NEWK: The John Newcombe Story

Come down for a Cinzano after a day at the tennis with NEWK!

NEWK: The John Newcombe Story is a grand story about wanting life to be a huge ride and an absolute must see for all tennis fans during The Australian Open championships.

Written by award-winning Melbourne playwright Kieran Carroll and performed by three time Barry Award nominee and star of recent hit film The Merger, Damian Callinan, NEWK: The John Newcombe Story traces the life of the great Australian tennis champion, John Newcombe.

Set in 2014 at Newk’s 70^th birthday in Sydney, NEWK is both drama and comedy portraying a highly determined and ambitious man burning through a quickly changing world.

Don’t miss this theatrical premiere, playing for one week only at The Butterfly Club from January 14, with an additional one-off performance at The Kingston Centre on February 1st. 

Presented by:   Typefaster presents

Show Title:       The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place (off Little Collins Street), Melbourne

Written by:        Kieran Carroll (Sons of Sun, The Truth is Longer Than a Lie)

Run Time:         70 mins (no interval)

Performed by:    Damian Callinan (The Merger, Swing Man, The Wine Bluffs)

THE KINGSTON CENTRE

Address:          979 Nepean Hwy, Moorabbin

Dates:              February 1, 2019

Times:              Fri 7.30pm

Tickets:             https://www.kingstonarts.com.au/PERFORMANCE/All-Performance/Newk 03 9556 4440

Cost:                 $30 / $25 concession + booking fee

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1169980156499794/ 

Note this production will also be playing for one week only at THE BUTTERFLY CLUB, 14-19 January at 8.30pm.