Cosi

by arrangement with HLA Management Pty Ltd
written by Louis Nowra
directed by Bruce Akers

Performed at Heidelberg Theatre from
8 September – 23 September, 2023

Cosi is set in a psychiatric institution in Melbourne in 1971 during the changing social climate caused mainly by the war in Vietnam. Lewis has recently left Uni and faces the challenge of directing the Mozart opera Cosi Fan Tutte staged in a burnt-out theatre with the patients as cast members. Initially hesitant, he becomes emotionally involved with his patients-cum-actors as his operatic production lurches forward and anti-war protests rage outside. Filled with an over-enthusiastic cast who can’t sing, act or speak Italian, what could possibly go wrong? (Text by Chris McLean – HTC)

CAST:
Character……………..Actor
Lewis………………….. Rhys Carter
Lucy……………………. Emma Warner-Carter
Nick……………………. Daniel Trenkovski Justine………………… Sharon Casey Roy……………………… Timothy Camilleri
Henry…………………. Greg Cormack
Doug…………………. Sam Howard
Cherry……………….. Morgan Thomas-Connor
Julie………………….. Aimee Sanderson
Ruth………………….. Angelique malcolm
Zac…………………… Carl Michelangeli

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director……………………………. Bruce Akers Assistant Director……………… Dean Banova
Production Co-ord……………. Karen Wakeham
Asst. Prod’n Co-ord………….. Louise Millar-Hoffmann Stage Manager………………… Emma Hunt. Lighting Design……………….. Michael Rowe
Sound Design………………….. John Rowe
Costume Design………………. Wendy Drowley
Set Design……………………… Bruce Akers & Owen Evans
Wardrobe……………………….. Wendy Drowley & Catherine Christensen
Set Construction……………… Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton, Norm Monks, Tim Scott, David Belton, . Bob Tyers, Ron Thomas, Brett Hunt, Jim Thompson, Blake Egan
Scenic Artist…………………….. Lisa McVilly
Rehearsal Prompt…………….. Bobbie Parish

Heidelberg Theatre Company, 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna, Melbourne VIC Australia

Follow the links below to view photos of HTC’s production of Cosi. 

(Images by Dave Belton)

Cosi – Act 2→

Cosi – Act 1→

Cosi – Early→

Cosi – Cast →

Heidelberg Theatre Web Site →

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My Old Lady

written by Isreal Horovitz
directed by Maureen McInerney

Performed at Heidelberg Theatre from
30 June – 15 July 2023

New Yorker Mathias is middle-aged, broke and unhappy. His recently-deceased, estranged father, has left him an apartment in Paris, which Mathias intends to sell as quickly as possible. On arrival, he is surprised and bewildered to find the apartment occupied by an elderly lady and her fierce and feisty daughter. What’s more, an arcane French law decrees that they are entitled to it “en viager”: lifetime habitation!

In the course of just one week, what starts as a bitter confrontation develops into a deeply moving  exploration of culture, different family values, and dignity. (Text by Chris McLean – HTC Posters & Programme).

CAST:
Character…………………..Actor
Mathias “Jim” Gold……George Werther
Mathilde Girard………..Lindy Yeates
Chloe Girard…………….Julie Arnold

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director…………………………… Maureen McInerney
Production Co-ordination….. Margaret Hassall, Louise Millar-Hoffmann
Stage Manager…………………. Melanie Belcher
Rehearsal Prompt…………….. Bobbie Parish
Lighting Design……………….. Deryk Hartwick
Sound Design………………….. John Rowe
Costume Design………………. Wendy Drowley
Set Design……………………… Maureen McInerney & Owen Evans
Set Decor……………………….. Wendy Drowley
Set Construction……………… Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton, Norm Monks, Tim Scott, David Belton, Bob Tyers, Ron Thomas, Brett Hunt, Jim Thompson, Blake Egan
Set Painting…………………….. Mal Cother, Anne Woodward
Bio Box Operators……………. Llaaneath Poor, John Rowe, Tamsin Mackie

Heidelberg Theatre Company, 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna, Melbourne VIC Australia

Follow the links below to view photos of HTC’s production of Molly Sweeney. 

(Images by Dave Belton)

My Old Lady – Dress→

My Old Lady – Cast →

My Old Lady – Mid-Rehearsal →

My Old Lady – Early-Rehearsal →

Heidelberg Theatre Web Site →

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Molly Sweeney

written by Brian Friel
directed by Joan Moriarty

Performed at Heidelberg Theatre from
21 APRIL – 6 MAY 2023

Set in 1990s Ballybeg, County Donegal, this play explores the relationship between the blind Molly Sweeney, her husband Frank and her ophthalmologist Mr Rice, who performs a successful operation to restore Molly’s sight. The play is related as shards of memory as each of three characters recalls the leadup to the operation, the operation itself, and the dramatic impact that Molly’s response to her new sightedness had on all of them. While the two men believed the gift of sight would be nothing short of a miracle, Molly finds her new world threatening and overwhelming and withdraws from it.

This beautifully crafted story captures eloquently each character’s happy and painful histories, leading to an unexpected and very touching conclusion.

CAST:
Character…………..Actor
Molly Sweeney……Alexandria Page
Frank Sweeney……Matt Biscombe
Dr Rice………………Chris McLean

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director…………………………… Joan Moriarty
Production Co-ordination….. Tim Scott
Stage Manager…………………. Melanie Belcher
Assistant Stage Manager…… Bobbie Parish
Lighting Design………………. Stelios Karagiannis
Sound Design………………….. John Rowe
Sound & Lighting Ops……… Hannah Soakai, Llaaneath Poor, Margaret Hassall, John Rowe
Wardrobe……………………….. Wendy Drowley
Set Design……………………… Marie Mackrell
Set Decor & Properties……. Melanie Belcher, Joan Moriarty
Set Construction……………… Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton , Norm Monks, Tim Scott, David Belton, Bob Tyers, Ron Thomas
Set Painting……………………. Mal Cother, Anne Woodward
Prompt…………………………… Bobbie Parish

(Text by Chris McLean – HTC Posters & Programme).
Heidelberg Theatre Company, 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna, Melbourne VIC Australia

Follow the links below to view photos of HTC’s production of Molly Sweeney. 

(Images by Dave Belton)

Molly Sweeney – Foyer →

Molly Sweeney – Cast →

Molly Sweeney – Rehearsal →

Heidelberg Theatre Web Site →

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