DAY ONE. A HOTEL. EVENING
By Joanna Murray-Smith
Three marriages crumble, strengthen and evolve: Rose is married to Ray, but screwing Tom and Sam on the side, who are married to Stella and Madeleine respectively. Madeleine has also taken Tom as a lover, unbeknownst to his business partner and friend, Sam. What follows is a spiral of deceit, hilarity and mistakes, which all leads to the ultimate question: is lifelong commitment to one person really a viable option anymore?
With Kate Cole, Dion Mills, Anna Samson, Sarah Sutherland, John Adam & Ryan Hawyward
Directed by Gary Abrahams
As with most of Gary Abrahams’ work, this production is beautifully cast. His bullet-speed direction serves Murray-Smith’s savage humour well, and both performances and script are at their most entertaining during sequences of outlandish invective, verbal sparring and seduction. It would be unfair to single out performances in such a strong ensemble piece.” – Cameron Woodhead, The Age
” ★★★★★” – Ness Chapman, Theatre People
Each member of the cast (John Adam, Kate Cole, Ryan Hayward, Dion Mills, Anna Samson, Sarah Sutherland) under the direction of Gary Abrahams, seemed to revel in Murray-Smith’s quick wordy wit and fast paced dialogue. It made me laugh uncontrollably for its pungent insight- Aussie Theatre
