IN front of a packed house last night, HotHouse Theatre’s artistic director Lyn Wallis asked something simple of her audience.
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Ms Wallis was on stage to announce the theatre’s seven-show season for 2019.
Kicking off with the frenetic one man show Garry Starr Performs Everything in March, the 2019 program is set to cover everything from comedy through to literary classics and Australian drama.
The aforementioned debut show, performed by comedian Damien Warren-Smith, is an anarchic one-hour not-safe-for-work romp through literally every genre in an effort to ‘save’ theatre.
March also sees Jean Tong’s Romeo is Not the Only Fruit grace the HotHouse stage, a lesbian musical romp with a spicy score and even spicier ending.
In May, the State Theatre Company South Australia will perform Animal Farm, a one-man adaptation of George Orwell’s classic allegory.
Four young stars from Yackandandah will tread the boards in July with local director Brendan Hogan’s The Last Boy on Earth.
In August, Ghenoa Gela will perform her powerhouse show My Urrwai, with Griffin Theatre Company’s Splinter to follow in October.
Suzie Miller's Sunset Strip rounds out season 2019 in November.
“We have subscribers who come to everything, but it's great to target particular audiences we really want to develop that don't get to see enough of their own story,” Ms Wallis said.
“I always try and program it so everyone can enjoy it – I have to fall in love with the shows before I program them.”