SUCCESS – A new play by Stephen Sinclair
Carl, Jules and Derek are stand up comedians. Starting out in Auckland, they shared dreams, ideas, and a flat, convinced
they were changing the world with every laugh they could elicit.
And then Carl went and did something stupid.
He moved to America, and made it big.
Now, ten years later, he’s back; and this time it’s because he’s possibly done something even more unforgivable.
Under siege from the media, these three men will have to confront their pasts, their resentments, their friendship (or
what’s left of it), and the ramifications of success.
This new comedy by Stephen Sinclair (Ladies Night, The Bach, The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers) explores themes of
betrayal, plagiarism, the tall-poppy syndrome, and the price of fame. A mix of drama, standup comedy and theatrical
commentary, Success takes an all-too-believable premise and turns it into a black comedy about jealousy, redemption and
the fine line between genius and madness.
Featuring Jeremy Elwood (7Days, The Slapdash Assassin) Stephen Papps, (Russian Snark, Shortland Street and John Glass
(Agent Anna, Pitman Painters)), Success will have its world premiere season at BATS in Wellington, before a short season
at The Basement Theatre in Auckland.
Success is being produced with the generous assistance of Arts Alive and the Wallace Foundation.
WELLINGTON:
BATS Theatre
June 4 – 20, 7:30pm
Tickets from www.bats.co.nz or phone 04 802 4175
AUCKLAND
The Basement
July 28th – Aug 7th, 6:30pm
Tickets from www.basementtheatre.co.nz or phone 09 309 7433
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