Boy Meets Girl

Written by Rebecca Gilman
Directed by Barbara Hickey

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A New York reporter faces a dilemma when she goes on an awkward blind date. She decides not to continue with the relationship but the man thinks otherwise. While she is at first annoyed yet flattered by his continuing attention, her attitude gradually changes to one of fear and fury when he starts to violently menace her and those around her.

A season of one act plays

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The Jumper
a Black Comedy Written and Directed by Penny Dilworth.

Happy Birthday Mum
an award winning drama by Helen Wyngard and Directed by Marie Sellers.

A Talk in the Park
by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by Christine Vale.
 

The Underpants

Written by Carl Sternheim
Adapted by Steve Martin

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The Underpants tells the hilarious tale of Theo Maske, a stuffed-shirt government clerk, and his young wife Louise. When she accidentally drops her “unmentionables” at the King’s parade, Theo doesn’t know how to handle the lavish amount of male attention his wife suddenly receives. Things take a decidedly amorous turn as would-be suitors rent a room in the couple’s flat, and a nosy upstairs neighbour attempts to live vicariously through Louise.

SPIDERS WEB

by Agatha Christie

Directed by Denise Main

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When Clarissa discovers a dead body in her home, she tries to dispose of it before her Foreign Office diplomat husband returns with a government VIP guest in tow. Equipped with an over active imagination, Clarissa finds real life murder too hard to handle! Having persuaded her houseguests to help her, it soon becomes apparent that the dead man was not unknown to everyone amongst them. As the web of deceit starts to unravel, Clarissa pulls her friends into a desperate race to unveil the murderer and solve the mystery.

OPERATOR

by David Williamson

Directed by Christine Vale

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What would a Machiavellian do if he found himself the employee of a medium-scale manufacturer of gym equipment? He would use his charm, wit and general ingenuity to manipulate those around him to further his career, of course. Enter Jake. He is the Operator, ready to exploit everyone on his way to the top, from the kindly and competent Melissa to the smug CEO Douglas. In this chillingly funny play David Williamson turns his scathing wit on the darker side of corporate behaviour.

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SAUCE BERNAISE
                Directed by Panos Carranjis
JOINING THE CLUB
                Directed by Marie Sellers
WAR LETTERS
                Directed by Linda Williams
WHO's ON THE COUCH
                Directed by John Hickey
 

WRONG TURN AT LUNGFISH

by Garry Marshall & Lowell Ganz

Directed by
Barbara Hickey

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Wrong Turn at Lungfish is a Pygmalion-like story set in a hospital room. Peter Ravenswall is a blind terminal patient. Anita Merendino is a ditzy volunteer reader. The older more-educated professor tries to teach the ignorant lovely younger character life lessons — and he ends up learning from her as well. In this poignant comedy, the intellectual odd couple find the missing link in their own personal evolution in each other. There are philosophical discussions about the meaning of life and death as well as uproariously humorous scenes.

DON'T DRINK THE WATER

by Woody Allen

Directed by Christine vale

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STELLA BY STARLIGHT

by Bernard Farrell

Directed by Barbara Hickey

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This play explores a night in the life of a contemporary Irish couple Dermot (a downsized corporate employee) and Stella (a former bank teller) who, with their teenage daughter Tara, have swapped the city for a life in the remote Irish countryside. We take a look at astronomy obsessed Dermot's preparations for photographing a comet about to crash into Jupiter; whiny Tara's plans to go to her Debutante Ball with a wonderfully unusual escort and the overnight visit of a devious married couple from the big city.

KEY FOR TWO
by Dave Freeman & John Chapman

Directed by Denise Main

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Harriet, a divorcee living in an elegant flat in Brighton, solves her financial problems by entertaining two gentlemen callers on different days of the week. Each man thinks he is the only one in Harriet's life, and Harriet orchestrates their comings and goings with the artistry of a professional. Complications arise when Harriet's friend Anne arrives unexpectedly and Gordon and Alec both show up at the same time, throwing the duel timetable into disarray.

A season of one act plays

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DEATHTRAP
 by  Ira Levin
Directed by Brendon Flynn

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Deathtrap is two-thirds thriller and one-third devilish comedy - full of twists and shocks until the very last minute. Sidney Bruhl, a once successful writer of Broadway thrillers, hasn't had a hit in 17 years. When he receives a script from Clifford Anderson, a former student, the thriller reads like a surefire hit. Although it is perfect as written, Sidney tells his wife that he will offer to collaborate with the student, kill him if necessary, and present the play as his own. Once Clifford accepts Sidney's offer to collaborate and share writing credits, the game of suspense begins.

LIPSTICK DREAMS
by Simon Hopkinson
Directed by Fran Kendall

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This Australian comedy is set in a country town beauty shop and deals with the trials and tribulations of four very different women - finding their own voice - so to speak.

They enter a local talent competition for the best singing group in the town.

DOUBT
by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by John Hickey

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A nun in a Bronx Catholic school in the 1960’s suspects a popular Priest of inappropriate behaviour with a student. Armed with nothing more than a resolute belief in her suspicion and a few circumstantial details, she instigates a relentless campaign to remove the priest enlisting the help of a subordinate nun and the child’s tormented Mother.

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Adapted for the stage by Glenn Perry, and from the novel by Morris Gleitzman. Directed by Brenda Logan, 'Second Childhood’ is a contemporary Australian play about young people empowering themselves to change their world.

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Wow… did this play have an influence over everyone! Woy Woy Little Theatre has been inundated with phone calls and personal accolades. Nothing could be faulted, what a BRILLIANT script, playwright, director, cast, crew, set, lighting, audio and front of house staff.

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The Spirit of Annie Ross is an Irish ghost story written by one of Ireland's leading playwrights.
 

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IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
by Roy Cooney

THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE
by Martin McDonagh

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The line between comedy and tragedy has always been a fine one in real life, and just as precarious as a high wire in many theatrical stories. Indeed, in Martin McDonagh’s play “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” the comedy turns darker and deeper as the story unfolds.

PACK OF LIES
by Hugh Whitemore

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It was also made into a TV movie starring Ellen Burstyn, Alan Bates, Teri Garr and Daniel Benzale which aired in the US on CBS in 1987.

Community theatre on the Central Coast