TUESDAYJANUARY24,2017
ProudlypresentstheQLDPremiereperformancesof
DavidWilliamsonAO’mostrecenttriumph–hislatestplay
ODDMANOUT
ProudlysponsoredbySETTLERSCOVE
TicketsonsaletodayJanuary24,2017
BuyTicketswww.noosalongweekend.com
DirectfromaWorldPremiere,SELLOUTseasonattheEnsembleTheatreinSydney,NoosaLong
Weekend,Australia’sforemostregionalCommunityArtsandCulturalFestivalproudlypresentsODD
MANOUTforfour‘only’exclusivefundraiserperformances,takingplaceatTheJTheatre,inNoosa
onMarch23,24and25,2017.
TheseperformancesofODDMANOUTwillhonourDavidWilliamsonAO,themostproduced
playwrightinthehistoryofAustralia(amongsthismanyotheraccoladesacrossliterature,theatre,
filmandtelevision).NamedasoneofAustralia’slivingnationaltreasures,Davidisnostrangerto
Noosa,infactheandwifeKristinaresynonymouswithNoosahavinglivedlocallyformanyyearsand
remainfoundingPatronsoftheNoosaLongWeekendFestival.ReadmoreaboutDavidhere:
http://www.davidwilliamsonplaywright.com
Sixteenyearsago(2002)alocalgroupofcreativevisionariesincludingDavidandKristinhadtheidea
toblendtheirpassionsandconsiderabletalentswiththebeautifulenvironmentthatisNoosaand
thefirstfestivaltookplace.Overtheyearsthismagicalpeninsulathatlendsitselfperfectlytoan
intimateandrelaxedfestivalatmospherehaspreviewedandproducedmanyaWilliamsonplay
hostingsomeofthebestAustralianandInternationaltalentandentertainedliterallytensof
thousandsoflocalpatronsandguests.
DirectedbyMarkKilmurry(currentArtisticDirectoroftheEnsembleTheatreinSydney),Australian
actorsofthefinestcalibre,JustinStewartCottaandLisaGormleysupportedbyastellarcastwill
delightaudiencesandfanswiththeirrivetingperformancesandbringtolifethisclever,wittyand
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highlyentertainingscript.ReadmoreaboutMarkhere:http://ensemble.com.au/aboutus/artistic-directors
LisaGormleyisbestknownforherongoingroleas'BiancaScott'inChannel7’sAustralianserial
drama‘Home&Away’.PrevioustothisLisastudiedatSydney'sNationalInstituteofDramaticArt
(NIDA).LisarecentlyreturnedtothestageatSydney'sEnsembleTheatreintheroleof"Brooke"in
JonRobinBaitz"OtherDesertCities",alsotothebigscreenasClaudiainthefeaturefilm"Extremis"
shotinherhomelandofYorkshireUK.LisacallsherselfAustralianandgrewupinsouthern
Tasmania.ReadmoreaboutLisahere:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3927771/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
JustinStewartCottaisaNIDAGraduateandSonyRecordingArtistwithaBachelorofLawswhois
thrilledtobereturningtoNoosa.HighlyawardedJustinwaswinnerforbestensemblecastinlast
years(2016)GreenRoomAwards.TVandFilmcreditsinclude,longrunningrolesin'Home&Away'
asRory,TheCode,WaterRats,IROCK,GettingAwayWithMurderandHappyFeet2.Readmore
here:http://www.sportforjove.com.au/cast-crew/justin-stewart-cotta
‘ODDMANOUThasdelightedaudiencesinSydneyandwearelookingforwardtopresentingthe
QueenslandPremiereperformanceshereinNoosa!Andthrilledtobehostingsuchastellarcastled
byJustinStewartCottaandLisaGormley.WithonlyfourpossibleperformancesinNoosa,Iurge
everyonetobooksoonerthanlaterbecauseWilliamsonplaysalwayssellout,notjustherebut
everywhere!ThedifferenceisthatinNoosayouexperienceamoreintimatesettingand
atmosphere.’saidIanMackellar,NoosaLongWeekendFestivalDirector.
‘HowfittingthatthesefundraisingperformancesshowcaseaWilliamsonplay!DavidandKristinhave
consistentlycontributedtoourculturallifehereonthecoastinsomanyways,itistheirongoing
collaborationandgenerositynotonlytothefestivalbutintheirsupportoflocalandemergingtalent
acrosstheartsthatIpersonallygivethanksfor.’saidJohanneWright,NoosaLongWeekend
FestivalPresident
Withoutongoingsupport,itwouldbeimpossibleforustodeliverasustainablefestival.Businesses
andindividualsinterestedinhearingmoreabouthowwecanworktogethertokeepbringingthe
bestofAustralianandInternationaltalenttoNoosa,pleasedon’thesitateincontactingmedirect
E:[email protected]’Johanneadded.
NoosaLongWeekendhonoursDavidWilliamsonOAandourloyalsupportersandaudiencesby
offeringastrictlylimitednumberofexclusivePREMIUMTickets,toincludeAReserveseating,
togetherwithanafterperformancesupper(includingallfoodandbeverage)withspecialguests,
playwrightDavidWilliamsonOAandtheSydneycastofODDMANOUT.Thisisagreatopportunity
togetupcloseandpersonalwithourstars!
Ilookforwardtocatchingyouinthetheatreduring2017!Andstaypostedforsomeveryexciting
festivalannouncementstoexplodeearlyin2017–Watchthisspace!’addedMackellar.
Forfurtherinformationorinterviewrequests,pleasecontactNoosaLongWeekendNational
Publicist,GiorgiCiotonE:[email protected]:0413583373
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ODDMANOUT
ByDavidWilliamsonAO
ClickonthislinktofindoutmoreaboutODDMANOUT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZbAblS5blY
DirectedbyMarkKilmurryandstarringJustinStewartCottaandLisaGormley,togetherwitha
StellarEnsemblecast,ODDMANOUTisaclevercombinationofcomedyanddramawitha
fascinatingpremiseatitscore.
DavidWilliamson’sreputationasoneofthegreatestsocialobserversofourtimeiscementedinthis
brandnewcomedyaboutlove,toleranceandacceptance.
‘DavidWilliamsonisthemasteroftheonelinerbutalsoatcreatingrecognisablepeoplein
extraordinarysituations.ODDMANOUTisoneofhisbest!’saidMarkKilmurry.
SYNOPSIS
Itstartslikeafairy-taleromance:RyantellsAliceshehasabeautifulsmile,andsuddenlyheisasking
herout.AlicehasnevermetanyonelikeRyanbefore:he’scharming,forthrightandpainfully
truthful.Sheknowstheirrelationshipismovingwaytoofast,butthereissomethingridiculously
attractiveaboutthisstraight–talkingman.
Hisbluntnessmayupsetherfamilyandfriends,butwhenheaskshertomarryhim,shefindsherself
saying…..yes.Asnewlyweds,AlicediscoversasideofRyansheneverknewexisted–andbecomes
determinedtofixhisflaws,withridiculousanddisastrousresults.
‘I’moftenstruckbytheenormouspart‘chance’playsinourlives.Weliketothinkwecontrolourlives
butwedon’t!IhavebeenwithmydearwifeKristinafter42yearsbecauseshestoodinatthelast
minuteforanotheractress…ODDMANOUTisaboutsuchachancemeetingthatdoesleadtoa
relationship’saidWilliamson
JustinStewartCottawhoplaysRyansays‘Hehasacoupleofsurprises,heseemsliketheidealdate
atfirst,it’sabitautobiographicalinasense,itseemslikeagoodideauntil……….
‘It’salovestorybutnotacliquedone!Ithasmanytwistsandturnsbutultimatelyitsagoodstory
aboutgoodpeople’.saidLisaGormleywhoplaysAlice.
‘Thetruecourseofloveneverdothrunsmooth’saidShakespeare‘Andthatcertainlydoesringtrue
inthiscase.Alicehastodecide–Isitworthit?Doeshehaveenoughgoodqualitiestoseethis
through?–I’msureit’saconundrumthatsomanyofusouttherehavebeenthrough!’Williamson
added.
“AQUICK-STEPPINGROMANTICCOMEDY”
THESYDNEYMORNINGHERALD(FORJACKOFHEARTS)
“THEMASTERHASDONEITAGAIN…
ACLEVERLYCONSTRUCTED,WELL-OBSERVEDANDUNFORGIVINGLYCOMICALPORTRAITOF
UNPENTANTFIRSTWORLDERS.”STAGENOISE(FORJACKOFHEARTS)
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“THECONFLICTSAREBEAUTIFULLYPLAYED…HUGELYENJOYABLE.”
THESUN-HEARLD(FORCRUISECONTROL)
ODDMANOUTbyDavidWilliamsonAO-FullCast&Production:
Director-MarkKilmurry
AssistantDirector-SamanthaYoung
Designer-AnnaGardiner
LightingDesigner-ChristopherPage
SoundDesigner-AlistairWallace
EMILY/POLLY-GaelBallantyne
RYAN-JustinStewartCotta
CARLA-RachelGordon ALICE-LisaGormley
EVAN/NEVILLEMattMinto
GARY/POLICEOFFICERBillYoung
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ThisproductionofODDMANOUTisproudlypresentedbyNoosaLongWeekendin
associationwiththeEnsembleTheatreinSydney
Writer,DavidWilliamsonAO-http://www.davidwilliamsonplaywright.com
ToreadmoreaboutWilliamson’sworkandlife,grabacopyofhisbiography‘Behindthe
Scenes’pennedbyhiswifeof42years,KristenWilliamson
Director,MarkKilmurry-http://ensemble.com.au/about-us/artistic-directors
MarkisalsotheArtisticDirectoroftheEnsembleTheatre
Ryan,playedbyJustinStewartCottareturnstoNoosafortheseperformances
http://www.sportforjove.com.au/cast-crew/justin-stewart-cotta
Alice,playedbyLisaGormleyiswellknownforherongoingroleofBiancaonChannel7’shit
series,HomeandAwayhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm3927771/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
RachelGordonwhoplaysCarlaiscurrentlyenjoyinggreatsuccessinChannel7’shitseries
‘TheSecretDaughter.
Performances:4Performancesonly(noextensionpossible)
Thu23,Fri24,Sat25March2017-7.30pm&Matinee2.00pm
TicketPrice:$62.50AllSeats,includesticketingfee.(excludingPremiumTickets)
PremiumTickets$137.50,includesticketingfee.
AStrictlyLimitednumberofPremiumTicketswillbeavailableforthefinalperformanceSat
25March(7.30pm).PremiumticketincludesAreserveSeatingandanaftershowsupper(all
foodandbeverageincluded)withDavidWilliamsonandthecastofOddManOut.
Duration:2hoursincludinginterval
PleaseNote:Somestronglanguage,Recommendedforages15+
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Forfurtherinformationorinterviewrequests,pleasecontactNoosaLongWeekendNational
Publicist,GiorgiCiotonE:[email protected]:0413583373
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