick house on a quarter acre block where the passing of time is measured by the seasonal changes in working class patriarch Bob’s beloved roses. The four kids have grown up and spread their wings, with only the youngest, Rosie, still at home. As the seasons turn, their story becomes darker and more difficult. But, with complexity comes richness, resolution and meaning. Epic in existential scope while deeply human in focus, Things I Know To Be True will tug at your heart while asking the big questions about what it is that keeps us going.

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Every marriage needs a little fantasy to keep it sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, being a domestic goddess isn’t as easy as it looks…
Home, I’m Darling is Laura Wade’s new dark comedy about sex, cake and the quest to be the perfect 1950s housewife.

Synopsis

This will be the Australian debut of a new, laugh-out-loud comedy from local playwright Dan Lee. The action concerns two couples who meet while travelling around Australia. Full of familiar quirks, unexpected friendships, and the joys (and challenges) of life on the road, this production will strike a chord with anyone who has ever packed up a caravan and set off for adventure.

This show has already been staged in the USA to excellent reviews. This is the first Australian production.

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Set in the roaring 1920s, Fallen Angels follows two best
friends, Julia and Jane, as they face a comic dilemma that
threatens their marriages and tests their friendship. Happily
married (or so they think) to their respective husbands, Fred
and Willy, the women find themselves in a frenzy when they
learn that a former lover, Maurice, is coming back to town.
As the anticipation mounts, so does their hilarity-fuelled
panic. Over champagne and petty squabbles, Julia and Jane
wrestle with their romantic pasts, rekindled passions, and
societal expectations. When Maurice finally arrives, chaos
ensues in a whirlwind of misunderstandings, absurdities,
and razor-sharp dialogue.
A ground-breaking comedy, Fallen Angels still pushes the
boundaries of what is acceptable, delivering a bold and
satirical take on relationships, fidelity, and female agency.
With its fast-paced humour and sharp wit, this play
promises an unforgettable night of laughter.

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The Humans is a poignant, award-winning drama (Tony Awards, Best Play) that, with humour and compassion explores the tensions and bonds in family life today. In Brigid’s run-down New York apartment, with bad wi-fi and strange noises upstairs, the Blake family comes together to celebrate Thanksgiving, bringing with them their anxieties, fears, and hidden struggles. But as they cook and eat, bicker and joke, darkness begins to fall and long buried tensions and secrets start to emerge. Plus, the strange noises upstairs may not be as innocent as they thought!
The Humans is warm, funny, uplifting and unsettling. Malvern Theatre Company is proud to present the Victorian premiere of this modern masterpiece, dubbed “Kind, rich and beautiful” (Chicago Tribune).

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Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire has crafted the most serious, simple but painstakingly beautiful, dramatically resourceful, exquisite play.

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In the kooky, upside-down world of the Addams Family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy, and death and suffering are the stuff of their dreams. Nonetheless, this quirky family still has to deal with many of the same challenges faced by any other family, and the spookiest nightmare faced by every family the Addams kids are growing up. Gomez and Morticia’s dak, macabre, beloved daughter Wednesday, daughter Wednesday, however, is now an eighteen year-old young woman who is ready for a life of her own. She has fallen in love with Lucas Beineke, a sweet, smart boy from a normal, respectable Ohio family — the most un-Addams sounding person one could be! And to make matters worse, she has invited the Beinekes to their home for dinner. In one fateful, hilarious night,secrets are disclosed, relationships are tested, and the Addams family must face up to the one horrible thing they’ve managed to avoid for generations: change.

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A Dark Comedy set in Ireland.
Mick and Mairton are gravediggers whose job is to disinter the bones of seven-year-old corpses and smash them to dust to make room for the new arrivals. Gossip has it that Mick murdered his wife, so Mick arranges that Tom, Mairton’s policeman brother, should be at her disinterment. But the bones are missing. Mairton gives the game away by mentioning a locket which was buried with his wife — but Tom, desperate for promotion, turns a blind eye.

Synopsis

The big day has finally arrived! In a few short hours, Tom and Rachel will be happily married. But when Tom wakes up in the bridal suite with a hangover, no memory of the night before, and a strange woman in bed beside him, he will have to think fast to save himself from disaster. When the best man arrives early, along with the chambermaid, and the mother-in-law, the only thing that could possibly make it worse would be for Rachel herself to … well, your wedding day is a day you’ll always remember!
With wild misunderstandings, hilarious mishaps, and loads of laughs, this frantic farce has delighted audiences in over 30 countries. You’re invited to this ‘Perfect’ Wedding!