A La Boite and B Belvoir Present GWEN IN PURGATORY, 9/29

By: Sep. 14, 2010
Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe.




Existing user? Just click login.

Following the hit production Holding The Man comes Tommy Murphy's brilliant new comedy Gwen In Purgatory. Co-produced by La Boite and Company B Belvoir and directed by Australia's finest director Neil Armfield, Gwen plays at La Boite from 29 September after sell-out shows in Sydney.

At 90, Gwen's discovered that purgatory is sitting in a new house, trying to work out if the remote control operates the air con or fan-assisted oven. As she muddles her way through baffling technology, her family gathers around her to battle over what's going to happen next. "Full of laughs but also extremely emotional, Gwen in Purgatory is the best play to hit a Sydney stage this year" says The Daily Telegraph - it's about the Houlihan family, but it is also about yours!
"As deft and pungent a comedy as you are likely to see this year or any other...it already feels like a classic - but you won't see it produced any better than this." - Sydney Morning Herald.
"9/10...the comedy is truly Australian, pitched close to vintage ABC sitcom Mother and Son" -The Sun-Herald.

Venue | Roundhouse Theatre, Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove Urban Village
Show Times | Tues & Wed 6.30pm, Thurs-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm
Matinees | 2pm Sat 23 Oct & selected 11am mid-week shows
Preview | 29 Sept
Season | 29 Sept - 24 Oct
After Show Discussion Night | Friday 8 Oct
Prices | From $25, Student Rush Tix $15, 30 years and under $26
Bookings | www.laboite.com.au or (07) 3007 8600
Writer | Tommy Murphy

Director |Neil Armfield
Set Designer | Stephen Curtis
Costume Designer | Bruce McKinven
Lighting Designer | David Walters
Sound Designer/ Composer |Paul Charlier
Assistant Director |Cristabel Sved
Dramaturg| Eamon Flack



Videos