The Underpants

by Carl Sternheim
Adapted by Steve Martin
Directed by John Wells

Opens Saturday 9 May, then Tuesday to Saturday 12-16 and 19-23 May at 7.30pm in the Little Theatre.

A seriously silly comedy about love, lust and loose knickers!

About the play:
Dusseldorf, 1910: Louise is at the King's street parade. And then it happens; her underpants fall down. In that instant - that fleeting fluttering of delicate fabric - Louise's life changes.  Her small-minded husband is outraged and a succession of amorous men start beating a path to Louise's door, hoping for another glimpse.  Suddenly the mousy Louise is a star - famous, desired and stuck in the middle of a swirling cauldron of celebrity. 

The much-loved American comedian Steve Martin has adapted Carl Sternheim's 1911 naughty, rollicking ride of slapstick and gags, Die Hose.  But underneath the trademark Steve Martin hilarity are subtle touches of the examination of fame, fidelity and anti-Semitism.

Brought to you by the same team that wowed audiences and won a swag of awards in 2006 with The Real Inspector Hound.

Cast: Emily Branford, Brant Eustice, Kate Fraser, Tim Heffernan, Christopher Leech, Matt Scales and Michael Smyth.

Tickets: $25 Full Price and $20 Concession (Student, Pensioner, Unemployed, Seniors, MEAA, Friends of Barr Smith Library).  Tuesday performances: $15 for current University of Adelaide staff and students.

Bookings:
Tickets for The Underpants may be booked through the Theatre Guild on 8303 5999 or online. Phone or online bookings should be collected at the Little Theatre box office no later than 10 minutes before the advertised starting time. In the event of sellout performances, we reserve the right to on-sell tickets booked but not paid for by the advertised starting time.

We offer phone credit card bookings on 8303 5999 (fee applies) and tickets can also be booked through BASS on 131 246 (fee applies). Tickets are normally also available for purchase at the theatre on the night of the performance (cash sales only).

How to find the Little Theatre:
The Little Theatre is a comfortable 120-seat theatre located on the University of Adelaide's Lower North Terrace Campus, in The Cloisters. This is a colonnaded area clearly visible from Victoria Drive on the western side of the pedestrian lights near the University footbridge. The Little Theatre is located in the south-western corner of The Cloisters. After-hours parking (ticket machine) is available in the University grounds: enter Gate 10, Victoria Drive. Please note that there is no reserved seating in the Little Theatre and limited wheelchair access.