RAIN MAN - Ensemble Theatre 2010

Australian Premiere
RAIN MAN by Dan Gordon
Based on the MGM motion picture, story by Barry Morrow, screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow.
Produced by special arrangement with MGM ON STAGE, Darcie Denkert & Dean Stolber
Director: Sandra Bates Designer: Anna Ilic Lighting Designer: Gavan Swift
Cast: Gary Baxter, Alex Dimitriades, Paul Gleeson, Catherine McGraffin, Daniel Mitchell, Matilda Ridgway
An intimate adaptation of the Oscar winning film about two brothers who find themselves in each other.
Charlie Babbitt (Alex Dimitriades) is in crisis. His business is about to go under, his girlfriend, Susan (Catherine
McGraffin), is going to leave him and he's just learned that his father has died, leaving his $7 million fortune in
trust to an unknown beneficiary. Charlie's journey to claim his inheritance begins at the Wallbrook Institution
where he discovers Raymond (Daniel Mitchell), an autistic savant with an extraordinary gift for numbers who
happens to be his older brother. What begins as a kidnapping attempt leads Charlie and Raymond on a road
trip of discovery beyond the hospital gates and into a world of love and understanding.
Director, Sandra Bates has assembled a stellar cast of actors including Alex Dimitriades (TV: The Heartbreak
Kid, Underbelly, Blue Murder, Wildside. Film: La Spagnola, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigo, Ghost Ship) in his
debut stage appearance at Ensemble as Charlie. The cast also includes Ensemble stalwarts Gary Baxter (Little
Nell, McReele, Simpson J) (Daniel Mitchell (Brooklyn Boy, Tuesdays With Morrie, Mary Stuart, Drawer Boy,
Hamlet, Art, The Price); Catherine McGraffin (The Ruby Sunrise, Trying, Death of a Salesman, Charitable
Intent); Paul Gleeson (The Ruby Sunrise, Stella By Starlight, All My Sons) and Matilda Ridgway (Brooklyn Boy,
The Ruby Sunrise).
Following the Ensemble Theatre season (May 4 -- July 10) RAIN MAN tours to Canberra Theatre Centre (July 13 --
July 17), Q Theatre Penrith (July 20 -- July 24), Glen St Theatre Belrose (Sept 7 -- Sept 18) and IPAC Wollongong
(Sept 21 -- Sept 25).
"[Dan Gordon's] adaptation of Rain Man for the theatre is a triumph." - This Is London
"... heart-warming and poignant with its funny moments..." Curtain Up
"... a neat adaptation of a Hollywood blockbuster... I defy anyone to sit through it without experiencing both
sympathetic laugher and sentimental tears" -- The Telegraph
SEASON DETAILS:
VENUE: Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall Street, Kirribilli, NSW, 2061
DATES: Previews from May 4, 2010, Opening night Thurs May 13, season to July 3, 2010
PERFORMANCES: check website for performance times www.ensemble.com.au
PRICES: $42-$65 (booking charges may apply)
BOOKINGS: 02 9929 0644 or www.ensemble.com.au
FURTHER INFORMATION / INTERVIEWS / IMAGES please contact: Merran Doyle (02) 9905 4644, mobile 0419 999 607, email:
merran@merrandoyle.com.au
NB: PRODUCTION PHOTOS DOWNLOADABLE from Ensemble Theatre website from May 6:
www.ensemble.com.au - media password to download images: Emedia

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