Production still for "A Commercial Farce". L-R: Peter Houghton, Luke Ryan. Photographer: Jeff Busby
A Commercial Farce (2009)
05 June 2009 – 27 June 2009 Beckett Theatre
Malthouse Theatre,
Commission New Writing Theatre World Premiere
Bill is an experienced theatre director on the verge of a nervous breakdown. With less than 24 hours until the curtain goes up, this production is unravelling fast. Enter Jules, the latest fresh-faced star of TV's Murder Squad. He's the name that's going to sell the tickets and without whom the show is doomed. But when Jules fails to comprehend the simplest of acting tasks (why he has to slip on the banana peel or remember his entrances), Bill's new mission becomes to painstakingly (and hilariously) teach his young pupil the very meaning of farce.
This production also toured in 2011, with Tim Potter replacing Luke Ryan.
Cast
Creatives
Director
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Costume Designer, Set Designer
Stage Manager
Besen Family Artist
Acknowledgements
A Malthouse Theatre commission.
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