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by Jonathan Hall

4 February – 6 March 2010

"This year's Mardi Gras festival gets off to an amiable start with the gay sex comedy [Hardcore] ... Smart, message-free, solidly amusing" - Sydney Morning Herald

Hardcore is a funny, honest and eye-opening look at what leads the participants of pornography to commit the most intimate of acts to film.

Four hot young guys are trying hard to forge careers in the bizarre and quirky world of gay porn. For Robert, facing an aging crisis at 25, being in a porn film is an adventure, rather like paragliding - something to be ticked off the ‘to do before you die’ list. To straight guy Kevin, a struggling but dedicated actor, it's just another job … and a way of showing his dramatic versatility! Martin sees it as a bit of fun with sex as a bonus. It's left to Craig, veteran of two previous films (and winner of a ‘Stiffy’ award for Most Promising Newcomer), to dispel their illusions about the raunch and the glamour, and to prepare the guys for the huge gulf between the watching and making of pornography. Nothing, however, can prepare them for real feelings and a confrontation with the past.

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Please note: this production contains nudity, drug use, strong language and adult themes and is recommended for persons aged 18+

Creative Team

Director   Mackenzie Steele
Set Designer   David Marshall-Martin
Lighting Designer   Tony Youlden
Costume Designer   Amelia Shaw

Cast  Jens Bohnsack, Mark Dessaix, Julian Lovick, Daniel Nemes

Performance Times

Thurs - Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 5pm
Sat 27 Feb @ 2pm (no evening show this date)

 

Ticket Prices

Full $28
Concession $22
New Mardi Gras Members $25
Group $22 (10+)
Preview Wednesday 3 February  $10
"Pay What You Can" Sunday 7 February @ 5pm (minimum $10 - in person from 1 hour prior to performance. Subject to availability)
Student Rush $17 (conditions apply)

 

Running Time

1 hourr and 50 minutes including interval

 

by arrangement with The Agency (London) Ltd

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by Alistair Beaton

18 March – 17 April 2010

A brilliant comedy about the black art of political spin

Alistair Beaton’s hilarious play is set on the eve of the British Labour Prime Minister’s speech to his party’s annual conference.

As anti-capitalist riots rage in the street below, sinister and obsessive press secretary Eddie and his young speech-writing sidekick Paul are working furiously to craft the PM’s inspirational words.  Then things turn desperate with the gradual revelation of a scandal involving a close mate of the PM and the arrival of an investigative journalist hot on the scent of a scoop.

Can the story be killed? Can the journalist – Eddie’s ex-wife! – be bought? And exactly how far will a government go to save itself and come up smelling of roses?

If you liked In the Loop and Wag the Dog, you’ll love Feelgood: an outrageously funny satire on the ruthless world of modern politics, media manipulation and the fine art of spin.

Winner –Best Comedy – Evening Standard Awards
“Left me sobbing with laughter” The Times (UK)

Creative Team

Director   Richard Cotter
Set and Lighting Designer  Tony Youlden

Cast   Amy Anderson, Jack Fairweather, Anthony Hunt, Nick Hunter, Dave Kirkham, Peter Talmacs and Annette Van Roden

 

Performance Times

Thurs - Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 5pm

 

Ticket Prices

Full $28
Concession $22
Group $22 (10+)
Preview Wednesday 17 March  $10
"Pay What You Can" Sunday 21 March @ 5pm (minimum $10 - in person from 1 hour prior to performance. Subject to availability)
Student Rush $17 (conditions apply)

 

Running Time

TBC

 

by arrangement with Alan Brodie Representation Ltd

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