"Uncle Jack" By Judith Prior

Once again Mates / Theatre Genesis is descending into the open arms of Magda Community Artz.

"Uncle Jack" - an absurdly loveable and quintessential Aussie satire - is the first production celebrating the official knot-tying of these 2 well established amateur theatre groups.

It's just as well we laugh so loudly at ourselves - perhaps it saves the embarrassment of hearing other people laughing at us?

"Uncle Jack" uses the simple but very effective setting of a family celebration, along the lines of the ever popular and enduring Jack Hibbard play, " Dimboola".

The play is set in a church hall where the wedding anniversary of Harold and Maude Connolly is about to be celebrated.

Their two married daughters, Claire and Lorna, are setting the table as Harold arrives with the news that their mother, Maude, has just been seen leaving town, on the back of a Harley Davidson motorbike. The girls have invited over one hundred guests, a band and a professional entertainer - from the "big smoke"! Everyone will be able to identify with this dysfunctional family as their carefully planned special event becomes an hilarious disaster: Mum and Dad are fighting; the black sheep of the family "Uncle Jack" has turned up - uninvited!; and somebody has spiked the punch ensuring the Vicar is doing a creditable impression of The Vicar of Tiddley . . .

By permission David Spicer Productions.

Adults: $25; Conc: $20; Children under 12: free. Family friendly, good old Aussie farce - means family tickets available. Tell us who your family consists of - and / or negotiate it on the night!

Please be early and preferably pre-book your tickets via magdacommunityartz@gmail.com
Further info: Mervyn, 0400 497 422