Category Archives: 2009

Men Behaving Badly


Simon Nye

A stage adaptation of the hilarious 1990’s British TV comedy series. Includes the episodes “Watching TV” and “In Bed With Dorothy”

Featuring:
Nick Donald – Gary
Bryn Coldrick – Tony
Sarah Sambridge – Dorothy
Yvette Gray – Deborah

By kind permission of Hartswood Films

This production is in association with KADS Theatre

Blackbird

Blackbird is a 2005 one-act (90 minute) play by Scottish playwright David Harrower. It depicts the meeting between a young woman and a middle-aged man with whom, fifteen years earlier, at the age of 12, she had had a sexual relationship.

He has managed to establish a reasonably successful new life under another name, but Una recognized him in a photograph and tracked him down. But why has she suddenly appeared after all this time? What does she want from him?

**PLEASE NOTE** Contains strong adult themes that may offend.

“Blackbird” will be performed at the Subiaco Arts Centre Studio November 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 and December 3, 4 and 5. $19.00 full, $15.00 concession. Bookings through BOCS 9484 1133 or www.bocsticketing.com.au

 


David Harrower


Dean Schulze

Trainspotting

Choose life, choose a job, choose Trainspotting on stage this spring

MOST people would be familiar with the 1996 film Trainspotting  – and Blak Yak Theatre is bringing the stage version to Subiaco this September.

Both based on the novel by Irvine Welsh, it’s a broody yet humorous tale of a group of heroin addicts in Edinburgh and how the drug culture takes over their lives.

Director Dannielle Ashton said she chose to bring Trainspotting to life as a piece of theatre because of the many issues it deals with, not normally experienced by people in everyday life.

“The play is a mix of hilarious and tender moments,” she said. “The script is cleverly written to take the audience on a journey of laughs, as well as tears.

“The cast are extremely talented and portray several characters of diversity, which will leave the audience hating and loving them at the same time.”

Ashton has been involved in theatre for the past 20 years, most recently directing A Streetcar Named Desire at the Old Mill Theatre, after scoring the 2008 DramaFest Best Overall Production Award for The Return and Best Production Award for co-directing A One Night Stand-Off with Martin Lindsay at the 2008 South West Drama Festival.

Her production of The Sum of Us at the Old Mill Theatre earned her a best director nomination at the 2008 Finley Awards and was also named runner-up best play of the year.

Trainspotting plays at.8pm on September 10, 11 and 12 at the Subiaco Arts Centre’s Studio. Tickets are $15 – book throughBOCS on 9484 1133.

Also joining Trainspotting on the 10, 11 September will be Arena Arts Entertainment’s Unattainable, written and directed by Jess Messenger.


Irvine Welsh Adapted By Harry Gibson

Dannielle Ashton

 

Brown Acid

When band’s post audition notices, there is generally a note saying “No Time Wasters”, so what would happen if those time wasters were to start a band of their own?

A world premiere by local ITA award-winning playwright Martin Lindsay (For his One Act play “One Night Stand-Off”)

Martin Lindsay (with Bradley Chester), performed at Subiaco Art Centre