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'For the Sinclair family, the cut-throat world of greyhound racing is a religion. And their beloved dog Boy Named Sue is more than a greyhound; he’s their heart and soul on four legs. With the crucial Winnebago Classic on the horizon, Cess Sinclair has one shot at reversing his family’s fortunes for good. Against all the odds, he’s betting on a miracle.
'The Dapto Chaser is warts-and-all Australian comedy that gets its hands dirty with the adrenaline, sweat and guts of the dog racing sub-culture. The Sinclairs are a family trapped in the pressure cooker of gambling addiction and when things don’t go to plan, they are forced to gamble the most important commodity of all – their relationship to each other.
'Playwright Mary Rachel Brown wrote The Dapto Chaser perched in the bleachers track-side, while director Glynn Nicholas will be going on an all-schnitzel diet to get it over the line.' (Production summary)
Notes
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The Dapto Chaser had its genesis it the short play Blame It On Dapto, Merringong Theatre's 2009 commissioned production, Four Plays About Wollongong. Source : Illawarra Mercury 5 May 2011.
Production Details
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The Dapto Chaser was produced by Merrigong Theatre Company and opened at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre, 12 May 2011.
Performed at the Griffin Theatre Company, Kings Cross, Sydney 1 - 25 July 2015.
Director: Glynn Nicholas.
Set and Costume Designer: Georgia Hopkins.
Lighting Designer: Toby Knyvett.
Sound Designer: Daryl Wallis.
Stage Manager: Cara Woods.
Producer: Dino Dimitriadis.
Cast: Danny Adcock, Noel Hodda, Jamie Oxenbould, Richard Sydenham.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- y Mary Rachel Brown and The Dapto Chaser Dino Dimitriadis (presenter), 2021 25305766 2021 single work podcast
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Greyhound Comedy Goes to the Dogs
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 July 2015; (p. 6)
— Review of The Dapto Chaser 2011 single work drama -
Playwright Hopes Dishlicker Fans Lap it Up
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 12 May 2011; (p. 3) -
Dapto Dogs Onstage
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 5 May 2011; (p. 35)
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Greyhound Comedy Goes to the Dogs
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 July 2015; (p. 6)
— Review of The Dapto Chaser 2011 single work drama -
Dapto Dogs Onstage
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 5 May 2011; (p. 35) -
Playwright Hopes Dishlicker Fans Lap it Up
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 12 May 2011; (p. 3) - y Mary Rachel Brown and The Dapto Chaser Dino Dimitriadis (presenter), 2021 25305766 2021 single work podcast
- Dapto, Dapto area, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,