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WFT... Play Reading @ The Shed
WFT... Play Reading @ The Shed

Fri, 27 Jan

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Frankston

WFT... Play Reading @ The Shed

A read through of London Assurance (1841) written by Dion L. Boucicault. Come along, pick your role, read through with passion! Warning: Melodramatic behaviour or over-acting will be strictly encouraged.

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Time & Location

27 Jan 2023, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm AEDT

Frankston, corner Overport Rd &, Somerset Rd, Frankston VIC 3199, Australia

About The Event

In this high-spirited farce, the vain aging fop, Sir Harcourt, sets off to Oak Hall in the country to marry the beautiful eighteen-year-old Grace, the niece of his old friend, Max Harkaway. In doing so, he will get his hands on her fortune and secure himself a nimble young bride...

Characters: - 

  • Sir Harcourt Courtly, cultured 57-year-old fop
  • Charles Courtly, his dissolute son
  • Dazzle, Charles's equally dissolute companion
  • Max Harkaway, country squire
  • Grace Harkaway, Max's 18-year-old niece, betrothed to Sir Harcourt
  • Lady Gay Spanker, horse-riding virago
  • Mr. Adolphus "Dolly" Spanker, her ineffectual husband
  • Mark Meddle, lawyer
  • Pert, Grace's maid
  • Cool, sir Harcourt's valet
  • James, squire Harkaway's servant
  • Martin, servant to the Courtlys
  • Solomon Isaacs, moneylender, in pursuit of Charles

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The Shed, Overport Park, Somerset Road, Frankston South, Victoria 3199

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

OF COUNTRY

Frankston Theatre Group respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Bunurong people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.

​For more information, visit Bunurong Land Council.

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