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“My God, Joe – the world is supposed to be for all of us”Waiting for Lefty
by Clifford OdetsDirector: Joanne LawlerMay 7 to 22Written in 1935 amid the American Great Depression, Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty captures a meeting of New York taxi drivers ready to strike. The corrupt union head does everything he can to discourage a decision to strike, but as they wait for their leader Lefty Costello to arrive, members of the workers committee step forward to tell heart-wrenching tales of the conditions that have brought each of them individually to the point of no return. With families they cannot feed, a society fraught with injustice and no future in sight, they are determined to fight to the death for the right to live like a man; a whole, fully realised person, in a world in which success – “your name in the papers”, “fame and fortune” – is God. The strike is not about a few extra pennies in their pay or shorter hours of work but a strike for a greater dignity, for a bolder humanity; a strike for the full stature of man. This American classic will be performed on stage by Reamus Youth Theatre. Running timeApproximately 50 minutes with no interval. Ticket PricesAll tickets: $18
Show Times: Friday 7th May 8:00pm Saturday 8th May 8:00pm Sunday 9th May 2:00pm Friday 14th May 8:00pm Saturday 15th May 6:00pm Saturday 15th May 8:30pm Sunday 16th May 12pm Sunday 16th May 2:30pm Friday 21st May 8:00pm Saturday 22nd May 8:00pm Event detailsVenue: Maitland Repertory Theatre
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Start Date: Friday 21 May 2021
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