| And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little | Darlinghurst Theatre & 3Some Productions |
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One night, three sisters, a whole lot of trouble.
It has been 35 years since Nicholas Papademetriou and Bernadette Hughson performed in the first Sydney production of And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little at The Independent Theatre in 1973. Papademetriou, who brought B-Sharp audiences the critically acclaimed and box office hit Anna In The Tropics in 2007, returns to direct a new production of And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little with the Darlinghurst Theatre Company. He and Hughson (Blankety Blanks, No 96, Beauty & the Beast) will also be performing in the 2008 production.
Starring as the inimitable Reardon sisters are: Lucinda Armour (Me, Myself, I, Bell Shakespeare), Helen O’Connor (Kate in Breakers and award winning Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler) and Monique Spanbrook (multi-award winning Freestyle and Sylvia Plath in Letters Home). All WAAPA graduates, the three women have formed their own ‘sisterhood’ under the banner of 3Some Productions, a company they have started to spearhead the production of works with strong roles for women that ask the big questions about the choices we make.
And Miss Reardon certainly delivers that.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW YORK CITY THERE WERE 3 WOMEN……. One was crazy, the other a drunk and the third a control freak. They were all teachers, unhappy teachers! Then one night they got together and things got messy - very messy. And very sad. And very, very funny. These are the Reardon Sisters.
Abandoned by their father the Reardon sisters have been raised by a seemingly unhinged mother, whose overbearing behaviour has strangled their lives. Now Mama is dead, Ceil (Monique Spanbrook) has disappeared, Catherine (Helen O’Connor) has hit the bottle and Anna (Lucinda Armour) has taken a turn for the worse, embracing ‘vegetarianism’ and animal emancipation! When allegations of a transgression between Anna and one of her students arise, the lid is blown off their private world causing the sisters to unravel both professionally and personally… and most publicly.
Cut to another night, in the city of Sydney, where 3 other women - busy balancing children and careers, work and life - meet and dream of returning to the stage, producing quality theatre and honouring their vocation. These are the 3Some Sisters: Lucinda, Helen and Monique who will produce and star in this original production of Paul Zindel’s Broadway classic.
Miss Reardon explores what can happen when ones ‘vocation’ overtakes their life and begs the question, "Can a happy work/life balance exist for women or are all the choices they make in their lives destined for the constant scrutiny of others?” And, “Is it actually other women who are the most ready to judge?”
The result is an acerbic, witty play replete with psychological warfare reminiscent of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf, a powerful and darkly funny drama about just how brittle and strong women can be.
Featuring Helen O'Connor, Lucinda Armour, Monique Spanbrook, Nicholas Papademetriou, May Lloyd, Bernadette Hughson, Dominic Di Tommaso & Vincent Jones Varga
Darlinghurst Theatre Company and 3Some Productions present
AND MISS REARDON DRINKS A LITTLE
by Paul Zindel
Director Nicholas Papademetriou
Set Design John Pryce Jones
Lighting Design Nicholas Higgins
Costume Design Chrissie Adams
Venue: Darlinghurst Theatre Company | 19 Greenknowe Avenue Potts Point
Preview: Wednesday May 28 @ 8pm - Tickets $20
Dates: Thursday May 29 - Saturday June 21
Times: 8pm Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm Sundays
Tickets: Adult $30, Conc $25
Bookings: www.darlinghursttheatre.com or 02 8356 9987
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