20 November - 6 December 2025
Directed by Cate Clelland
Written by Dario Fo, translation by Joseph Farrell
Preview Thursday 20 November (followed by a Q&A with the cast and director)
Season: 20 November – 6 December 2025
Evenings 7:30pm: Wed – Sat
Matinees 2pm: 29, 30 November, 6 December
SYNOPSIS
Desperate times call for desperate measures…and with problems so desperately familiar, join with Toni and Maggie as they navigate their own cost of living crisis!
Incensed by ever-increasing high prices at the supermarket, the locals take matters into their own hands. Outrage turns into demonstrations and riots at supermarkets, which ends in a shoplifting spree.
On her way home Toni bumps into her friend Maggie, who promises to help find creative ways to hide the loot. From then on it’s one crazy disaster after another. Especially when the police arrive!
‘Farce at its finest…simply glorious’ The Stage
An Amateur Production By Arrangement with ORIGIN (TM) Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French Inc. - A Concord Theatricals Company
CAST
Antonia - Maddie Lee
Margherita - Chloe Smith
Giovanni - Lachlan Abrahams
Luigi - Rowan McMurray
The Actor - Antonia Kitzel
Ensemble:
Ben Zolfaghari
Stephanie van Lieshout
Ariana Barzinpour
Rucha Tathavadkar
Sterling Notley
Rosemary Gibbons
Selene Thomson
Paul Jackson
PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
Thursday 20 November, 7:30pm Preview (followed by a Q&A with the Cast & Director)
Friday 21 November, 7:30pm Opening Night
Saturday 22 November, 7:30pm
Wednesday 26 November, 7:30pm
Thursday 27 November, 7:30pm
Friday 28 November, 7:30pm
Saturday 29 November, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday 30 November, 2:00pm
Wednesday 3 December, 7:30pm
Thursday 4 December, 7:30pm
Friday 5 December, 7:30pm
Saturday 6 December, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
TICKETS
Single tickets on sale NOW
Standard — $50
Preview — $40
Members — $38
Under 30s — $25
Concession (Full Time Student, Concession Card, Seniors Card) — $40
Group (6+) — $40
All web and Telephone sales are subject to a $4 per transaction Booking Fee
