A Shortcut to Happiness

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Event A Shortcut to Happiness
Venue The Court Theatre (1905-2023), Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 10 December 2011
Last Date 28 January 2012
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Natasha, a Russian immigrant and music teacher, is trying to make a living cleaning houses and running folk dancing classes in a school hall. Enter a motley crew of 'seniors' - the recently-widowed Ned, the loose-lipped desperately lonely Coral, old friends Janet and Laura and seriously odd couple Bev and Ray - who turn u at Natasha's classes hoping to find shortcuts to happiness through dancing. And in typical Hall style, they all find it - after a few kerfuffles of course, and not always in the places they expected.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tim Bartlett Actor Ray
Jude Gibson Actor Bev
Ali Harper Actor Natasha
Matt Hudson Actor School Caretaker
Bruce Phillips Actor Ned
Ross Gumbley Director
Roger Hall Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information The opening of the Court'd new facility post-earthquakes - an converted old granary in Addington, Christchurch.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 203478