PRESENT LAUGHTER

By NOËL COWARD

11 November – 13 December 2025

“Everybody worships me. It’s nauseating.”

Actor Garry Essendine is possibly the most desired man in the world. He is handsome, charming, self-deprecating, self-obsessed, and in the midst of a mid-life crisis.

Over the course of a few days, on the eve of an overseas tour, he finds his life bombarded by the conflicting desires of others.

As an obsessed fan, a starlet, an aspiring playwright and a stage mother cause chaos, it is the efforts of his not-quite-ex-wife, his manager and his long-suffering secretary that may finally save the day.

A fast, furious and extremely funny farce, complete with excruciating misunderstandings, toe-curling narrow escapes and high camp double-entendres, this is Noël Coward at his absolute sparkling best.

“Asks us to wonder: who needs whom most – the sun or the planets that orbit it?” The Independent

CREATIVE TEAM

Director Louise Fischer
Assistant Director Chad Traupmann
Set Designer Tom Bannerman
Lighting/Sound Designer Michael Schell
Co-Costume Designer Deborah Mulhall
Co-Costume Designer Helen Kohlhagen
Stage Manager Rosane McNamara
Assistant Stage Manager Thomas O’Meara
Dialect Coach Helen Tonkin

CAST

Lib Campbell, Harrison Collis Oates, Peter Eyers,
Liz Grindley, Molly Haddon, Oliver Harcourt-Ham, Holly Mazzola, Michela Noonan, Reuben Solomon, Larissa Turton
Luke Visentin, Emily Weare

DATES/TIMES

Previews Tue 11 Novt & Wed 12 Nov 7:30pm
Opening Night Thu 13 Nov 7:30pm
Thu – Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Final performance Sat 13 Dec 2pm

Running time: to be announced

Please note: latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance

tickets

Full $45
Concessions, Groups (6+) $40
New Theatre Members $25
Thrifty Thursdays $30
Preview $25
(Booking and transaction fees apply)

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