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SHORT TERM: Any period less than seven days.
LONG TERM: WTC treats any hire of seven days or more as long term. Due to hires of such nature resulting in the centre being unavailable for other groups, each day is charged from the first day to the last day of hire. Special discounted rates may apply for days the building is not occupied. These rates are only available upon application. Charges for time in the centre, however, are at a rate similar to the short term rates above.
LIGHTING AND SOUND: All hires which involve the use of lighting and sound equipment are required to have a WTC technical representative involved at a charge of $40 per hour.
DISCOUNTS: Discounts may be negotiated for kindred societies, non-profit organisations, and community groups on an individual basis.
PARKING: Parking is available for approximately 50 cars.
A play by Christina Stachurski
12-27 November at The Riverbank Theatre
AUDITIONS!
SATURDAY: 21 August (10am - 4pm)
SUNDAY: 22 August (12 - 4pm)
If you are unable to attend any of these please contact the Production Manager on 021 393 322 to arrange an alternative time. Call-backs, if required, will be held in the afternoon of Sunday 29 August. For the audition you will be asked to read some of the script and demonstrate movements and characterisations. The parts of the script to be read can be obtained from the production manager () after 1 August.
Show Dates: Opens Friday 12 November - Closes Saturday 27 November 2021.
CHARACTERS
ROSIE: is studying for a Certificate in Human Sciences at Northtec.
SIMON: is Rosie’s boyfriend who works part-time delivering Thai takeaways and is also a student at Northtec.
HENRY: is an undercover detective.
PENELOPE: is Henry’s wife and an upper-class socialite.
DUANE: is an unemployed refinery worker who has a good body!
TRACEY: is a mother and Duane’s wife.
RICK: is an accountant and drug dealer.
PHOEBE: is the owner/manager of "Fifi's."
The ages ranges are broad but Rosie and Simon will be similar, as will Duane & Tracey and Henry & Penelope & Phoebe. Rick will probably be a little bit older.
The characters will reflect the composition of the Whangarei community, in which this production of the play is set.
STORY
A comedy about sex, drugs, violence, revenge and true love. When Rosie (a student), Tracey (a mother) and Penelope (a credit card maxed-out socialite) secretly sign on for telephone sex training, they don't expect to see their partners turn up at ‘Fifi's', also a massage parlour.
While Simon is innocently delivering extra hot Thai takeaways, Duane has left the missus and wants a spot of "hot stuff". Henry (an undercover detective) is staking out Rick, Fifi's accountant, who is at the centre of an unravelling drug deal, code name Hot Stuff.
First produced in Christchurch by the Riccarton Players in 2000, after it won the Aoraki Festival Play Writing Award in 1996, this is a fast-moving comedy with many disguises and surprises.