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SWITZERLAND

29 Jun 2023 - 15 Jul 2023
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. Inc.

Author: Joanna Murray-Smith

Director: Helen Ellis

Genre: Drama

Agent: Joanna Murray-Smith

Synopsis

The sharper the wits, the higher the stakes.
Somewhere in the Swiss alps, a grande dame of best-selling crime literature lives with a somewhat sinister collection of guns and knives. She finds solace in her seclusion, her cats, and cigarettes. But when a young man sent by her New York publisher to persuade her to write one final instalment of her best-selling series featuring the master manipulator, Tom Ripley, arrives on her doorstep, will her love of fictional murders becomes a dangerous reality?
SWITZERLAND is an original thriller inspired by renowned master crime novelist Patricia Highsmith by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith (Fury, 2013). Highsmith’s books are the source of many cinematic adaptations – The Two Faces of January, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Strangers on a Train – but in SWITZERLAND the tables are turned and it is Patricia Highsmith herself who is the central character.
True to its genre, SWITZERLAND kicks off with a knock at the door and spirals into a calculated contest of wits and words.

Performances

Start Date: 29 Jun 2023

End Date: 15 Jul 2023

Performance Times:

2:00pm on:

  • Sun 2nd Jul 2023
  • Sun 9th Jul 2023
  • Sat 15th Jul 2023

8:00pm on:

  • Thu 29th Jun 2023
  • Fri 30th Jun 2023
  • Sat 1st Jul 2023
  • Wed 5th Jul 2023
  • Thu 6th Jul 2023
  • Fri 7th Jul 2023
  • Sat 8th Jul 2023
  • Tue 11th Jul 2023
  • Wed 12th Jul 2023
  • Thu 13th Jul 2023
  • Fri 14th Jul 2023
  • Sat 15th Jul 2023

Ticket Prices:

Full Adult $27
Concession $25
Group of 10+ $22

Bookings: Tel: 9735 1777 Website: www.lilydaleatc.com Email: a.t.c@bigpond.net.au

Theatre: Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. Inc.

Theatre Address:

39 - 41 Castella Street, Lilydale, 3140

Auditions

Characters Summary:

PATRICIA HIGHSMITH: Female, late 50s - early 70s
EDWARD RIDGEWAY: Male, looks mid to late 20s

Audition Dates:

7:00pm on:

  • Mon 3rd Apr 2023

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