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A decade ago, a group of Mum’s brought us tales of leaky boobs and dirty nappies in the international smash hit play Mum’s The Word.
Finally the Mum’s are back with their brand new stage production – MUM’S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS!
Laugh, cry and squirm as the women recall their youthful naive idealism regarding motherhood and entertain us with tales of bewilderment and frustration in having to deal with their children’s adolescence as well as their own aging.
It stars five famous Australian mums: Tracy Bartram, Katrina Foster, Jean Kittson, Victoria Nicolls and Louise Siversen.
In this hit production, which has received rave reviews both internationally and when it had its Australian premiere in Melbourne last year, the Mums tackle trickier tests and raging hormones with intense humour, bringing everyone back into the fray of the world's oldest unpaid profession.
The new cast assembled for this Sydney season are all very excited about doing this show. A multi-talented performer and writer, Jean Kittson is one of Australia's best known and most popular comedians. In a recent interview Jean said: “I think it will be great therapy as an audience member. You can laugh about all of those things that are really hard to handle, the alcohol, the sex, the boys in the bedroom!”
What fellow cast member Tracy Bartram is most looking forward to is “working with a bunch of really strong women who have all got kids and are all going through the same things at the same time”.
The Australian production of MUM'S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS!, produced by Dainty Consolidated Entertainment, Burberry Productions and Newtheatricals, is the follow-up to the hugely successful original Mum’s The Word, which ran for 7 years and played to sold out houses across Australia and New Zealand.
Paul Dainty, who is looking forward to bringing the Mums to Sydney, said: “Audiences of this show immediately form a connection with these very real stories of parenting and so every performance resonates with equal parts laughter and tears. And what a fabulous cast we have to tell Sydney audiences these stories!”
Ewan Burnett of Burberry Productions adds: "A family therapy association in Victoria said this show is equivalent to 6 hours of therapy. By sharing, laughing at and celebrating the roller-coaster ride that is parenting, we walk away knowing that even in our darkest moments, we are not alone!"
Rodney Rigby of Newtheatricals is delighted to be joining the producing team of MUM'S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS!. “Following the success of the Melbourne season in 2006, we are excited about bringing this hilarious production to Sydney”, he said.
This production will be directed by Kaarin Fairfax who is thrilled to be working on this latest production. “This is where art meets life”, she said.
Whether you have kids or not, you were a kid once yourself, so everyone can relate to MUM’S THE WORD 2: TEENAGERS!
“The show is a definite winner for those who live with gen y and must often wring their hands and say ‘why?” – Jane Howard – Sunday Herald Sun
“loads of deliciousy daggy antics that will have mums cackling with glee” – The Age
“the audience laughs and groans in unison at the familiarity of the horror stories about teens” Kate Herbert- Herald Sun
Mums The Word 2: Teenagers!
Venue: Theatre Royal
Previews: Wed May 28 8pm & Thu May 29 1pm
Premiere: Thursday May 29 8pm
Times: Tues @ 7pm; Wed - Sat @ 8pm
Matinees: Wed @ 1pm; Sat @ 2pm & Sun @ 3pm
Bookings: Ticketek phone 1300 795 012 or online at www.ticketek.com
Visit: www.mumsthewordonstage.com.au
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Thursday, 08 January 2009
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