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'It is the question on everybody’s lips: Where are all the romantic comedies?! Tragedy? Bah! Pathos? Schmathos! We want ROMANCE! With COMEDY! We want ROMANTIC COMEDY! Well, here you have it. Not one but two. On the same night! Two interconnected tales of true love and stupidity from two of the hottest playwrights around.' (Production summary)
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Two interconnected love stories.
Production Details
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Performed at Belvoir's Downstairs Theatre, Surrey Hills, New South Wales : 18 June - 12 July 2015.
Director: Ralph Myers.
Set Designer: Ralph Myers.
Composer & Sound Designer: Stefan Gregory.
Cast including Brendan Cowell.
Produced again at Belvoir's Upstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales : 13-30 April 2017.
Director: Ralph Myers.
Set Designer: Ralph Myers.
Costume Designer: Mel Page.
Composer & Sound Designer: Stefan Gregory.
Associate Composer & Sound Designer: Riley McCullagh.
Cast: Benedict Hardie and Xavier Samuel.
Contents
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The Cat,
single work
drama
'Katz on cats: Owning a cat is not easy. Co-owning a cat with your ex is less easy. Co-owning a smart-talking, irritable, meddling cat with your ex is comedy. If this sounds to you like the kind of thing Lally Katz (Stories I Want to Tell You in Person, Neighbourhood Watch) should write, you’re right. There is no-one else who does charming, funny and unlikely quite like Katz.' (Production summary)
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The Dog,
single work
drama
'It could be called Two Men, One Woman, a Park and a Dog – and everyone knows that nothing breaks the ice like a cute dog. Brendan Cowell’s funny new play paints a not-so-flattering portrait of the tricky line between mateship and romance, and of the insatiable appetite of Jack Russell terriers for the most disgusting things they can find.' (Production summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Director Exits Belvoir Stage to Sell-out Show
2015
single work
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— Appears in: The Australian , 29 June 2015; (p. 2) -
Rom-coms Make a Sharp Double Bill
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June 2015; (p. 31)
— Review of The Dog / The Cat 2015 selected work drama -
Pet Project
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 June 2015; (p. 8) 'Dogs, cats and existential crises inspired a romantic theatrical double bill that delves into a generation’s hopes and disappointments, writes Elissa Blake.'
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Rom-coms Make a Sharp Double Bill
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June 2015; (p. 31)
— Review of The Dog / The Cat 2015 selected work drama -
Pet Project
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 June 2015; (p. 8) 'Dogs, cats and existential crises inspired a romantic theatrical double bill that delves into a generation’s hopes and disappointments, writes Elissa Blake.' -
Director Exits Belvoir Stage to Sell-out Show
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 June 2015; (p. 2)