PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Corruption. Politics. Loyalty. Fear. 

Mate. Brother. Ally.

Don’t look away.

The media are savaging him, a Royal Commission has just been launched, and Patrick Barlow is in it neck-deep. At least he has his mate Dench to count on…

Multi award-winning writer/director Aidan Fennessy’s dynamic and topical play is a darkly compelling, bitingly funny exploration of the relationship between masculinity and the thirst for power … in whatever echelon you might happen to inhabit.

CAST & CREATIVES

Writer Aidan Fennessy
Director Aidan Fennessy
Set & Costume Design Aidan Fennessy
Lighting Design Matt Scott
Sound Design Russell Goldsmith
Production/Stage Manager Shae Attril

Cast
Peter Houghton
Joe Petruzzi

DATES & TICKETS

Previews 31 Jan - 3 Feb | Season 4 Feb - 5 Mar

Wed - Sat 8pm
Sun 6.30pm
Sat Matinee 2pm

Promotional photo by Robert Blackburn.

“Fennessy’s biting satire…maintains a simmering dangerous energy in all scenes…Houghton and Petruzzi are versatile … they deliver Fennessy’s acerbic dialogue with comic assurance.” ★★★★
- Herald Sun -

“Fennessy has crafted the perfect Red Stitch show – a vehicle to showcase two actors at the height of their powers.”  
– Arts Hub -

“Joe Petruzzi and Peter Houghton deliver outstanding performances, shifting character with ease and maintaining impressive tension.” 
– Maggie Journal -

“Frighteningly accurate and devastatingly funny…”
– Arts Review -

“Gripping from start to finish…current and engaging in its subject matter and most of all, brilliantly executed.” 
– Theatre People -

“Aidan Fennessy masterfully and thoughtfully directs Petruzzi and Houghton in a deep and delightful dissection of Aussie male behaviours…a must see 5-star masterful piece of contemporary theatre.” 
– Toorak Times -