The Australian Premiere of The Paris Letter, a gripping play penned by Jon Robin Baitz, creator and producer of hit TV show, Brothers and Sisters is set to light up the Darlinghurst Theatre Company stage for the 2012 Mardi Gras Festival.
Jon Robin Baitz, award-winning author of the play and later film, The Substance of Fire and current Broadway triumph, Other Desert Cities is recognised as one of America's foremost contemporary playwrights. The Paris Letter will take audiences on a journey in time and explore attitudes to sexuality in a thrilling tale of trust, friendship and betrayal.
The Paris Letter opens with a bang, literally. A complex and lethal affair with a young male associate forces powerful businessman Sandy Sonenberg to face a lifetime of buried desires. Sandy''s life is thrown into turmoil and his affair threatens to destroy all he has fought to build.
The incredible cast features acting greats, Peter Cousens, Susie Lindeman and Nicholas Papademetriou alongside two rising stars, Caleb Alloway and Damian Sommerlad. From New York in the sixties to present day Paris, two men’s lives are interwoven in a plot that traces the changing attitudes to sexuality over time.
Director, Stephen Colyer says, “I am delighted to be directing the Australian premiere of such a beautifully crafted play, a gripping thriller and a modern day classic.”
THE PARIS LETTER
Venue Darlinghurst Theatre Company, 19 Greenknowe Ave Potts Point
Dates 24 Feb– 25 March 2012
Previews 24 – 26 February 2012
Performances Tuesday – Saturday at 8pm, Sundays at 5pm (NO SHOW 3 March)
Matinees Saturday 17 & 24 March 2012 at 3pm
Tickets Preview $28, Adult $38, Mardi Gras members $33, Concession $33, Senior $33, Groups 10+ $33 (plus BF)
Bookings: www.darlinghursttheatre.com
More Information http://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/the-paris-letter.html
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