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Tea with Chekhov


  • Bluestone Church Arts Space 8A Hyde Street Footscray, VIC, 3011 Australia (map)

TEA WITH CHEKHOV
"Before we have our duel, please show me how to shoot."

Presented by: Key Conspirators
Written by: Anton Chekhov (mostly)
Directed by: Philip Hayden
Performed by: Hayden Burke, Siobhan Connors, Stefan Dennis, Sarah Hallam, James Harvy, Emma Hayden, Kevin Hopkins, Jessica Martin, Pat Moonie and Anisha Senaratne.

Synopsis:
Tea with your Chekhovian farce ma’am? Don’t mind if I do. Have a tea-snortingly good time at ‘Tea with Chekhov’. Key Conspirators presents a collection of three of Anton Chekhov’s most famous short comedies in which a woman accepts the challenge of a duel from a man (gasp), the worst marriage proposal ever takes place and old men dodder … all served with tea and biscuits.
Key Conspirators is a new Melbourne based theatre company unearthing classic short works from the past and modern one-act gems.

Venue: Bluestone Church Arts Space
Time: 3:00PM
Duration: 60 minutes
Price: $20.00 – $25.00
Dates: 16, 17, 23, 30 September and 1 October

Reviews:
“Phil Hayden is a marvelously gauche cross between Daniel Day Lewis and Rupert Everett" - London Time Out.
“Pat Moonie delivers a stunning realism” - http://www.timpdriver.com/reviews/
“Emma Hayden appears too good looking and intelligent” - Australian Stage Online
"Siobhan Connors presents relaxed, delightfully believable performances"- Melbourne Observer