Company Theatre

POPCORN by Ben Elton - OPENS May 12, 2018

            

 Directed by Suzy Sampson (Above) 

 SEASON: 12 – 26 May 2018   R16 recommended. 

Please note it contains strong language  and sexual references.  

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Winner! Laurence Olivier Award Best New Comedy

Barclays Theatre Award for Best New Play

SYNOPSIS

Bruce Delamitri is a Hollywood Film Maker who makes Tarantino style movies.

Teenage Lovers Wayne and Scout watch Bruce’s movies and his latest Oscar Winner is their favourite. They have taken to imitating his movies in real life and have gained notoriety as "The Mall Murderers".

 The Press is blaming Bruce for their murder sprees and Producer Karla isn’t happy. Neither is his soon to be ex wife Farrah who is worried that there’ll be a backlash, people will start suing and she’ll lose her settlement.

When Wayne and Scout break into Bruce’s house and interrupt his seduction of Playboy Centrefold Brooke, on the night of his Oscar win, moral debate about taking responsibility for one’s actions soon disintegrates with catastrophic results.

Many viewpoints are shown in this intelligent play.

"Funny, gripping and genuinely thought provoking." - Daily Telegraph 

 The cast is as follows 

    

NICK BROWN plays Bruce Delamitri  and ELIZABETH SWAN plays Brooke

   

GRACE CHISOLM plays Scout and FRANCIS JOHNSON plays Wayne 

 

GINA SNEESBY plays Farrah Delamitri 

 

   and SHONA HARRIS plays Karla

     

  SUZY SAMPSON plays Kirsten  and JASMINE GRAY  plays Velvet Delamitri 

THE DIRECTOR - SUZY SAMPSON

Suzy trained at RADA and the London Academy for Performing Arts in the UK, the Stella Adler Academy in New York and TVI Studios in Los Angeles.  She has 20 years’ experience and has directed theatre productions in London, Hong Kong and most recently the Bay of Plenty.

Her one woman show "Shakespeare’s Will"  in which she portrayed Anne Hathaway, won the Hong Kong Arts Award for Best Production and has toured Hong Kong, Prague, Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga.   She appeared in Company Theatre's production of Ladies' Day. 

 THE CREW

Director – Suzy Sampson

Set Design – Suzy Sampson

Production Managers – Linda Camplin and Sherry Ede

Stage Manager – Kay Williams

Assistant Stage Manager – Marissa Wilson

Props/Dressers – Helen Porteous and Ella Lennon

Prompt – Melissa Roberts

Poster Design – Richard Moore

Costumes – Suzy Sampson, Sophia Miernik

Publicity – Sherry Ede and Katie Vincent

Lighting Design and Operation - Stephen Hood

Set Construction – Phil Davis & Helpers TBC

Set Dressing – Suzy Sampson, Caroline Parker

FOH Manager – Lesley Hawkey

Box Office   - Kathy Gent

Bar Manager – Alastair Fletcher