After Dinner

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Event After Dinner
Venue Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW
First Date 15 January 2015
Opening Date 20 January 2015
Last Date 7 March 2015
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description After Dinner is a poignant and hilarious collision of lonely hearts, sex, friendship and Friday night drinks.

A suburban pub, circa 1987. Paula, Monika and Dympie are going to paint the town red... or maybe just a deep shade of embarrassment.

Paula’s frocked up, it’s Monika’s first night out in years and Dympie just wants a table with a good view of the band. Semi-eligible blokes Gordon and Stephen are shaking off the office and revealing their own peccadillos while they’re at it. Between the Chardonnay, the oysters and the odd Valium things are bound to loosen up!

Playwright Andrew Bovell is one of Australia’s finest writers. In After Dinner, his first play from 1988, he exhibits the sure hand of a gifted wordsmith. His beautifully observed characters and wincingly funny one-liners reveal the timeless trials of friendship and singledom, as well as being a delicious reminder of the less than timeless trials of perms and skinny ties that were the 1980s.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Glenn Hazeldine Actor
Anita Hegh Actor
Rebecca Massey Actor
Josh McConville Actor
Helen Thomson Actor
Steve Francis Composer
Imara Savage Director
Verity Hampson Lighting Designer
Andrew Bovell Playwright
Alicia Clements Production Designer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2015/after-dinner
Event Identifier 109442