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  Old Nick Company |
2009 Uni Revue - 'Obama Mia' Obama Mia opened on Friday night (8 May 2009) and the audience enthusiastically showed their appreciation for the slick, fast and funny show. The new format of one 90-minute with no interval was also well received. From the Mercury Review: "This revue is not short of pep, and has it's audience warmly by the throat. It's not perfect - of course they never are - but the giggles far, far outweighs the groans. It's a young company with quite a few familiar faces but their energy and dancing discipline keeps the show high, wide and handsome. The grand finale about American politics, with a dash of Oz, is long but great fun."    
Date - Hobart 8-23 & Launceston 26-30 May, 2009 Location - Theatre Royal (Warning : This production contains adult themes & nudity, or as they say, the obligatory nude flash.) 'Who Knows'   Date - 17th - 28th February, 2009 Location - Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre Written by - Paul McIntyre Directed by - Paul McIntyre 'Hamlet'Old Nick's production of Hamlet promises to be an exciting new production of the Shakespearean classic.Directed by former NIDA director John Clark, this is something not to be missed.  Date - 12-21 June, 2009 Location - Peacock Theatre Directed by - John Clark Written by - William Shakespeare 'The Christian Brothers'In this stunning play for a single actor, playwright Ron Blair gives his devoted, overworked teaching Brother a well-thrashed chair, a strap, a blackboard, and the audience as his pupils. This is a beautifully developed portrait of a man torn between loving and loathing his students. Playing the Brother is James Casey, who recently appeared as Claudius in Old Nick’s 2009 production of Hamlet. This is a powerful one-man show, set in a Christian Brothers classroom in the 1950’s. It is a beautifully developed portrait of a man torn between loving and loathing his students. The Brothers takes us through a day in his classroom, while sharing insights into his past, the reason that he’s a Brother, and what his hopes are for his students. Don’t expect a jovial teacher! His strictness towards his students will flood the memories of the “baby boomers”, while bewildering the “generation x and y” in the audience. Date - Hobart 8-11 July, 2009 & Launceston 22-25 July, 2009 Location - Theatre Royal, Hobart & Annex Theatre, Launceston Written by - Ron Blair Directed by - Darren Sangwell |