
Mercury Theatre Wynnum
PLAYING BY THE BAY SINCE 1949

2 one act plays about the truth and other stuff ...
"IN BLACK AND WHITE"
By Helen Wyngard
- COMEDY -
"THE TRAVELLER'S TABLE"
By Hugh O'Brien
- COMEDY -
5 Shows Only
20 - 28 JULY
MANLY-LOTA RSL MEMORIAL HALL
184 Melville Terrace
MANLY, Q
IN BLACK AND WHITE
Director :: Jennifer JONES
What price friendship when the trust is challenged?
Two long standing old friends, one moving house, find the past catching up with them both in a play that deals with moving forward and letting go of our past.
In Black and White sensitively moves the actors backwards and forwards on a tightrope of humour, trust, perceived betrayal, and acceptance.
The role of the one of the woman's daughter is a perfect foil to the twosome as she adroitly looks upon the unfolding situation less emotionally, wondering if she ever knew either of them at all.
THE TRAVELLER'S TABLE
Director :: Silvana SILIATO
Mayhem can only erupt when erotic Asian massage, a fake priest and feral cats collide!
At a tiny outback motel, people travelling alone are invited to dine together at the traveller’s table. A bored fertiliser salesman with the gift of the gab amuses himself by picking a business card at random from the lobby notice board and then pretending to be the person on the card – in this case a parish priest. But unbeknown to him, one of the other lone travellers, a bored housewife, is playing the same mischievous game by pretending to be a purveyor of erotic Asian massage! Caught in the middle of the two wacky pretenders is a troubled young public servant who has corruptly under-counted the local feral cat population.
This fast moving comedy poses the question “Why be yourself when it’s more fun to be someone else?”
PERFORMANCES
Open Dress Rehearsal
Friday 20 July @7.30pm
No frills, all tickets $15 (children free)
Gala Opening
Saturday 21 July @ 7.30pm
Dress up and following the performance
enjoy a glass of free champagne and meet the cast.
The Stay Classy at the Theatre photographer
may be at this performance.
Evening Performances
Friday 27 July @ 7.30pm
Saturday 28 July @ 7.30pm
Includes tea/coffee and biscuits
Matinee
Saturday 28 July @ 2pm
Includes tea/coffee and biscuits
TICKETS
TICKETS
Adult - $25
Member - $20
Concession - $20
Child (school age) - $10
Member Concession - $18;
Group of 8 or more - $20
Friday 20 July (Open Dress Rehearsal)
All tickets $15; Child (school age) - free