Darlinghurst Theatre Company to Present A LIFE IN THE THEATRE

Performers John Gaden and Arkos Armont and director Helen Dallimore bring their formidable talent and wealth of 'life in the theatre' experience to bear in David Mamet's modern classic play and comedy.

A Life in the Theatre is David Mamet's love letter to theatre and takes us backstage and into a world where etiquette rules, cues must not be missed and costume changes are fast and furious.

Stage veteran Robert and young up-start John are struggling to share a dressing room and the spotlight as they perform roles from the sublime to the completely ridiculous. Between playing earnest Russian gentry, shipwrecked marines and lifesaving surgeons the two performers negotiate their backstage lives. Robert sees himself as a mentor to the younger actor, but John's star is rising, the critics love him and he has little time for Robert's old school advice.

A Life in the Theatre pays homage to those who choose an actor's life. Between murderous critics, lifeless audiences and having to reapply for your job with every audition, it's not a life choice for the faint hearted.

Playing at: Eternity Playhouse, 39 Burton Street, Darlinghurst
Previews: Fri 4, Sat 5 & Sun 6 November 2016
Season: Wed 9 November - Sun 4 December 2016

Performers Akos Armont and John Gaden

Creatives Director: Helen Dallimore, Production Designer: Hugh O'Connor, Sound Designer: Jed Silver, Lighting Designer: Christopher Page, Stage Manager: Amy Morcom, Assistant Stage Managers: Angela Atkinson and Sunil Chandra

Tickets and information: www.darlinghursttheatre.com / 02 8356 9987
Ticket prices: Standard $49, Concession $42, Groups (8+) $42, Industry* $38, Under 30* $35, Preview $35 (*available Tue, Wed & Thu only)
Q&A's with cast and facilitated by director, Helen Dallimore: Sun 13 November (after 5pm show) and Saturday 3rd December (after 3pm show)

John Gaden has worked extensively in film, theatre and television for over forty years and has built a solid reputation as an outstanding actor. John recently appeared in Fred Schepisi's The Eye of the Storm, with his performance garnering AACTA and FCCA Award nominations. Other film credits include performances in the acclaimed Muriel's Wedding, Thank God He Met Lizzie, Right Here Right Now, Willful, A Little Bit of Soul, Children of the Revolution, Caddie and many more. John's most recent film was The Death and Life of Otto Bloom which enjoyed its premiere at the Opening Night Gala at the Melbourne International Film Festival.

On the small screen, John has recently been seen in the award winning A Place to Call Home, Rake and Underbelly: Badness. Other notable television performances include Halifax F.P., Mother and Son, Homicide, Matlock Police and the telemovies Conferenceville, Big Toys, The Taming of the Shrew and the miniseries A Place in the World.

John is renowned for his exceptional stage performances and has worked with many major theatre companies in Australia and internationally. Recent highlights include Belvoir's The Wild Duck performances in Sydney, Perth, London, Vienna and Amsterdam, as well as Seventeen, Hamlet and Cloudstreet (National and International tours) also with Belvoir. For Sydney Theatre Company he was recently seen in Orlando, Macbeth, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Face to Face, The War of the Roses and Copenhagen. John recently performed in Melbourne Theatre Company's Straight White Men, as well as appearing in their production of Other Desert Cities, in Pericles for Bell Shakespeare and in the State Theatre Company of South Australia's King Lear in the title role. He most recently appeared in the topical political drama The Hansard Monologues with the Seymour Centre. John's most celebrated performances include The Lost Echo and The Unexpected Man which have won him Helpmann Awards and Travesties, Kold Komfort Kaffe and Galileo winning Sydney Critics Circle Awards.

John has directed many plays and has held the position of Artistic Director for the State Theatre Company of South Australia and Associate Director at the Sydney Theatre Company. In 1986 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the performing arts.

Akos Armont was born in Budapest and had his sights set on a career in Ballet. However a dance injury left him enrolling in drama lessons - inspiring a new career.

Akos's theatre credits include Neighbourhood Watch (Melbourne Theatre Company), Romeo and Juliet, Spring Awakening and The Lost Echo (Sydney Theatre Company), Strange Interlude and As You Like It (Belvoir/Company B), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Arts Radar), The Lovebirds for Idolize Spiegel Tent (Strut and Fret), The Kid (Griffin Theatre Company) and The Web (BLACK SWAN Theatre Company).

His television work includes House Husbands, Winter, Janet King, Spirited, Rescue Special Ops, Home & Away, The Stripand The Pacific.

Akos's film credits include Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Lone Wolf, The Railway Man, LBF, Andy X, The Shed, Decrepit, Lichen and The Incredible Parker Brothers. He will next be seen in the new feature Harmony Directed by Corey Pearson.

Akos is a member of the managing committee of the Actors Benevolent Fund NSW.

Helen Dallimore graduated from NIDA in 1995 and has enjoyed a career as a performer in theatre, musical theatre, film and television both in Australia and in the UK. She created the role of Glinda in the West End production of Wicked. Helen has performed many times with the Sydney Theatre Company as well as Bell Shakespeare, Griffin, The Ensemble and Darlinghurst Theatre. She plays Olivia O'Neill on Channel Nine's Here Come the Habibs, on which she is also a writer. Helen Dallimore won a Helpmann Award for her performance in Legally Blonde the Musical and was nominated for her performance in Blood Brothers. Her most recent directing credits include High Society, The Fantasticks and Everybody loves Lucy at Hayes Theatre Company. As Artistic Director of independent theatre company Hair of the Dog, Helen directed Tragedy; a tragedy, Savage/Love, Art of Penetration and Sweet Phoebe as well as Jumpin' the Q and The New Inhabitant for Top Shorts. ­­­­

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