The Production Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that the Board has accepted its recommendations for Season 2010, and the following productions have been scheduled.
1. This Way Up
by Elizabeth Coleman
Directed by Elisabeth Gertner
Season: 10—27 February
Melanie has had enough!! Her journo boyfriend, Nick, prefers to visit the Worlds’ political hotspots rather than stay at home and live the 9 to 5 life. There’s only so much a girl can take, so she’s decided to move out. Damien, who’s Nick’s best friend, is showing dangerous signs of infatuation with Mel and at the same time, Kris, Mel’s sister, is really keen on Damien. Nick arrives home unexpectedly and catches Mel packing. Krissy is trying to psychoanalyse the situation rather than being any practical help. Just as things seem to be settling down, a crisis next door arises and the foursome find themselves trapped inside the house together. What unfolds is a very funny play about relationships and love gone wrong.
2. Chaim’s Love Song
by Marvin Chernoff
Directed by Martin Gibbs
Season: 23 April—8 May
Chaim's story is a love song for life. It is one of innocence, tragedy, humanity and ultimately triumph. Through his conversations with a young woman he meets in the park, we learn about the people and events that have influenced and shaped Chaim's life. Beautifully written and full of rich ethnic humour, this is a wonderful heartfelt comedy that is both moving and philosophical.
3. The Underpants
Adapted by Steve Martin
Directed by Vicki Smith
Season: 25 June—10 July
Theobald Maske has an unusual problem: his wife's underpants won't stay on. One Sunday morning they fall to her ankles right in the middle of town-a public scandal! Mortified, Theo swears to keep her at home until she can find some less unruly undies. Amid this chaos he's trying to rent a room in their flat. The prospective lodgers have some underlying surprises of their own. In The Underpants, Steve Martin brings his comic genius and sophisticated literary style to Carl Sternheim's classic 1910 farce.
4. The Wisdom of Eve
by Mary Orr
Directed by Judy Corderoy
Season: 10—25 September
Adapted from the story by Mary Orr, on which the film All About Eve and the hit musical Applause were based. An engrossing and revealing "inside" story of life in New York's theatre world, told in terms of an unscrupulous ingenue's rise to Broadway stardom.
5. I Hate Hamlet
by Paul Rudnick
Directed by Ross Mack
Season: 12—27 November
Andrew Rally seems to have it all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent; the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise. Andrew's series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to play Hamlet. When Andrew's agent visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore many years ago, in Andrew's apartment. This prompts a seance to summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in high Shakespearean garb, Andrew's life is no longer his own.