Current Productions

Curtin’s Performance Studies and the Hayman Theatre Company are pleased to present

BEYOND THE NECK: A quartet on loss and violence

Directed  by Artist-in-Residence Adam Mitchell, Beyond The Neck: A quartet on loss and violence is “a haunting play about grief and recovery”. Set ten years after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, it is based on in-depth interviews conducted by Australian playwright, Tom Holloway.

Time/Date: 7.30pm May 3-5, 8-12
Venue: The Studio, Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hammersley Road Subiaco
Ticket Prices: $18 Standard & $15 Concession (booking fees apply)
Bookings: BOCS Ticketing  9484 1133

Sunday Night theatre

Curtin’s Hayman Theatre begins its 2012 season of Sunday Night theatre on Sunday 18th March. 2 short one-act plays that feature an hilarious play from the U.S., 2 new works and a local black comedy.

The first play starts at 7.30pm and all tickets are $10 and sold at the door from 6.45pm.

The plays:
FLIGHT COURIER SERVICE
By Richard Maxwell
Rene is a dimwit. Jobless, loveless, broke and desperately seeking some direction, “Flight Courier Service” may be the answer! If only he can get around the foreign city of Kuala Lumpur while dodging a boss that doesn’t care if he lives or dies, jazz playing gangsters, one super attractive but equally crazy flight stewardess and successfully deliver the package intact, and hopefully, just maybe find a flight home.
Director: David Cronin
Cast: Barnaby Pollock, Catherine Bonney, Katharina Spanbroek, Lucas Marie, Wasseem Parkar
[Sunday March 18]

I HATE MYSELF AND I WANT TO DIE
By Sophie Joske
“I Hate Myself and Want to Die” is a whimsical romantic comedy about people attempting suicide. The play begins with a young man named Fred standing on a bridge, preparing to jump. He is interrupted by June, a young woman in a red dress who criticises his last words. The two strangers then try to end their days together with as much theatricality and decorum as possible, learning along the way that they have more in common than just a death wish and a healthy sense of sarcasm.
Director: Sophie Joske
Cast: Catherine Bonney & Stephen East
[Sunday March 18 & 25]

 

SMASH
By Michael Collins
Two scientists think they have found a way to prove to the world that their relationship can exist forever, that love can. But as the time comes for them to prove themselves, their relationship begins to play back in front of them, causing a reflection on the time they’ve spent working together. “SMASH” is a comedy about the light and dark moments of trying to prove yourself to the people you love and the world outside the one you’ve created.
Director: Michael Collins
Cast: Patrick Harvey & Mary Soudi
[Sunday March 25 & April 1]

 

DEREK DRIVES A DATSUN
By Kate Mulvany
Derek is a loner and a slightly twisted man who has the very unusual job of a suicide hunter. Beryl is a qualified police officer that works hard in order to receive a promotion and she almost gets it...until Derek gets in the way.
Director: Rebecca Miller
Cast: Rachel Granger & Elijah Melvin
[Sunday April 1]