The 1812 Theatre
Picnic at Hanging Rock
In Tom Wright’s chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s classic novel, five performers struggle to solve the mystery of the missing girls and their teacher.
Euphoria and terror reverberate throughout the community, as the potential for history to repeat itself becomes nightmarishly real.
Season: 3 – 26 August. Bookings: 9758 3964.
Burrinja Theatre
Anh Do – The Happiest Refugee Live!
Comedian Anh Do brings his best-selling memoir The Happiest Refugee. To life in a ground-breaking stand-up show.
This moving, inspirational and unforgettable theatre experience combines humour, real life stories, photos and filmed pieces to retell Do’s amazing story.
Anh Do travelled to Australia in 1980 on an eight metre fishing boat with 47 other Vietnamese refugees. Sick with dehydration and one person already dead, the journey was the first or many struggles for a young Do, who overcame all manner of difficulties throughout his idea to become a lawyer and, in 2008, Australia’s Comedian of the year.
So struggles as a young refugee – his difficulties with English, divorcing parents, being bullied and broke, are brought to life in this hilarious but moving stage show, garnering this happy refugee standing ovations across the country.
Season: Wednesday 3 August at 7.30pm.
The Rolling Stones 1973 Kooyong Concert 50th Anniversary Show.
Featuring the Monkey Men and special guest Madder Lake.
People will be amazed as the all-star local act, The Money Men, takes the stage, delivering a track-for-track live tribute of the 1970 concert.
Featuring the extraordinary talents of Tim Rogers on lead vocals, Andre Warhurst and Savey Lane on guitars, Stephen Hacley on bass, Matthew Cotter on drums, Bruce Haynes and Ben Marsland on horns, and Eliza and Talei Wolfgeamm on backing vocals, this stellar lineup is sue to bring the house down.
In a truly matched collaboration, Burrinja Theatre is delighted to announce that Madder Lake will be returning as the support act. They had the privilege of opening for The Rolling Stones at Kooyong back in 1973.
A Reminder:
CPP Community Theatre’s production of The Cat’s Meow, A 1920s Murder Mystery Party
Saturday 29 July at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Bookings: fundraising@croydonparishplayers.com
