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AUDITIONS
VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE
22 and 26 November
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang is a hilarious and poignant comedy that playfully riffs on themes and characters from the works of Anton Chekhov.
It won the Tony Award for Best Play in 2013 starring Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce and Billy Magnussen.
This will be the South Australian premiere.
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
*****
TGSS presents...
STOP KISS by Diana Son
Opens at Little Theatre December 3-6 @ 7:30pm
The Whale opens 7 November at Little Theatre
THE WHALE
7 - 16 November
Little Theatre
The Whale tells the story of a 600-pound obese English teacher who hides from the world. Charlie cannot stop eating to the detriment of everyone around him, including his daughter.
Desperate to reconnect with this long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to her, only to find a viciously sharp-tongued and wildly unhappy teen.
Big-hearted and fiercely funny, The Whale is the story of a man’s last chance at redemption, and of finding beauty in the most unexpected places.
The 2022 Academy Award winning movie (starring Brendan Fraser) was adapted from Hunter's play.
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AUDITIONS
POMONA
11 October
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬
Ollie is searching for her sister, and all roads lead to Pomona: an abandoned concrete island at the heart of the city. But as others have learned the hard way, getting involved can cost you everything. Perhaps to survive, it’s better to ignore the truth.
Pomona is a dark, intense and curious one act play about living in the modern world. It unfolds like a puzzle, flirts with the fantastical, and twists like a nightmare.
The play was first performed in London in 2014. This will be its South Australian premiere.
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
For all audition information, please visit the following link to read full details and book a time: trybooking.com/DEDNJ
AUDITIONS
THE (REAL) MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (GARDENS)
5th & 19th July
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬
Margaret and Alice are wealthy, independent women. An unscrupulous noble, Falstaff, tries to seduce them both to get his hands on their money. The wives are smarter than him, and instead he’s humiliated. Their husbands think they know better too, but don’t. Anne’s parents try to arrange her marriage to two different men, but she outsmarts everyone and marries who she wants.
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
This production will present the Shakespeare comedy using the language from the First Folio but resetting the time and place to a 21st century Adelaide suburb, leaning into reality television. It’s a story to challenge preconceptions of gender, culture, class and influence – but always to entertain.
𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Group Auditions will be held over two Saturdays, book-ending the school holidays: 5th July & 19th July.
You will need to prepare a short Shakespearean monologue or soliloquy.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
9 , 10, 11 July @ 7:30pm and 12 July @ 3pm & 7:30pm, Little Theatre
THE PENELOPIAD
By Margaret Atwood
Directed by Kristin Telfer
23 May to 1 June 2025
Little Theatre
Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad is an adaptation of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, told from the perspective of Odysseus' wife Penelope.
Penelope tells her story from the afterlife, from miraculous birth to marriage with the cunning Odysseus. When war erupts over her cousin Helen’s betrayal, Penelope is left to fend off relentless suitors, relying on her loyal maids to survive. But in death, those same maids return, not just to witness her story—but to remind her of the role she played in the tragic ending to theirs.
Featuring original music by Kristin Stefanoff
CONTENT WARNING
Stylised sexual violence and mild coarse language
$28 Full Price
$23 Concession
School groups: $15 per student (arranged via invoice)
Terms & Conditions
- All government issued Concession cards accepted, including seniors and students.
- Companion Cards accepted - please email theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au to confirm.
- Friends Of The Library members are entitled to the Concession price.
- Schools/Teachers: please email theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au to arrange invoicing.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Friday 23 May at 7:30pm
Saturday 24 May at 3pm
Sunday 25 May at 3pm
Wednesday 28 May at 6:30pm (with post-show Q&A)
Thursday 29 May at 7:30pm
Friday 30 May at 7:30pm
Saturday 31 May at 3pm
Sunday 1 June at 3pm
DURATION
Approximately 2 hours
VENUE
Little Theatre The Cloisters, Victoria Drive, University of Adelaide
MOSQUITOES
Written by Lucy Kirkwood
Directed by Bella Wheatland
Geneva, 2008. While Alice's work on the Large Hadron Collider threatens possible destruction of the universe, her family life is falling apart already. With a grieving Jenny’s sudden arrival back into Alice’s world in Geneva, both sisters are forced to reckon with their perceptions of what is order and what is chaos, what is knowable and what is uncertain.
Mosquitoes is a play about families and particle physics. Personal and cosmic tragedy. Our (lack of) belief in each other and in our universe.
23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th April 7:30pm at Little Theatre
Season 2025
- (May) The Penelopaid by Margaret Atwood, directed by Kristin Telfer (get tickets)
- (August) The Watsons by Laura Wade, directed by Matthew Chapman (get tickets)
- (November) The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Geoff Brittain (get tickets)
Annual General Meeting
𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗥𝗦𝗩𝗣 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: http://www.trybooking.com/CWXCP
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COVID-19 update
The Theatre Guild follows the advice of The University of Adelaide in staging its performances for the 2025 season.