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It’s time to book your tickets for our October show “My Friend Miss Flint”.
It starts next week!!!
Set in the UK in the early 1980’s, we find ourselves in an apartment owned by Tom Lambert, botanist and TV
gardening personality. It is the night after a party, and Tom receives a call from Inland Revenue, the Taxation Office,
enquiring about his public relations consultant Joanna Flint. He can honestly say he has never heard of her, but by
lunchtime, courtesy of his ex-wife who is also his accountant, he knows all about Miss Flint and realises that he could
be in a lot of trouble with the taxation office – and he has no idea how he is going to get out of it. His tricky situation
sets the stage for a sparkling comedy of the type we have come to expect of UK situation comedies. In the ensuing
turmoil we discover that a number of characters are not what they first appeared to be, and as the confusions unravel in
a most entertaining manner you’ll head off home with a smile.
The cast includes DMS favourite Ben Wilson-Hill as Tom Lambert, with Cheralee Heynes in the role of his ex-wife,
and Eddie Bruce as his twice-weekly cleaner. Kate Gandy, Karen Smyth and Dennis Channells provide the characters
that bring the twists and turns in the show. Directed by John Nawotka, with assistance from Eddie Bruce, this
production brings to life the script penned by Donald Churchill and Peter Yeldham – an entertaining topical situation
comedy that we can all relate to.
While Donald Churchill is a well-known British writer, you will find that his co-writer, Peter Yeldham provides the
Aussie interest… Peter Yeldham is a home grown playwright whose extensive writing career began with short stories,
radio scripts and a column for a weekly magazine. He spent twenty years in England, becoming a leading screenwriter
for films and television, and also wrote plays for the theatre, including the highly successful comedies Birds on the
Wing and Fringe Benefits. His Australian work includes numerous mini-series, among them “1915”, “Captain James
Cook,” “The Alien Years”, “All the Rivers Run”, “The Heroes”, “The Far Country”, “Run from the Morning”, “The
Timeless Land”, “Ride on Stranger” and “The Battlers”. He adapted Bryce Courtenay’s novel “Jessica”, which won
the 2005 Logie award for best mini-series. He is the author of eleven previous novels, which include “A Bitter
Harvest”, “The Currency Lads”, “Against the Tide”, “The Murrumbidgee Kid”, “A Distant Shore”, “Glory
Girl” and “Barbed Wire and Roses”. In 1991 he received an Order of Australia Medal for achievement in film and
television, and a Centenary Medal in 2003. Industry honours include six Australian Awards, a British Writers Guild
Award, a nomination for a Ned Kelly Award for his thriller Without Warning, and nomination for an International
Emmy for his television drama, “Captain James Cook.” Sounds impressive, doesn’t it… so is My Friend Miss Flint.
Performance Details
DMS perform at the Dural Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, 604 Old Northern Rd, Dural (opposite Redfield College)
Evening Performance Dates: 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 October at 8.00 p.m.
Matinee Performance Dates: 12, 19 October at 2.00 p.m.
Adults: $25
Children/Concessions: $15
Bookings through MCA Ticketing on 1300 306 776 - (booking fee charged)
Treat yourself to a special night out by trying our very popular Dinner & Show Package in conjunction with…
42 Bannerman’s Trattoria and Bar, Glenhaven
For full details of the show please take a look at our website: www.duralmusicalsociety.org.
Sponsorship
If you’re interested in being a sponsor of the Dural Musical Society, please let one of our committee members know.
There are many ways to sponsor – from financial support through to providing materials for our scenery or costumes.
And of course, we are always looking for Raffle prizes…
DMS Committee