LET THE SUNSHINE - World Premiere - ENSEMBLE THEATRE

World Premiere - David Williamsons: LET THE SUNSHINE

With: JUSTIN STEWART COTTA, EMMA JACKSON, ANDREW McFARLANE, GEORGIE PARKER, KATE RAISON & WILLIAM ZAPPA

Director: SANDRA BATES
Designer: GRAHAM MACLEAN
Lighting Designer: MATTHEW MARSHALL

This brand new David Williamson, with trade-mark comedy bite, asks what happens when people of widely different political views are forced to co-exist.

Toby (William Zappa), a maker of hard hitting documentaries, flees Sydney in shame when the press finds out he inadvertently used a bogus witness in his latest film. He convinces his reluctant wife Ros (Georgie Parker) to travel north with him to Noosa, a haven in Queensland fondly remembered from visits in his youth. Problem is, it has now moved from a simple fishing village to a chic, upmarket, manicured playground of the wealthy and privileged. Ros meets an old school friend, Natasha (Kate Raison), who is married to Ron (Andrew McFarlane), a hugely wealthy property developer. Ros and Natasha had little in common even at school, and to say Toby and Ron are like chalk and cheese would be understating it. The connection between the two couples seems destined to be brief and acrimonious save for one thing. Power lawyer Emma (Emma Jackson), the daughter of Natasha, and drop-out musician Rick (Justin Stewart Cotta), son of Ros, happen to meet. And then, in typical Williamson fashion, its on for young and old.

Ensembles Artistic Director, Sandra Bates has assembled a stellar cast for this production, her 4th Williamson World Premiere, and her 12th Williamson production in her 24 years at the theatres helm. Bates is a huge fan of Williamsons work and has a long history of directing his plays. Previous World Premiere productions include Operator (05), A Conversation (01 & 03 tour) and Face to Face (99 & 2000 tour). Previous Sydney Premiere productions include Charitable Intent (06) and Birthrights (03). Sandra has directed many revivals of earlier Williamson plays including After The Ball (02), Travelling North (2000), Sanctuary (98), Money and Friends (96) and Emerald City (95). Ensemble also produced Flatfoot (04) directed by Jonathan Biggins, which then toured nationally.

Williamson announced Bates Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Sydney Theatre Awards and was recently quoted in the SMH saying, "Sandra is a highly intelligent director who goes for the emotional truth of the piece. I've always felt comfortable working at the Ensemble; it's a theatre of narrative and I enjoy the intimacy of the space." (SMH story on launch of Ensembles 2009 season by Bryce Hallett.)

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[Hezzatron]

Fantastic play. Loved it!!!!

[julieafan]

ohh same here!! Thank you so much!!

[keksle75]

Thanks you so very much for uploading this!

I would love to see the play, but unfortunately I am living too far away.