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Hobson’s Choice is a comedy by Harold Brighouse, with the title coming from
the popular expression, ‘Hobson’s Choice’ - meaning no choice at all. The
plot revolves around Willie Mossop - a gifted, but unappreciated shoemaker
employed by the domineering Henry Horatio Hobson. Semi-literate and
content with his lot, he is bullied by Hobson’s eldest daughter Maggie into
marrying her and setting up in a shop of his own. Maggie and her two
younger sisters, Alice and Victoria, have worked most of their lives in
their father’s store without wages and are eager to be married and out of
the shop. Between Maggie’s sales skill and Willie’s shoe making talent,
the enterprise is very successful and, within a year, he has taken nearly
all Hobson’s trade. At Maggie’s urging, Willie goes into partnership with
Hobson, now an almost bankrupt alcoholic, on condition that Hobson takes no
further part in the business.
3 Big Men Productions and the Rehearsal Room present
Hobson’s Choice
by Harold Brighouse
Directed by Richard Sarrel
Starring Ian Smith
Venue: Chapel Off Chapel | 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran (Melways: Map 2L Ref J10)
Dates: 29 May – 14 June
Times: Tues – Sat 8pm; 7, 14 June 3pm; 1, 8 June 5pm
Tickets: $25 Full, $18 Concession, $20 Groups 10 + (+ booking fee)
Bookings: 03 8290 7000 or www.chapeloffchapel.com.au
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