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Heidelberg Theatre Company
THE PAIN KILLER
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HEIDELBERG THEATRE COMPANY (HTC)
BOOKINGS 03 9457 4117
ENQUIRIES 03 9455 3039
EMAIL
[email protected]
WEB
www.htc.org.au
HTC is a member of the Victorian Drama League.
HTC acknowledges financial assistance from the City of Banyule.
HTC Artspace Exhibition
Marie Mackrell
Marie received her training in painting at RMIT and in Education
at Latrobe and Melbourne Universities. From there she took up a
career teaching art and art education at educational institutions
ranging from Primary to Tertiary. For many years up until 2006
Marie was a very active member of Heidelberg TheatreCompany.
Together with her husband Roy, Marie displayed her versatility,
ingenuity and depth of research in rendering sets and backdrops for
productions that spanned a wide variety of genres and periods
including those for ‘Arcadia’, ‘Molly Sweeney’, ‘Born Yesterday’
and the spectacular Melbourne skyline for ‘Scenes from a
Separation’ .
Now living at Rosebud, Marie’s current paintings indulge her love
for rendering seascapes and landscapes of the Mornington
Peninsula. These are exhibited at local galleries and shows.
Leanne Cole, Curator
To assist those with hearing difficulties, a hearing loop is installed in the
theatre—seats 1 to 10 in all rows. HTC gratefully acknowledges a City of
Banyule grant for this service.
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About the play
The origin of ‘The Pain Killer’ is the stage play ‘The Contract’, written
and directed by Francis Veber in 1971. Two years later the play was
adapted into a film and rechristened ‘L'Emmerdeur’ by director
Edouard Molinaro. It starred the famous French duo Jacques Brel as
love-lost photographer François Pignon and Lino Ventura as hitman
Ralph Milan.
In 2005 the play was refreshed and had a very popular theatrical run
with Patrick Timsit (Pignon) and Richard Berry (Milan). Building on
this success, Veber created a modern film adaptation using these
same theatre actors that was released in 2008.
About the playwright
Francis Veber first made his name penning a
series of farcical comedies during the '70s. The
son of writers, he originally worked as a
journalist, but soon dedicated himself solely to
writing comedy – sketches, stories, and plays.
Veber had his first major success with his 1972
screenplay for ’Le Grand Blond Avec Une
Chassure Noire’, a most popular comedy of
errors based on mistaken identity. Veber
continued working steadily throughout the
decade, enjoying particular success for ‘L'Emmerdeur’ with director
Molinaro, as mentioned above, and the internationally acclaimed
farce ‘La Cage Aux Folles’, for which Veber earned an Oscar
nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Veber first took up directing in 1976 with the comedy drama ‘Le
Jouet’, for which he also wrote the screenplay. After earning raves
for his directorial effort, the detective comedy ‘La Chèvre’ (1981),
Veber had an offer for his French film, ‘Les Fugitifs’ (1986) to be
remade in America with him directing. Unfortunately, the U.S.
remake was not a critical or commercial success.
Veber continues to work on both sides of the Atlantic as a
screenwriter and director. In 1998, he had one of his greatest
international successes to date with ‘Le Dîner de Cons’ (The Dinner
Game). Adapted from Veber's own long-running play of the same
name, it was a spirited, witty farce that was enormously popular in
France. Veber was nominated for a Best Director César for the film,
and won a César for its screenplay.
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The pain killer
by Francis Veber
BELLHOP
John Cheshire
FRANCOIS PIGNON
Laurie Jezard
RALPH
Bruce Carboon
LOUISE
Catherine Christensen
Dr WOLF
David Creedon
COP
Steven Anastasi
The play is set at the
Hôtel du Palais, Montpellier, France
in the near present time.
We see two neighbouring guest rooms on the fifth floor.
There will be a 15 minute interval between Act 1
and 2 during which refreshments will be available in
the foyer.
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Production Team
DIRECTOR
Joan Moriarty
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Karen Wakeham
PRODUCTION COORDINATION
Chris McLean
STAGE MANAGER
Basileia Paras
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
David Carey
SET DESIGN & DECOR
Leanne Cole
PAINTINGS
Marie Mackrell
SET CONSTRUCTION
Owen Evans, Doug McNaughton
Dennis Pain, Paddy Moriarty,
Des Harris, Neville Wilkie,
Jim Thomson & HTC Members
WARDROBE
Di Brennan
PROPERTIES
Bronwyn Parker
LIGHTING DESIGN
Craig Pearcey
LIGHTING OPERATION
Owen Evans /John Rowe
SOUND DESIGN
George Bissett
SOUND OPERATION
Jess Wilcox / Bruce Akers
PHOTOGRAPHY
Patricia Tyler
PROGRAMME
Chris McLean
PUBLICITY
Lena Minto
POSTER DESIGN
James Hutson
BOX OFFICE
June Cherrey, Toni Tyers
FRONT
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Patricia Tyler and HTC members
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Director: JOAN MORIARTY
“This is my 21st direction for HTC. Last year I
directed ‘The Dinner Game’ by Francis Veber
and the cast and audiences all had such a fun
time we decided to do another Veber farce.
My latest offering follows the further
misadventures and pitfalls of the hapless
Francois Pignon, so settle down for a rocky
and hilarious ride.
Cheers, Joan”
LAURIE JEZARD (Francois Pignon) Having
played Francois Pignon in last year's HTC
production of ‘The Dinner Game’. Laurie is
delighted to be back playing the madcap
Frenchman along with a cast suffering an
outrageous French accent epidemic. It has
been said that the Jezard name travelled from
France to England with William the Conqueror,
second boat, third oar on the left, which goes
some way in explaining Laurie's claim to
having French blood and giving him an ever so
slight edge in being cast as Pignon .
BRUCE CARBOON (Ralph) Bruce is savouring
the opportunity of playing the villain in this
great French farce and to work under Joan
Moriarty’s direction. Bruce also appreciates
working with such a talented cast and
dedicated crew; they are all insightful and
energetic and contribute significantly to the
overall success of the production.
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CATHERINE CHRISTENSON (Louise) Cathy
has been with HTC for 30+ years and involved
in more than 50 shows - acting, backstage,
costumes and one terrifying stint in the
lighting box. Favourite roles include Moira in
‘Translations’, various characters in ‘Nicholas
Nickleby’, Julia in ‘Fallen Angels’ (playing Joan
Moriarty's best friend from school days) and
the vicar's wife in ‘See How They Run’. Last
year she played in that other Veber farce ‘The
Dinner Game’ and it's a delight to be tangled
once again with the hapless Pignon.
BELLHOP (John Cheshire) After graduating in
Performing Arts at Deakin Uni, John worked
professionally at Arena Theatre for a number
of years, creating plays and touring them to
schools and festivals. Leaving the arts for
social work, John took to amateur theatre to
keep sane (well, it was worth a try). Earlier
this year, John received warm reviews for his
diction, exquisite timing and energy when
appearing as Garry Essendine in STAG’s
‘Present Laughter’. He is particularly fond of
HTC – ‘Noises Off’, ‘Dinner’, ‘The Dinner
Game’ and ‘The Philadelphia Story’ – and is
therefore delighted to be back.
Dr. WOLF (David Creedon) In David’s acting
debut he shared a scene with Guy Pearce.
David assumed a stellar film career awaited,
resembling Guy as he does in all areas except
looks, physique and talent. When this did not
occur he plunged into the world of amateur
theatre. Roles range from balalaika-playing
Russian electrician (difficult) to dim-witted
Morris dancer (easy). David is well qualified
for our play’s Gallic psychiatrist, having
studied French for six years at school,
medicine for zero years at university, and
philandering all his life.
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STEVEN ANASTASI (Cop) Steven has taken a
number of short courses in acting and recently
featured as an extra in a soon-to-be-released
Australian film directed by Rob Sitch. Steven has
found the appeal of working with HTC is that the
generous and talented cast and crew not only
make one feel welcome, but also inspire new
performers to improve their skills.
This is Steven’s first stage appearance.
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Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth is proud to present
Frank L. Baum's timeless classic...
Adapted by Alfred Bradley
Directed by Elise Dorian
Theatre : Heidelberg Theatre Company, Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
Evenings : December 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 @ 7:00 pm
Matinees : December 11 ,18 , 19 @ 3pm
Tickets : $10 for all ages
Info line 03 9457 4117
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THE PAIN KILLER
Heidelberg Theatre Company ♦ Season 2010 ♦ Play 5
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