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Competitive Tenderness

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". Valerie Bader as Dawn, Max Gillies as Brian. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Competitive Tenderness

By Hannie Rayson

18 November 1996 – 14 December 1996 Merlyn Theatre

Playbox Theatre Company,

New Writing Theatre World Premiere

Dawn Snow has a fierce reputation - she reformed the prison system in Uganda. Now, with local government reform high on the political agenda, she is called upon to perform a similar task withing the City of Greater Bourke.

Competitive Tenderness is a farce about the absurdities of local government and comes straight out of the school of Feydeau, Philip King and Dario Fo - with a bit of Punch and Judy.

 

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Simon Palomares, Francis Greenslade. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Simon Palomares, Francis Greenslade, Monica Maughan, Doris Younane. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Richard Piper as Dragi, Valerie Bader as Dawn. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Doris Younane, Francis Greenslade, Monica Maughan, Richard Piper. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Monica Maughan as Merle, Max Gillies as Brian. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Valerie Bader as Dawn, Merridy Eastman as Amelia. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Simon Palomares, Francis Greenslade. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Simon Palomares, Francis Greenslade, Monica Maughan, Doris Younane. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Richard Piper as Dragi, Valerie Bader as Dawn. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Doris Younane, Francis Greenslade, Monica Maughan, Richard Piper. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Monica Maughan as Merle, Max Gillies as Brian. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Competitive Tenderness". L-R: Valerie Bader as Dawn, Merridy Eastman as Amelia. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Cast

Simon Palomares

Simon Palomares

Actor

Richard Piper

Richard Piper

Actor

Monica Maughan

Monica Maughan

Actor

Max Gillies

Max Gillies

Actor

Valerie Bader

Actor

Doris Younane

Doris Younane

Actor

Merridy Eastman

Merridy Eastman

Actor

Francis Greenslade

Francis Greenslade

Actor

Creatives

Hannie Rayson

Hannie Rayson

Playwright

Aubrey Mellor

Aubrey Mellor

Director

Hilary Glow

Dramaturg

Shaun Gurton

Shaun Gurton

Designer

Efterpi Soropos

Lighting Designer

Rebecca Headlam

Assistant Director

Marnie McDonald

Marnie McDonald

Stage Manager

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