THEATRE – Seymour Centre: The Codgers

April 20, 2010toMay 1, 2010

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  • Dates: Tuesday 20 April – Saturday 1 May 2010

Eavesdrop on six senior Aussie men, some of them mates since war service, as they sweat it out together each week in a gym and are taken on inter-connected journeys that are challenging, touching and very funny. When secrets, differences and loss of trust threaten to destroy the long-established friendships, they learn that ‘difference’ is more a matter of point of view; that ‘you wouldn’t be dead for quids’ and, no matter what, that you gotta laugh!
The hit Australian stage comedy of 2008 is back in 2010 with more laughs and a couple of new Codgers. Following a triumphant World Premiere at Riverside Theatres Parramatta in July 2008, Codgers toured to sold out audiences in Albury/Wodonga, Griffith , Taree, Coffs Harbour , Lismore, Gosford and Glen Street Theatre at Belrose. Audiences and critics alike acclaimed Don Reid’s entertaining and beautiful play, the winner of the prestigious Rodney Seaborn Playwright’s Award in 2006. This new 2010 national tour visits Adelaide , Sydney, Canberra , Melbourne and regional centres in four states.
Two new “codgers” join the cast of some of Australia’s leading senior actors: Ronald Falk (Nicholas Nickleby/Weary), Ron Haddrick (Festen/The Club), Edwin Hodgeman (Shine/Look Both Ways), Russell Newman (Underbelly II/Guys and Dolls), Jon Lam (Singapore Sling/Matrix Reloaded) and Shane Porteous, returning to his theatrical roots after his time as the much loved Dr. Terence Elliot in A Country Practice.

TOURING DETAILS
24-27 March 2010 – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre – theq.net.au or (02) 6298 0290
30-31 March 2010 – Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre – bmec.com.au or (02) 6333 6161
7–10 April 2010 – Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith – jspac.com.au or (02) 4723 7600
13–17 April 2010 – Adelaide Festival Centre – adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or 131 246
5–7 May 2010 – Princess Theatre, Launceston – theatrenorth.com.au or (03) 6323 3666
1–5 June 2010 – The Street Theatre, Canberra – thestreet.org.au or (02) 6247 1223
8–9 June 2010 – Riverlinks, Shepparton – riverlinksvenues.com.au or (03) 5832 9511
11–12 June 2010 – Albury Entertainment Centre – alburycity.nsw.gov.au 02 6051 3051
16– 17 June 2010 – Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds – clocktowercentre.com.au 03 9243 9191
Other locations and dates to follow

SYDNEY SEASON DETAILS
Dates: Tuesday 20 April – Saturday 1 May 2010
Performance times: Tuesday 6.30pm, Wednesday 2pm and 8pm, Thursday & Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm and 8pm
Ticket prices: Adult $48, Senior/Pensioner/Student/Carer $35, Groups (6+) $32
Transaction fees may apply

Seymour Centre
Cnr City Road and Cleveland Streets
Chippendale

Bookings (02) 9351 7940 or seymourcentre.com.au or ticketmaster.com.au

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