Mount Players Theatre – A Bunch of Amateurs

Tutor/Leader: Marlene Cann
Date: Sunday 17 Nov. 2024
Location: Mount Players is at the Mountview Theatre at 56 Smith Street, Macedon.
Time: 11:45am – 4:00pm
Numbers: 25
Cost: $25.00

A Bunch of Amateurs is a comedy written by well-known British comedy writers Ian Hislop and Nick Newman.
Keen to boast his flagging career, Jefferson, a fading Hollywood action hero arrives in England to play King Lear at Stratford. However, it is not the birthplace of the bard as he thought, but a sleepy Suffolk village playing alongside a bunch of amateurs who are trying to save their theatre from developers.

As the Hollywood star’s ego, vanity and insecurity is tested to the limits by the enthusiastic amateur actors, the two worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes and he discovers some truths about himself and his inner Lear.

As always for those interested we will go for lunch at a local restaurant, leaving so that we can arrive at the theatre at 1.30pm to enjoy a free sherry or soft drink before the production which starts at 2.00pm

Mount Players is at the Mountview Theatre at 56 Smith Street.
Macedon. Details of the restaurant will follows closer to the time and for those not attending the restaurant we will ensure that you get your tickets beforehand.