by Melita Rowston
16 May - 9 June 2012
Tues – Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 5pm
WORLD PREMIERE presented by Chester Productions, in association with The Spare Room 2012
Tuesday is Pay What You Can, minimum $10.
Tickets only available at the Box Office from 7pm!
Final week - don't miss out.
"New Theatre is a visceral theatre experience, full of heart and driven by passion" Concrete Playground
http://sydney.concreteplayground.com.au/news/60965/the-complete-guide-to-finding-sydneys-cheap-theatr.htm
"Crushed is as much a blast from the [80s] past for its characters as it is for the audience ... welcome to the mother of all high-school reunions!" Time Out
http://www.au.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/events/29453/crushed
"If I invest years of my life into writing a play, I want my words to be heard, so programs like The Spare Room are crucial."
Melita Rowston. Read the full interview at altmedia.net.au
"Keep your window closed at night because you don’t want to get taken like little Eloise was taken."
Interview with Melita on theMusic.com.au.
One dark sexy teaser for Crushed from Chester Productions:
Follow the CRUSHED blog at http://crushedtheplay.blogspot.com.au/
Phone Bookings 1300 13 11 88 *$5.95 booking fee per transation for phone bookings only
In the summer of 1988, ‘Sunny Girl’ Susie turned sweet sixteen. Her boyfriend Jason gave her a Poison t-shirt, her best friend Kelly gave her a name-necklace, and Kelly’s boyfriend Dazza gave her a handful of pills.
That night Susie Greene disappeared and was never seen again.
Twenty-two years later, the blood splattered t-shirt of the missing schoolgirl is unearthed in the scrub and Jason, Kelly and Dazza are brought back together for the bleakest of high school reunions. As the police uncover more evidence, Susie’s oldest friends are forced to confront their memories of a night they’d hoped to leave buried in their adolescence forever.
CRUSHED is a darkly humorous murder mystery/whodunit, a fast-paced, acerbic Gen X ride that drags the ‘lost child’ of Australian myth into the 21st century. This daring and imaginative play captures the spirit of the 80s with ironic hindsight and explores the sinister violence that lurks beneath the sun-bleached facade of Australia’s ‘she’ll be right’ culture.
New Theatre is very excited to be presenting this World premiere, in association with Chester Productions, as the first play for The Spare Room 2012 - our season of co-productions with three of Sydney’s leading independent companies.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director Lucinda Gleeson | Producer Jennifer Campbell
Cast Sean Barker, Lucy Miller and Jeremy Waters
Set & Costume Designer Eliza McLean | Lighting Designer Richard Whitehouse | Sound Designer Shane Choi
Stage Manager/Operator Victor Areces | Dramaturg Erin Thomas | Photographer Ian Barry
Tues – Sat @ 8pm, Sun @ 5pm
TICKET PRICES
Full $30 | Concession $25 | Groups (10+) $25 | Previews (16 & 17 May @ 8pm) $15 | Student Rush $17
Cheap Tuesdays - "Pay What You Can" $10 minimum (conditions apply)
RUNNING TIME
80 minutes
