What's On

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Daisy Grayson is the author of a very successful book, which claims that, despite being an old-fashioned notion, ‘no man will marry a woman that his mother doesn’t approve of’. Tonight, Daisy is set to meet her fiancé’s mother, a frightening, fierce, arch-conservative, and hopes to win her approval. But a sudden storm brings unwelcome visitors: her alternative-thinking mother, her Marxist father, and, even worse, her ex-boyfriend, just out of rehab.
‘True Minds’ is a fast-talking, frenetically-paced romantic comedy about love and relationships, that explores the area between following the heart and listening to the head, from one of Australia’s most popular and successful playwrights.

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“terrific comedy packed with killer comic dialogue… plenty of twists and turns” ***** Whatsonstage.

“Deliciously stuffed with Shakespeare… a laugh a minute” ***** Mail on Sunday

“A Bunch of Amateurs is a celebration of local artistic communities, all the while having the audience clapping in applause and cackling at every line” Theatretravels.org

Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find out that this is not the birthplace of the Bard but a sleepy Suffolk village. Instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dence, the cast is comprised of a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear.

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Judy and Johnny live in an idyllic 1950s dream home. She’s all frilly aprons and frocks in a house that’s a riot of garish colour and retro knick-knacks. But it’s all an act: retrenched three years ago, she’s taken her fondness for retro style and turned it into a full-time obsession. Will her dream world survive the pressures of 21st century?

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The Kitchen Sink tells the story of a working-class family, living in the north of England, who are struggling trying to realise their dreams for a better life. Martin is facing the failure of his milk delivery business; his kids, Billy and Sophie, are striving to achieve their career ambitions with uncertain success. And his wife Kath, is just trying to keep them all on track. The whole while their kitchen sink just keeps malfunctioning. Enter Pete, a shy and slightly love-struck plumber, called on for repairs which tend to be required at the most hostile times.

A charmingly tender and irresistibly funny play, about big dreams and small changes. Amid the dreaming, dramas and dirty dishes, something has to give. But will it be Kath or the kitchen sink?

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Moira Buffini’s hilarious play reimagines the private conversations that took place between Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher during their tenure as the UK’s monarch and Prime Minister, respectively. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s, the play cleverly explores their complex and contrasting personalities, political ideologies, and the collision of monarchy and government. With a touch of satire and sharp dialogue, “Handbagged” presents a delightful, quirky look at the intersection of power and gender, as well as the historic events that shaped the era and the United Kingdom’s destiny.

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Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents
a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called
Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage love triangles,
and plates and plates of sardines all feature in the plot of this
hilarious and classically comic play.