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Written and Performed by Peter Houghton
Direction Anne Browning
Lighting Design Paul Jackson
Sound Design David Franzke
SINGLE TICKETS GO ON SALE
SEPTEMBER 26
HE’S BAAACK
Walter Weinermann and his delusions of grandeur are back by popular
demand…
" Walter Weinermann is a screenwriter fast approaching the
most important deadline of his career. He’s got an hour to
prepare his pitch - a 5 minute
all-or-nothing gamble where he spruiks his screenplay to a panel
of unlikely Hollywood financiers...... Can Walter sell his idea
to this disparate group?
Is there a role for Bobby De Niro? Can he claim the Nobel Prize
for Peace?
And perhaps most importantly.....will he get the girl?"
MELBOURNE STAGE ONLINE
"Houghton has a perfect, silent movie style clown face. He
evokes locations with cunning vocal interpretations of Indian, Arabic
and Chinese musical themes. Through the vehicle of his vivid language,
we enter a smoky Parisian bar, the deserts of the Middle East, the
garish streets of Hong Kong.....
His impersonations of Eastwood, Crowe and Rupert Everett, Sean Connery
and Elijah Wood are clever and his rendition of Robert de Niro is
hilarious."
HERALD SUN
"If I were Prime Minister, Peter Houghton would have his own
national TV series. The man is a comic genius." HANNIE RAYSON
Playwright and Screenwriter
"Peter Houghton is funny. His play, The Pitch, is really funny...a
romp...hilarious...a riot..." HERALD SUN
"Everything you could ever wish for… a brilliantly conceived
spoof… One of the Comedy Festival’s best picks."
THE AUSTRALIAN
"Every now and then in the theatre you have the pure pleasure
of seeing an absolutely wonderful performance. I had that pleasure
last night. The show is called The Pitch…"
AMANDA SMITH, ABC Radio National
"The Pitch is one of the cleverest and most entertaining pieces
of theatre I have seen in years. Peter Houghton’s writing is
sharp and perceptive, and his delivery is nothing short of astonishing."
JULIAN BURNSIDE QC
"I don’t go to the theatre much. But if it was always
like this I’d be there all the time. Bloody funny and clever.
I haven’t laughed so much in years."
JOHN PRENTICE - Gardener
So strap yourselves
in as the silly season gets clever with the smash hit that’s
bigger than Ben Hur!
SPECIAL GROUP OFFER AVAILABLE
Free bottle of House Red, White or Sparkling Wine for group bookings
of six
or more*. Entertainment packages available for groups of twenty
or more.
*maximum of one voucher for bottle of choice
per transaction.
Ticket and session information
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Malthouse Education
Teachers can make discounted bookings for their students to all
Malthouse
theatre season shows. See the School
Bookings page. For more information
contact Meg Upton, Education Program Manager, or Mark Doggett, Education
Program Assistant on 03 9685 5165 or
Getting to the Malthouse
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Other information
The Pitch will be performed in the Beckett Theatre. Beckett
Theatre
performances are by reservation seating.
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