David Williamson's 'Crunch Time' Opens at the Ensemble Theatre while 'Emerald City' Transfers from QT to MTC
Congrats to David Williamson who has not one, but three plays on the country’s main stages at the moment. David’s last ever play Crunch Time starring John Wood and Guy Edmunds opened at the Ensemble Theatre last night.
What’s it about:
Steve is the typical Aussie bloke, self-assured, social and sports-mad. Recently retired from a high-flying career, he’s passed the family business over to his son Jimmy – a chip off the old block. But his eldest son Luke, an engineer with more of an interest in algebra than AFL, has never quite seen eye-to-eye with his dad and they haven’t spoken in eight years. When Steve suddenly falls ill, time is running out to repair their broken relationship – and Luke and Jimmy will have to go to extreme lengths to fulfill their father’s final wishes.
Crunch Time runs until April 9. Tickets are selling fast for David’s final play, you can purchase yours here.
Also gracing the stage is a remount of David’s classic Emerald City which is being co-produced by QT and MTC.
What’s it about:
Fade in. Sydney in the 1980s. The Emerald City of Oz, luring unsuspecting idealists with the promise of fulfilled fantasies, and leaving them with their dreams shattered on the pavement. Colin is a one-time gun screenwriter who’s off his game these days, and his wife Kate is a publisher with a penchant for taking risks. Seduced by the scent of success, they move their family to the Emerald City in pursuit of a share of its fame and fortune. Colin teams with a hack writer to work on his pet project screenplay, but soon finds himself faced with a stark choice: make art or make a motza?
Emerald finishes it’s run at QT at the end of next week before travelling down to the MTC to run from March 6 to April 18. You can purchase your tickets here.
Also David’s penultimate play Family Values has sold out at Griffin Theatre Company. Tickets are still available to see the play at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta from March 18 - 21. You can purchase your tickets here.
