4 Plays About Wollongong
4 playwrights, 4 stories, 4 actors, one town.
06 Nov – 18 Nov
In 2008, to celebrate IPAC's 20th year, Merrigong commissioned two local playwrights, Van Badham and Simon Luckhurst, and two other exciting talents, Mary Rachel Brown and Marcel Dorney, to each write a short play with the very simple premise - tell us a story about Wollongong.
In a classic case of art imitating life, they came back with tales delving deep into Wollongong's rich history and colourful social fabric. From miners' strikes to dog racing, drug dealing to dodgy development deals, these four plays about Wollongong cover it all!
Regular Merrigong patrons will be familiar with the work of all four writers. Van Badham's Camarilla was seen at Merrigong in 2006, Marcel Dorney's Thieves Like Us in 2008 and Mary Rachel Brown and Simon Luckhurst were the first two writers featured in Merrigong's inaugural RUFF! New Works in Progress initiative in 2008.
With all four plays performed each night, this production promises to hold a mirror up to our city in all its raw beauty and human complexity.
WARNING: Contains strong language and adult themes
Meet the Artists: Thurs 12 Nov 8pm
Captioned Performance: Sat 14 Nov 2pm
Written by
Van Badham
Mary Rachel Brown
Marcel Dorney and Simon Luckhurst
Location
Gordon Theatre
Pricing
Adult: $54; Adult Early Week Special: $49 Conc/Group(10+): $45; Conc/Group Early Week Special $40 Student Rush: $19
Performance Times
General Public:
Fri 6 Nov 8.15pm (Preview), Sat 7 Nov 8.15pm, Tue 10 Nov 6.30pm, Wed 11 Nov 11am & 8.15pm, Thur 12 & Fri 13 Nov 8.15pm, Sat 14 Nov 2.15pm & 8.15pm, Sun 15 Nov 5pm, Wed 18 Nov 8.15pm. Meet the Artists: Thurs 12 Nov 8pm. Captioned Performance: Sat 14 Nov 2pm.
Schools:
Wed 11 Nov 11am
Running Time
Approx. 2 hrs 20 mins (including interval)
