2014

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (2014)
"It is imperative to foster a welcoming and comfortable environment so no member shies away from their opinions, particularly when they differ from others.

This years committee had overcome several new administrative challenges – with the introduction of OrgSync with Arc Student Development, a rivatlisation of our NUTSmail using MailChimp and orchestrating a clean up of our ‘@nuts.org.au’ mail hosting system with Ultraserve –  we as a team came together as a representative body for the eclectic mix of members NUTS have supporting it and I personally feel so proud of this year’s committee and all the hard work they have put in to make this year such a success.

If you are reading this, it means that you are interested in joining NUTS, and to that I say do it. You’ll be wealthier for it.

Adventure is out there. Go and grab it…and don’t forget to smile!"
                                                       
                                                            - NUTS 2014 President Dom Foffani

Productions and Events

Domestic: A Mixed Bag
​Student Written
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Domestic is an annual production,  made up of a series of short plays and sketches written, directed and rehearsed by NUTS members, all in the space of 2 weeks.

Produced by Albert Osti and Andrew Elstone
Terminus
Written by Mark O'Rowe
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Through powerful storytelling, the audience ventures into the dark underworld of a city setting and faces the compelling waking nightmare as each character is brought to the brink of death. 

Directed by Shannan Ely
Produced by Chetan Sahai 
Twelfth Night
Written by William Shakespeare
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One of Shakespeare's best known comedies meets the 1920s in this simply dapper, family friendly, hip and hop and rapping adaptation.

Directed by Julia Kelly
Produced by Brendan Lim 
Peter Pan
Written by J.M. Barrie
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J.M. Barrie's original like you've never seen before! Imagine if adults played kids playing adults...Well that's exactly what this production did! We follow the Darlings to Neverland, and their adventures with a magical yet troubled Peter Pan.

Directed by Darya 'Bobbi' Karbovska
Produced by Remaliah King
A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by Tennessee Williams
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This adaptation explores a new perspective... Set in war torn 2007 Afghanistan, instead of late 1940’s New Orleans, the play won’t let you lay singular condemnation so easily. 

Directed by Chelsea Annie Needham
Produced by Brittany Richardson
Guys and Dolls
Lyrics by Frank Loesser

Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, this oddball romantic comedy - considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy – soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon.

Directed by Gemma Clinch
Produced by Mary Costello
Musically directed by Harry Collins
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Written by Oscar Wilde
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Over many years, Dorian Gray sinks deep into the glamorous world of hedonism,  remaining physically unchanged by the costs of his sins and the ravages of time. But up in his attic, hidden behind a curtain, his portrait tells a different story…

Directed by Nathan Gilham
Produced by Elise Carney
The Night We Broke into the Theatre (and the curse that made us sing about our feelings)
Student Written by Tim Green and Leon Huxtable
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This show follows a group of young adults who break into a theatre for their friend Adele’s farewell party. They chose this theatre as it was their old stomping grounds, providing them with the chance to sing and recreate musical numbers from their past as part of their last night together. 

Directed by Tim Green
​Produced by Andrew Elstone
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