Short+Sweet Theatre Central Coast 2009
ACT 1:
Hardmen from Mudgee
By Luke Winter
Directed by Dave Kerslake
Barry - Damian Fitzpatrick
Bruce - Andrew Thomson
Barry and Bruce are hitmen. Barry and Bruce are hardmen. No target will pass them by tonight…assuming they can stay focussed…
Friendship, Jumbucks and the Hearing at Stringybark Creek
By Andrew Thomson
Directed by Richard Clough
Jake - Duncan Mitchell
Ben - Greg Buist
Hot on the heels of Ned Kelly, Jake and Ben catch their breath to contemplate their prospects as Australian Bushrangers.
Double Take
By Rose Cooper
Directed by Brendon Flynn
Steve - Steve Higham
Steve Double - Val Athanassiou
Jill - Sierra Phillips
Jill Double - Rose Cooper
A typical ‘pick up’ is played out between a couple, seated at a bar exchanging clichés, while their alter-egos stand beside them and spell out to the audience exactly what these two desperate and dateless people are really thinking.
The Funeral
By Bob Pereira
Directed by Yvonne Berry-Porter Larimore
Judy - Cassandra Blok
Rebecca - Sophie-Berry Porter
Cleric - Cass Cumerford
Judy and Rebecca’s Aunt Sophie was a respectable and kind lady. They just want to pay their respects and say goodbye. Funerals can be difficult at the best of times, this one is no different…
Catch a Falling Knife
By John AD Fraser
Directed by Margaret McGowan
Jake - Greg Eccleston
Hannah - Britney Dell
_Catch a Falling Knife features a family atomised by lies, betrayal and the curse of twisted genes. How far do the boundaries of love stretch? Only the truth will tell if it’s worth going on. _
Interval of 20 minutes, Peninsula Theatre Bar & Canteen open for the purchase of refreshments.
ACT 2:
Bangers
By Donna Cameron
Directed by Beverley Callow
Joelene - Yvonne Berry-Porter Larimore
Carrie - Judi Jones
Lex - Andrew Thomson
Hunter - Iain McGuire
When Joelene buys a miracle wonder bra she gets more than she can grasp on to…
No Junk Mail
By Frank Hatherley
Directed by Greg Eccleston
Beryl - Karen Ractliffe
Stephen - Damian Fitzpatrick
Janet - Sonya Wilder
Overweight Beryl delivers junk mail to the letterboxes of Woy Woy, assisted by her grown-up son Stephen. Will this family team be threatened by Janet from the Library?
Living with Mrs Spragg
By Graham King & Megan McGowan
Directed by Suzanne Beaver
Paul - Brendon Flynn
Katie - Daniella Hoffman
Mrs Spragg - Mary Middleton
Paul’s wife Katie has just been cast in a local amateur theatre production and he intends to be, as always, supportive. What he doesn’t know is that involvement in amateur theatre is not a hobby, but an all-consuming passion that threatens to consume his home life.
The Voyeurs
By Joel Bell
Directed by Ross Stagg
Thomas - Bradley Death
X - David Kerslake
_Thomas arrives home from work one evening to find a disposable mobile phone and a loaded gun on his coffee table. He receives a call from a mysterious man acting on behalf of an anonymous group, forcing Thomas to make the most difficult decision of his life. _
The Big C.
By Shaun Tinkler
Directed by Pam Campbell
Max - Val Athanassiou
Deborah - Renee Campbell
Deborah and Max joust over the now decomposing corpse of their relationship. Who has the greatest news, regrets, power? Sometimes the unexpected can turn the world upside down. Can anything restart the dying heart of their passion? The diseased liver of their trust? The enlarged gallbladder of their hope?