Roots and Wings

Nominated for Best Comedy
2008 / 2009 ATG "Curtain Call" Awards

  • Synopsis
  • The Cast
  • The Crew
  • Performance Details
  • Reviews
  • Photos
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Synopsis

It hasn't been Griff's and Ruby's day, really. Griff has discovered - in the most dramatic fashion - that their son Nigel is not only a drag queen but gay; hours later, Nigel is in hospital having been hurt in a car crash in which his lover, Kevin, has incurred much worse injuries.

Robust, sensible Ruby has much to deal with - Nigel's fears, Griff's prejudices, her own confused emotions - and has to use every resource at their disposal to keep the peace, especially as, for the first time, she and Griff are face-to-face with their "in laws", Kevin's parents Rita and Vernon.

Many secrets raise their ugly heads and many harsh words are spoken in between the hilarious one-liners before this sharp yet compassionate comedy reaches its bittersweet conclusion.

Written By  : Frank Vickery
Directed by : Andrew Clark and Kerry Cooper

The Cast:

Ruby Lindy LeCornu
Griff (Ruby's husband) Peter Davies
Nigel (Ruby's and Griff's son) Alex Bond
VernonAndrew Clark
Rita (Vernon's wife)Jo St. Clair
NurseCharlotte Archbold

The Crew

DirectorAndrew Clark and Kerry Cooper
Stage ManagerDawn Hyatt
Assistant Stage ManagerJoy Whellum
Costume DesignLynda Pearl
Set Design and ConstructionSteve Kelly
Set Installation Max Bowden, Ray Trowbridge, Steve Kelly,
Sean Smith, Kym Clayton
Lighting design and operationRay Trowbridge
Sound design and OperationSean Smith
Properties & set decorationJudy Rogers and Elaine Latcham
BackstageJudy Rogers and Elaine Latcham
PublicityJudy Rogers
TicketingKaren Payne
Box OfficeKaren Payne
ProgrammeKerry Cooper and Ray Trowbridge
PhotographyRay Trowbridge
Business ManagementAndrew Clark
Programme cover, poster & post card designVisionzone

Performance Details:

Thursday 14th May 2009 to Saturday 16th May 2009 8.00pm
Thursday 21st May 2009 to Saturday 23rd May 2009 8.00pm
Saturday 23rd May 2009 2.00pm

Domain Theatre
Marion Cultural Centre
Cnr Diagonal and Sturt Roads (Adjacent Westfield Shoppingtown Marion)
Oaklands Park

Adelaide Review

A Brit sit/com with a difference as two families discover that their sons are gay lovers.
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RUSSELL STARKE

Adelaide Theatre Guide Review

There's been an accident. Nigel (Alex Bond) is in hospital and his Mum and Dad are in the corridor waiting to visit, and that is where the play and the games begin.
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Fran Edwards

Encore Review

Welsh playwright Frank Vickery's comedy was first produced in 1995 but the attitudes and naivety are from a much earlier time. Or maybe it's the culture of the location.
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Kerry Edwards

Stage Whisperer

Contemporary set design promoted the contiguity of the stoic parents in scene 1, and enabled the continuity of the play to be well paced. Frank Vickery's play about 'coming out' is humble and poignant, dignified and resilient in spirit, qualities the cast embodied faithfully.
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Carole Steyenson

The Advertiser

FRANK Vickery's play about parents dealing with their own imperfections as they come to terms with having gay sons takes a humorous path towards a universal message
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Samela Harris

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