Next Thursday (1 February) sees the opening of Kucom Theatre’s first offering for 2024, a season of one-act plays collectively titled Odd Couples – for a very good reason.
Odd Couples is a trio of one-act plays that take a grown-up look at relationships between men and women - some quirky, some weird or even downright kinky, but all in a richly comic vein:
The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish, by David Tristram
For Henry Smith life was rarely dull. For Alice Smith life was rarely anything else. Enter Michel - French waiter - tall, dark, and available. Exactly what happened next, no-one's quite sure...
Call Centre Call, by Bruce Olive
Henry is just an ordinary man, living on his own and trying unsuccessfully to connect with the world in which he finds himself. After many frustrating and hilarious interactions with automated voice response systems, he is desperate to talk to a real person.
What's For Pudding? by David Tristram
Mary and Jack's dull Saturday evening is interrupted by the arrival of Maureen, Ted and Dennis. The occasion rapidly dissolves into a drunken gathering as Ted's intellect is likened to that of a paper clip, his wife Maureen reveals a liking for Jack, and Jack rapidly cultivates a taste for pouring whisky over his head.
Special Sunday Matinee
On Sunday 4 February Kucom will be staging a special matinee performance of Odd Couples, starting at 2pm.
Relax and enjoy a pleasant Sunday afternoon of live comedy, in an air-conditioned theatre with comfortable seats. Kucom's licensed bar serves soft drinks as well as alcoholic beverages. Our comfortable new seating system even has grab rails in the aisles to enable the less mobile among us to manage the stairs!
Please note that bookings are essential: https://bit.ly/3QTZJ2a.
Men Needed For Upcoming Production!
Auditions were held last Sunday for Kucom’s April production Bob’s Your Auntie. In true community theatre tradition, men were scarce, and director Maureen Coleman is still on the lookout for another one or two males to complete the cast. Some of the male roles are not very big and would be perfect for anyone wanting to try their hand at acting for the first time.
More information is available from Kucom Theatre: admin@ucom.org.au or phone 0439 684 548.
