Current Projects

Continuity by Bess Wohl

Playing at New Theatre Newtown 26th May - 20th June

“Suddenly we’re on a Styrofoam ice shelf in the desert of New Mexico because of tax rebates and the snow is made of plastic and it’s a thousand degrees.”
On the set of a big-budget Hollywood eco-thriller, everything that can go wrong, does. A stereotypical ‘eco terrorist hero’ plants a bomb to save the day. A frazzled film crew battles the clock to make their final shot. And somewhere between artistic ambition and environmental catastrophe, both the movie – and the planet – teeter on the brink.
In this film-within-a-play, storytelling and science collide with hilarious and unsettling consequences.
“Wohl’s script has iceberg-like depths beneath all its surface pleasures.” The Wrap
(Taken from New Theatre)
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Sahn Millington
Assistant Director Chloe Callow
Set Designer David Marshall-Martin
Costume Designer Sitem Caca
Lighting Designer Julian Dunne
Stage Manager Bora Celebi
Dialect Coach Helen Tonkin
Operators Marc Monnet-Demarbre, Ron Abuhalaiqa
Prop Maker Ruby D
CAST
Nick Curnow, Susan Jordan, Jessica Joseph-McDermott, Andrew McLaughlin, Sarah Nader, Julie Quinn,
Noah Rayner, Michelle Robin Anderson, Sora Wakaki
TBC

Playing at Studio One June 28 - July 4

Set in a crime ridden suburb of Melbourne the play follows Constable Neville Ross on his first day in the police station. His supervisor, Sergeant Dan Simmonds is a cop who has existed in the system for far too long and sees no use in Ross' youthful naivety. After two sisters Kate and Fiona come to file a report against Fiona's husband Kenny for domestic abuse, the investigation that follows is one that exposes harsh realities about police brutality, misogyny and social conditioning which lay at the heart of Australian Culture.
When this play debuted in 1971, it was a radical satire that shook up Australian Theatre forever due to it's political relevance. Over 50 years later, I think the play's message still rings true, evidenced by the way the Australian Police Force responded to the rallies 2 weeks ago. My intent is to modernise the play (through costumes and set) to expose this groundbreaking satire's modern relevance, not JUST in Australia, but across the world. Especially as an immigrant, studying this play in high school (and even working with actors who acted in New Theatre's 2021 production) highlighted to me the unfortunate reality that violence and corruption is a universal language. And to me that is at the heart of what I would like to highlight with this production.
Bump In: 28th June, Sunday
Dress/Tech Run: 29th June, Monday
Show Run: 30th June Tuesday - 4th July Saturday
Bump Out: 4th July Saturday