THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO RACE presented by Queensland Theatre Tickets
About THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO RACE
Welcome to Appleton, a tidy country town with a population of 1557. Stop in at the pub in the arvo, try your luck with the pokies and why not stay for the annual Potato Race?
It’s the highlight of the year. Only this year Dr Penny Anderson is back home in Appleton, and she has a question. Why should the prize money for the race be more for the men than for the women?
Cousin Nikki thinks Penny is up herself. Long-time resident Barb is up for a change but her friend Bev isn’t a fan of the tree-changers and their woke ways. Can they work together to smash through the glass ceiling, one potato sack at a time?
Playwright Melanie Tait takes real-life events and brings us a warm comedy showing the world that there’s more than one way to win a race.
Venue
Bille Brown Theatre
Accessibility
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Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY BUS: The 86 bus route is a free South Brisbane bus loop service offered by Translink, that delivers you meters from the theatre's front door.
BY CAR: There is paid car parking available in the surrounding streets.
More information about THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO RACE
★★★★ "A celebration of tenacious country women" — Limelight
★★★★ "An outrageous ocker comedy" — The Age
★★★★ “A quintessentially Australian story” — Arts Hub
"A play brimming with heart" — InQueensland
"A very Australian, effervescently entertaining, laugh-out-loud funny new play with serious things to say and a gentle way of saying them." — Limelight Magazine
Creatives
Writer: Melanie Tait
Director: Priscilla Jackman
Set Designer: Michael Scott-Mitchell
Costume Designer: Leigh Buchanan
Lighting Designer: John Rayment
Composer/Sound Designer: Brady Watkins
Stage Manager: Grant Gravener
Assistant Stage Manager: Nicole Neil
Cast
Nikki: Rachel Gordon
Rania: Natassia Halabi
Bev: Barb Lowing
Penny: Libby Munro
Barb: Valerie Bader
Tickets
Unfortunately, tickets for this event are no longer available.
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