Subscriber Guide: The Comedy Subscription
A Subscription Package designed for those who love to laugh.
You’ve decided to Subscribe to State Theatre Company. Wonderful news! We’re thrilled to have you join the family. But you may be asking yourself, where do I start?That’s completely understandable. Choice can be a heavy cross to bear… especially when it concerns some pretty spectacular theatre.
You’ve found yourself here because you love to giggle. Heaviness isn’t your thing, unless it’s breathing heavy after euphoric fits of laughter. For you, nothing is better than rolling in the aisles and holding your sides after a night of madcap comedy, is it Chuckles?
We’ve curated a collection of our funniest shows from Season 2019 just for you. When subscribing, you should select the following shows:
David Williamson’s The Club (an all-female, three-actor version):
Williamson’s classic satire of tradition and greed on and off the footy field is radically reinvented by Adelaide theatre company isthisyours? Three of Adelaide’s finest comic actors become six of Australian drama’s most infamous men in an uproarious new production. This is Australian comedy as it should be: bold, dangerous and very, very funny.
Jasper Jones:
Craig Silvey’s beloved tale of two teenagers solving a mystery in a small country town comes to the Adelaide stage after sell-out seasons around the country. In a sparkling adaptation by Kate Mulvany, Jasper Jones becomes a wild, white-knuckled ride that will have you laughing all the way to the edge of your seat.
The 39 Steps:
Four actors, 139 roles, and 100 minutes of breakneck hilarity. We’re talking super-fast wig changes, hundreds of costumes and jokes on top of jokes executed with dizzying precision by Nathan Page and a cast of Australia’s finest clowns. This is Hitchcock’s classic mystery at the highest possible speed.
Black is the New White:
Nakkiah Lui (ABC’s Black Comedy) brings us a hilarious romantic comedy unlike any you’ve seen before. The daughter of a famous Aboriginal activist falls in love with the son of an ultra-conservative pundit, in a uniquely Australian case of star-crossed love. After rave reviews all around the country, Black is the New White comes to Adelaide bigger, better and blacker than ever! This is a new Australian classic that will have you laughing from the very beginning.
Taste-breakers:
If you want to broaden your horizons and see something a little bit different, check out the sweeping Aussie epic Hydra, or our new production of Arthur Miller’s classic drama A View from the Bridge.
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