19 - 30 March
The Company Theatre presents
BEST OF TIMES
Written by Josephine Gazard
Directed by Megan Sampson
“No one cares if you get offended. Eat a teaspoon of cement and harden the f*ck up.”
When reunions go very, very wrong.
On an unusually warm evening in rural NSW, a group of former best friends reunite to pregame for their ten year high school reunion. As old wounds are slowly opened and clashing political opinions turn them against each other, the evening unravels into moral warfare as they try to connect to the world, each other, and who they once were.
Through the lens of a wildly dysfunctional friendship group, Best Of Times is an exploration of change, identity and belonging set against the backdrop of a country in political turmoil.
Cast and Creative Team
Producing Company: The Company Theatre
Playwright: Josie Gazard
Director: Megan Sampson
Producer: Izzy Williams
Assistant Director: Madiba Doyle-Lambert
Stage Manager: Dylan Ford
Sound Design: Johnny Yang
Lighting Design: Chris Milburn
Set Design: Harry Reid
Costume Design: Olivia Hall-Smith
Assistant Producers: Taveeta Szymanowicz, Harry Reid, Olivia Hall-Smith, Talia Benatar
Cultural Consultants: Clay Crighton, Az Fahmi, Johnny Yang, Sara-Jane Oakeshott
Artwork: Ethan Robertson
Cast (of 6): Amy James, Talia Benatar, Josephine Gazard, Riley McNamara, Bayley Prendergast, Alfred Kouris
Swings: Sarah Greenwood, Jack Mitsch, Ameer Di Meglio
PLEASE NOTE:
The performance on 26/03 will be performed by the swing cast.
Artwork Credit: Ethan Robertson
Dates + Ticketing
Season: March 19 - 30
Note- preview is 19/03, opening night (invite only) is 20/03
Times: 9.15pm Tues-Sat, 7.30pm Sun (note: no performance 29/03)
Ticket Prices:
Previews: $20 + booking fee
General Admission: $25 + booking fee
Approximate Run Time: 100 minutes (no interval)
Content Warnings: explores sensitive content including racism, islamophobia, misogyny, transphobia, with references to eating disorders, death, sexual assault, use of homophobic language, coarse language and vomit.
Note: Best Of Times is part of the Old Fitz Theatre’s 2024 Late Night program and will take to the stage after the team of Frame Narrative have taken their bows. Booking a ticket to both a paired Mainstage and Late Night show will automatically apply a 20% discount to your Late Night ticket at checkout.