Kucom took a popular David Tristram comedy to the North Queensland Festival of One-Act Plays (NQ-FOOAP), which was held in Townsville on the May Day long weekend. Last Tango in Little Grimley was first performed by Kucom at the old Shakespeare Street Theatre 30 years ago and is still one of the funniest and most relatable one-act plays about a struggling amateur theatre company – and last Saturday adjudicator Pamela Cassidy obviously agreed, because she awarded Kucom the trophy for Best Play, while Director Carolyn Roche received the Best Director award. The cast included Geoff Stewart-McLean, Tessa King, John Irvine and Bronwyn Grannall.
We congratulate the winners in the other sections – Townsville Little Theatre and Perry Studios. There were some wonderful moments, and some intriguing new scripts to explore.
Big thanks go to Kucom members Monica Stewart-McLean and Anne Clutterbuck and the crew at Townsville Civic Theatre for their technical support, to everyone involved in the festival for making us so welcome and helping us out with props and technical equipment - and to all the lovely people who came up to tell us how much they enjoyed our presentation.
We can’t wait to go back to the NQ-FOOAP in 2025!
Our next production
Following the one-act plays in February and the recent production of The Murder Game, Kucom’s 2024 season continues in July with The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race, a comedy by Australian playwright Melanie Tait. Directed by Luana Royle, The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race will be a Mackay Festival Fringe event.
Early Bird bookings opened on Monday 6 May, for one week only – there’s still time to grab the cheap tickets, the Early Bird won’t be flying away until Sunday night.
Season dates: 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27 July at 7.30pm, with a matinee at 2pm on Sunday 21 July.
Book online at: https://events.humanitix.com/the-appleton-ladies-potato-race
Alternatively, if you’re not comfortable with online transactions you can also book your tickets by phone. Just call Kucom’s Public Relations Officer on 0419756840.
We’re looking forward to our road trip!
Contributed by Kucom Theatre.
Kucom’s 2024 season continues in July with The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race, a comedy by Australian playwright Melanie Tai, book your tickets now! Photo Credit: Kucom Theatre (Facebook)
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