NOT QUITE CABARET – MELBOURNE

Cabaret style evening of 6 short plays that will take you on an adventure of hilarious, quirky & romantic moments!
Not to be missed!

Roll up Roll up! Not Quite Cabaret Presents A Six Pack of Plays, laid out in the traditional Cabaret style in the superb Paddington Arms. With a knockout programme and stellar cast, you are guaranteed a wonderful evening of entertainment!

The evening is a perfect snapshot of contemporary Australian comedy theatre, featuring a showcase of Australian talent; writers, directors and actors. This is not theatre as you know it, this is theatre for the everyday show-goer, an easy going relaxed evening of light entertainment enjoyed with a meal of your choice and a glass of your favourite tipple.

Alastair Buchanan, Heidi Lupprian, Valentino Arico, Celia Kelly and Aaron Nilan

Another Playtime Production, ONLINE OFFSIDE, premiered at the World Bar in Sydney in June 2010.   Nic and his ex wife Cynthia compete yet again.  Nic wants his ex to think he’s ‘moved on’ with his life and is now seeing the very sexy yet very quite Giorgia.  His life couldn’t be better.  Cynthia only wants to brag about her new man Alex.  In this play, nothing is what it appears to be.  Alex and Gioria have more in common than anyone realises. The play was directed by Nir Shelter and featured: Valentino Arico, Celia Kelly, Heidi Lupprian, Aaron Nilan and Alastair Buchanan.

AFTERNOON TEA WITH SEX AND SCONES has now had 5 productions!  Not sure if it’s the scones that audiences like.  Playtime is a monthly event held at the World Bar in Sydney. The play was directed by Nir Shelter, Cast: Fleur Beaupert, Mollie King, Valentino Arico.   Synopsis, what happens when a partner from a happy couple wants to try something new?.. what happens when the both people in that couple are female.. and what happens when they invite a hetero male over for some scones?

There's always on person who does all the work and the other gets all the credit.

Yet another play, closer to home this time, in Wagga Wagga.  The festival is in it’s second year and a great night was had by all.  ’A day at the office’ was directed by Margaret Bannister and Sandra was played by Jo Darby and Tom was played by Joe Nour. 

The 10 plays selected showcased some extraordinary talent and other playwrights who featured were Kate Toon, Alex Broun, Dean Lundquist and Mick Radatti, to name a few.

Director Liane Norman, Actress Kate Buchanan and Me

MELODY was performed in Sydney in March 2010.  The story of an elderly woman, who is terminally ill and has not family or friends left.  It was very touching and was enjoyed by the audience.   PLAYTIME is a monthly event and will have quite a few of my plays on show.  Thank you to Kate Buchanan who played Melody and to Liane Norman for directing.

Performances Wed Feb 3 – Sat Feb 6 @ 8:15pm and Sun Feb 7

 5:15pm. Tickets from www.shortandsweet.org or on (02) 8507 3034.

 Catastrophe is a comedy about a wife’s struggle with her husband’s obsession with his best friend.

The script won “Best Script” at Crash Test Drama in Sydney in June 2009, with writer Dona Parise winning a number of other awards for her writing.

Short + Sweet is the world’s largest 10minute play festival started in Sydney and now running in Melbourne, Singapore and Auckland

Starring Luke Testoni and Jacinda Gugliemino

The Gift was a film I wrote and directed in 2007/2008 for Tropfest.  Starring local people, filmed in my home town and had to beg and borrow (not steal) props.   The film is about a workaholic husband who forgets his wife’s birthday and has to dash out to find her a present.  He finds more than he realises.

It will be screened at the TAP Gallery in Darlinghurst on 3rd December 2009.

Starring Luke Testoni, Jacinda Gugliemino, Terry Moon and many others.  Daniel Parise debuts as ‘Ferdinando’s'  son.