Canberra Repertory is kicking off its 2024 season with what it's betting will be a surefire hit – Neil Simon’s comedy, Last of the Red Hot Lovers, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"The women deal with life’s tragedies in the same way as they have with everything else: with practical support, humour and empathy. And a great hairstyle." Reviewer SAMARA PURNELL's been to see "Steel Magnolias".
Michael Sparks as Big Daddy and Liz St Clair as Big Mama in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”.
Theatre / “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”, written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Anne Somes. Canberra Rep at Theatre 3, Acton, until March 6. Reviewed by LEN POWER.
ONE of his most popular plays, Tennessee Williams’ “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof” was first produced on Broadway in 1955 to great acclaim. It won the Pulitzer Prize for drama and was made into a popular movie with Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.
Set in the home of wealthy plantation owner, Big Daddy Pollitt, on the evening of his birthday, the play examines the relationships of the various family members, primarily that of Big Daddy’s son, Brick, and daughter-in-law, Maggie, whose marriage is in crisis.