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Our Shows for 2007!
March Season: Shadowlands by William Nicholson
Nicholson's stage adaptation of his award-winning TV play relates the story of shy Oxford don and children's author C. S. Lewis and poet Joy Davidman in academic Oxford in the 1950's. Their relationship starts as an exchange of literary correspondence.
When Joy arrives in Oxford her intellectual assertiveness delights Lewis but appals his condescending fellow academics, who are further shocked when Lewis goes through a marriage of convenience with her for immigration purposes.
Directed by Mark Stratford
MARCH Fri 2, Sat 3 (Gala), Fri 9, Sat 10 (Gala)
Thurs 15, Fri 16, Sat 17 (Gala) at 8.15 pm
Matinees - Sun 4 & Sun 11 at 2.15 pm
By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
May & June Season: The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon
This bittersweet comedy from the pen of Neil Simon author of such plays as Come Blow Your Horn, Lost In Yonkers and The Odd Couple, gives us another glimpse of the ups and downs of life in a large city, this time New York's east side. Mel Edison battles what could be called a mid-life crisis. Together with his wife, Mel confronts noisy neighbours, pollution, a malfunctioning air-conditioner, a burglary, lack of water, redundancy and well-meaning family members, before proving that even the darkest storm cloud can have a silver lining.
Directed by Lesley Batten
MAY Fri 25, Sat 26 (Gala), Fri JUNE 1, Sat 2 (Gala)
Thur 7, Fri 8, Sat 9 (Gala) at 8.15 pm
Matinees Sun May 27 & Sun June 3 at 2.15 pm
By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
August & September Season: Sherlock, Stock & Barrel by Cenarth Fox
In August 2004 Encore Theatre staged the world premiere of The Real Sherlock Holmes by Cenarth Fox. The hugely-successful production then toured to 28 venues. Now in August 2007 Encore will stage another Sherlockian world premiere. Sherlock, Stock & Barrel is a non-stop comedy, a hansom-cab gallop through all sixty of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries starring those adventurous storytellers; Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H Watson, Mrs Hudson, Miss Irene Adler and Professor James Moriarty. A night of mystery, mayhem and mirth.
Witness such thrilling, chilling classics as The Hound Of The Baskervilles, The Speckled Band, The Empty House and The Valley Of Fear. Five actors, eighty characters and more mysteries than you can wave a deerstalker at!
Written & Directed by Cenarth Fox
AUGUST Fri 31, SEPTEMBER Sat 1 (Gala)
Thurs 6, Fri 7, Sat 8 (Gala) at 8.15 pm
Matinee – Sunday 2 at 2.15 pm.
By arrangement with Fox Plays
November Season: I Remember Mama by John Van Druten
In the poorest part of San Francisco in 1910, an extended family of impecunious Norwegian immigrants are trying to prosper by the American formula of hard work and tough minded honesty. The formal head of the family, Uncle Chris is a blustering property speculator but the real centre of the family's life is the home of his niece, Mama Hanson and her family. Mama's selfless devotion to her Papa and their children, Dagmar, Christie, Katrin and Nels, leaves her little time for anything but work. She still manages, however to mediate in many squabbles between her three Aunts, Trina, Jenny and Sigrid, as well as soothing their relations with the volatile Uncle Chris. From the author of Bell, Book and Candle and I Am A Camera which later became the musical Cabaret.
Directed by Ron Conroy
NOVEMBER Fri 9, Sat 10 (Gala) Fri 16, Sat 17 (Gala)
Thurs 22, Fri 23, Sat 24 (Gala) at 8.15 pm
Matinees - Sun 11 & Sun 18 at 2.15 pm
By arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
Special Event: Radio Play Competition
Travel back in time to when Radio was king and Sunday nights meant tuning in to your favourite comedy or drama. Remember Dad & Dave, Martin's Corner and Fred & Maggie Everybody?
The Encore stage becomes a studio as you see and hear short radio plays performed live on stage complete with sound effects and music. It's a competition with entries from different groups and awards given for best production, best director, best actor and actress, best sound effects and best original script.
Adjudicator is Mr Kirk 'Voiceover' Alexander
JULY Sunday 22 at 3pm
One Performance Only - All tickets $15
Bookings by telephone only after July 1 2007
Theatre Groups interested in performing a Radio Play should contact the co-ordinator Mr Cenarth Fox - 03 9429 3004
