Don't Dress for Dinner

Nominated for Best Comedy
2012 / 2013 ATG "Curtain Call" Awards

  • Synopsis
  • The Cast
  • The Crew
  • Performance Dates
  • Photos
  • Reviews

Synopsis

In a stylish converted French farmhouse, Bernard is hoping to entertain his chic, Parisian mistress, Suzy, for the weekend. He has arranged to send his wife, Jacqueline, off to her mother and has even invited along his best friend, Robert as a suitable alibi. It's foolproof. What could possibly go wrong?
Well supposing Robert turns up without knowing the real reason why he's been invited? What if Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers? Or how about the cordon bleu cook that Bernard has hired to provide gourmet delights, being mistaken for the mistress and the mistress who can't cook? Mix these ingredients and you have the perfect recipe for an evening of hilarious confusion as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed.
Don't Dress for Dinner was a smash-hit in Paris under its original title Pyjamas pour Six, where it ran for over two years. Robin Hawdon's English adaptation played to critical acclaim in London in 1991.
'Hurtling along at the speed of light, Marc Camoletti's breathtaking farce is a near faultless piece of theatrical invention. Within seconds we are drawn into a delicious web of marital treachery which accelerates with classic symmetry for an all-star denouement.' The Guardian
'... a nifty comedy farce about double adultery and gourmet cooking ... I can't think of a better way of forgetting the recession.' Sunday Times

Written By  : Marc Camoletti
Adapted by : Robin Hawdon
Directed by : John Graham




The Set

The Cast:

BernardAndrew Clark
Jacqueline Nicole Rutty
Robert Mason Willis
Suzette Lana Adamuszek
Suzanne Olivia Eblen
George Stephen Small

The Crew

DirectorJohn Graham
Stage ManagerJoy Whellum
Set ConstructionMax Bowden, Ken Callis, Kym Clayton,
David Cuppleditch, Stan Fairfield,
Sean Smith
Set dressingJudy Rogers
Scenic paintingSue McKenzie, Gill Higgins
Hair and Make-upAnne Louise Smith
PropertiesElaine Latcham, Judy Rogers
Backstage Mary Cummins, Elaine Latcham,
Judy Rogers
Lighting operationWarren McKenzie
Sound design and OperationSean Smith
Ticketing and Box OfficeKym Clayton, Joy Whellum
Maid's CostumeFran Hardie
On-stage art workEvie Photakis, Bev Grace
PublicityJudy Rogers
Business ManagementAndrew Clark
ProgrammeKym Clayton
Programme cover, poster & post card designVisionzone
PhotographyNat Rogers
Front of House ManagementJoy and Allan Whellum

Performance Dates:

Thursday 18th October 2012 to Saturday 20th October 2012 8.00pm
Thursday 25th October 2012 to Saturday 27th October 2012 8.00pm
Saturday 27th October 2012 2.00pm

Preview Wednesday 17th October 2012 8.00pm


Domain Theatre
Marion Cultural Centre
Cnr Diagonal and Sturt Roads (Adjacent Westfield Shoppingtown Marion)
Oaklands Park

Photos

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"GLAM Adelaide Review"

Galleon are on a real winner with this French farce, written by Marc Camoletti and adapted by Robin Hawdon
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Reviewed by Barry Lenny October 2012

Adelaide Theatre Guide Review

I must admit I like a good farce, and that is exactly what this is - a good farce. The action is fast paced, the dialogue witty and the set works well.
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Reviewed by Fran Edwards

Encore Review

Galleon Players' final offering for this year is a deft, very funny but quite fatuous play.(and aren't all farces fatuous?) But director John Graham knows farce and how they should be played.
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Reviewed by Richard Lane October 2012

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