THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Written by TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Directed by Clinton Nitschke

The University of Adelaide Theatre Guild Student Society

Featuring interviews with CAST MEMBERS, Jessica Merrick (Amanda Wingfield), Connor Duncan (Tom Wingfield), Mia Livingston-Pearce (Laura Wingfield), Liam Warmeant (Jim O’Connor) and DIRECTOR, Clinton Nitschke, with SPECIAL GUEST HOST Laura McLeod (Stage Manager).

'So what are we going to do now, honey, the rest of our lives? Just sit down in this house and watch the parades go by? Amuse ourselves with the glass menagerie, darling? Eternally play those worn-out records your father left us as a painful reminder of him?'

A drama of great tenderness, charm and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is one of the most famous plays of the modern theatre.

Amanda Wingfield is a faded, tragic remnant of Southern gentility who lives in poverty in a dingy St. Louis apartment with her son, Tom, and her daughter, Laura. Amanda strives to give meaning and direction to her life and the lives of her children, though her methods are ineffective and irritating. Tom is driven nearly to distraction by his mother's nagging and seeks escape in alcohol and the world of the movies. Laura also lives in her illusions. She is crippled, and this defect, intensified by her mother's anxiety to see her married, has driven her more and more into herself.

When a gentleman caller arrives for dinner, the Wingfield family is flooded with hope. However, it is uncertain if this visitor will change things for the better.

CAST

Jessica Merrick

Connor Duncan,

Mia Livingston-Pearce

Liam Warmeant.

SEASON

Wednesday 4 December, 7:30pm

Thursday 5 December, 7:30pm

Friday 6 December, 7:30pm

Saturday 7 December, 7:30pm

LOCATION

Little Theatre, University of Adelaide

The Cloisters, Gate 10, Victoria Drive, Adelaide

Kaurna Country

Train, tram and bus services are available nearby. Please allow extra time for parking, especially when there is an event on at Adelaide Oval or Botanic Park.

BOOKINGS

Tickets at trybooking.com/CPVKJ

MUSIC BY

Transitional Theme Written & Composed by Clinton Nitschke

Music by Josef Surikov from Pixabay

Title Track For the Love of Theatre Podcast,

Written & Performed by Ben Waller.

TGSS

'Experimental and progressive student theatre at the University of Adelaide.'

TGSS acknowledges the traditional custodians of this land, the Kaurna people, and pay respect to elders past, present, and emerging.

https://www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild/

Photo by Anderson Santos:

https://www.pexels.com/photo/tender-girl-with-delicate-bouquet-of-blue-flowers-3680438/

Twisted: The Untold Story of the Royal Vizier

Originally produced by the geniuses at StarKid Productions

Marie Clark Musical Theatre Company

SEASON: 15th - 23rd of November

This episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast features interviews with Cast Members, Sash Elliott (The Princess) Ben Todd (Ja'Far), Axel Moen (Aladdin), Darcie Yelland (Ensemble) and Director, Kristian Latella, of Twisted: The Untold Story of the Royal Vizier.

Show Synopsis:

Originally produced by StarKid Productions and written in the style of Wicked, Twisted cleverly re-tells the classic Disney movie, Aladdin, but from the perspective of the villain...

Ja’far is a hardworking, honest politician in a magic kingdom that has fallen on hard times. Corruption is rampant on all levels, crime is up (thanks to the efforts of that thief, Aladdin!) and the kingdom is on the verge of bankruptcy. When the naive princess angers the prince of the Kingdom of Pik-zahr, Ja’far remembers a tale told to him by his deceased wife – that of an all-powerful Djinn, hidden in a common lamp. To save the kingdom from certain destruction and ensure a happy ending for all, Ja’far must do everything he can to get his hands on that lamp, even when the road gets a little... twisted!

Content advice. While Twisted is a cheeky homage to Disney, this production contains strong language, sexual references and adult themes. Recommended only for mature audiences.

Show Dates & Times:

Friday, 15 Nov 2024 - 7.30pm

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 - 2.00pm and 7.30pm

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - 4.00pm

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 - 7.30pm

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - 7.30pm

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 - 2.00pm and 7.30pm

Venue:

Goodwood Theatre & Studios

Ticketing Link:

https://mcmt.net.au/

MUSIC

Music by Anastasia Kir from Pixabay

Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay

Music by Nicko Gloire from Pixabay

Title Track: For the Love of Theatre Podcast,

Written & Performed by Ben Waller.

A Hard God, Written by Peter Kenna.

Directed by Harry Dewar

Produced by St. Jude's Players

SEASON: November 7th - 16th

This episode of For the Love of Theatre Podcast features interviews with Cast Members, April Stuart, Lindsay Dunn, Lochie Daniel, & Archie Rowe, alongside Director, Harry Dewar, with Special Guest Host, Adam Schultz.

MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST HOST

Adam Schultz has become familiar to Adelaide theatre audiences over the last six years or so, having appeared on stage with many theatre companies. Some recent highlights are as follows, for St. Jude's Players he portrayed Alan in Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot (2023), Therry Theatre, he was Jimmy Floyd in The Pitman Painters (2022), David O. Selznick in Moonlight & Magnolias (2024) The Adelaide Repertory Theatre & the Sorcerer in SA Light Opera's The Sorcerer (2024).

SUMMARY

In 1946 post-war Sydney, A Hard God presented by St. Jude's Players immerses us into the world of the three middle-aged Cassidy brothers and their wives, as they navigate the joys and struggles, comforts and contradictions of their working-class lives and Catholic faith. And while the older Cassidys wrestle with the past, the next generation must confront the future and a new world, in conflict with old legalisms and certainties.

DATES

Thursday November 7 and 14 and Friday

November 8 and 15, 7.30 pm. Twilight show

Saturday November 9, 4.30 pm.

Matinee Saturday November 16, 2pm

LOCATION

St Jude's Players Inc.,

444 Brighton Rd, Brighton SA 5048

BOOKINGS https://www.trybooking.com/CUUAS

Alternatively, call 0436 262 628 or email

bookings@stjudesplayers.asn.au

MUSIC

Anastasia Kir from Pixabay

Nicholas Panek from Pixabay

Title Track Written & Performed by Ben Waller

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5JtU7zVynRmPB3qJAKDsBH?si=EWLXM1JzTXuw0s978ixAGw

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