A comedy written by acclaimed Australian playwright David Williamson is the next production at The Guild Theatre Rockdale.
Managing Carmen is a play about a cross-dressing football player who battles to keep his quirky addiction a secret.
Brent (played by Russell Godwin) is the young, handsome AFL star in question. His ruthless manager Rohan (David Hines) is loud-mouthed, abrasive and loves all the money that Brent is making him.
Rohan is being offered big money for advertisements with Brent's endorsement but he cannot put Brent in front of the cameras; Brent is a completely wooden actor and cannot loosen up.
Desperate, Rohan hires Jessica, a consultant psychologist (played by Donna Randall) to 'unlock' Brent so he can avail of these lucrative advertising deals. Jessica discovers that Brent has a surprising secret; a quirky addiction that could be enough to ruin Brent's AFL career, as well as his already rocky relationship with his self-absorbed trophy girlfriend, Clara (Caitlin Gleeson).
To make matters worse, the notorious sports journalist Max Upfield (Chad Smith) senses a story and is continuously digging for clues as to what might be going on.
This comedy, with a satisfying ending, will have audiences laughing heartily, while giving them a little food for thought at the same time.
Managing Carmen is directed by Chris Searle and the cast includes Caitlin Gleeson, Russell Godwin, David Hines, Donna Randall and Chad Smith
Russell Godwin and Donna Randall shared the stage in The Guild Theatre's May 2018 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (playing Bottom and Titania/Hippolyta, respectively).
Caitlin Gleeson was last seen on the Guild stage in 2017, playing American air hostess Gloria in the hilarious farce, Boeing-Boeing. David Hines and Chad Smith are established performers at the Guild.
This modern, fast-paced comedy contains 41 scenes, a great deal of original film content and original music composed by Hines.
Managing Carmen is on from May 17 until June 8 at the Guild Theatre, Walz Street, Rockdale
- Bookings: 9520 7364 or guildtheatre.com.au