Entertainment
20 July, 2023
New comedy show to keep you laughing all the way home
A COMEDY that will have audiences laughing in the aisles is Malanda Theatre Company’s new show which starts next month.
The theatre is well into rehearsals for “How the Other Half Loves”, another fun comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, rollicking along with crazy shenanigans, which mirror real life, more than most of us would care to admit.
Graham Harrington, whose directing and acting career has spanned more than 60 years acting and directing in over 40 productions, has teamed up with newly-minted director Penny Scott, who audiences might remember was seated at the piano, playing for a whole bunch of “naked” Calendar Girls.
Graham has a very strong connection with this play, starring as Frank in two previous productions of “How the Other Half Loves”. The first was in Deniliquin in 1978, opposite his wife Gill as Fiona, and here on the Tablelands with Atherton Performing Arts in 1989.
The complexity of this play incorporates two houses on stage at the same time, with overlapping action between three couples.
Graham has gathered an outstanding cast of experienced actors - Howard Smith plays Frank Foster opposite Deb Bass as Fiona his wife.
Kaitlen Adams and Tim Wright are the Phillips, and Jocelyn Goodwin, and Jake Skukan are the Featherstones, who unwittingly become embroiled in the other two couple’s shenanigans.
For Graham, working with Penny Scott to direct the play is a lovely reminder of theatre experiences of the past and a reassurance that, with the new talent coming through, theatre is alive and well at the Majestic.
To read more of Graham’s rich and inspiring theatrical story, visit the theatre’s website. Don’t miss this new fun play, with tickets on sale now through www.malandatheatre.org or at Tableland Books at Atherton.
“How the Other Half Loves” will be performed on 18-20 and 25-27 August.
