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A Night On The Tiles
by Suzanne Hawley
Directed by Samsara Dunston
Synopsis
Everything always happens at Jess’s birthday parties. The good, the bad and the ugly. She is finally turning 40 and her best friends are so busy messing up their own love lives there is barely any time to talk about her own tawdry affair with Geoff.
Karen’s ex, Garry is gadding about with a 21 year old flibbertigibbet, and Deirdre is self-medicating her loneliness with food. A Night On The Tiles is an uproarious surreal romp with everything except the kitchen sink (but there is a vanity basin…).
This show has sex, marriage, pregnancy, trips to Italy, and an ironing board all compacted into a bathroom and 90 minutes. Bring a hand towel because you will be crying with laughter all the way through.
Auditions will be held at the Monash Theatrical Rehearsal and Resource Centre (MTRRC) – formerly Fleigner Hall
Corner Highland and Turnbull Avenues. Oakleigh East
24 November @ 7pm
26 November @ 7pm
For script, more information and to book your rehearsal please contact the director, Samsara Dunston, at samsaradunston@gmail.com, or 0412 415 159.
Characters:
Karen – late 30s/early 40s
Karen is a healthy woman with excellent flexibility. She is sad due to the breakdown of her marriage to Garry – he left her for a much younger woman. She is a loyal friend to Jess.
Jess – 40 years old exactly
Jess is facing her 40th birthday but can’t face it at all. She is a bit of a drama queen and a bit of a lush. Jess is having an affair with an older married man (Geoff) who keeps promising to leave his wife but never does, and he never turns up for her birthdays. It always hits her hard and she self-medicates with alcohol.
Deidre – mid 40s
Deirdre is a woman who tries to appear confident and in control bu is very unhappy about being alone in life. She tries to live her life through her friends and can’t see this is why life doesn’t work for her. This is also why people are put off by her. Deirdre self-medicates with food.
Jackie – 21ish
Jackie is young and pert and confident – and she likes sex. She has fallen for an older man (Garry) who has charmed her with his persona of the man he wished he still was – impetuous and carefree and ready for sex at the drop of a hat. Jackie has just found out she is pregnant…
Garry – mid 40s
Garry is a middle-aged man who still sees himself as a young stag. He knows how to impress women – he has a spiel – but finds himself in serious relationships. He is not young anymore though, and it is surprisingly difficult to keep up with the sex drive of a woman half his age.
Geoff – early 50s
Geoff is Jess’s boss. They have been having an affair for years and he keeps spinning her that standard line about why he can’t leave his wife to be with Jess. He never turns up for her birthday even though he says he will.
Mark – mid 40s
Mark is a tradie who is in fine physical fitness. He has a broken relationship recently behind him. He is not looking for a new relationship but he can recognise a fellow human in pain. He doesn’t really know what he wants, but is open to finding out.
