After Dinner

Andrew Bovell

2 - 4 June 2023

Co-Directed by Michelle McAleer & Hannah Cotton

After Dinner is a poignant and hilarious collision of lonely hearts, sex, friendship and Friday night drinks.

A suburban pub, circa 1987. Paula, Monika and Dympie are going to paint the town red... or maybe just a deep shade of embarrassment.

Paula’s frocked up, it’s Monika’s first night out in years and Dympie just wants a table with a good view of the band. Semi-eligible blokes Gordon and Stephen are shaking off the office and revealing their own peccadillos while they’re at it. Between the Chardonnay, the oysters and the odd Valium things are bound to loosen up!

CAST

DYMPIE

Amanda Waters (she/her)
PAULA

Sophie Linton (she/her)
MONIKA

Alyce King (she/her)
GORDON

Anthony Lewis (he/him)
STEPHEN

Morgan Rook (he/him)
THE BAND

Ashleigh Chapman (she/her)

DIRECTORS

Director
Michelle first tried her hand at directing with My Fair Lady for the Earle Page College Musical society at the University of New England. Since then, she has worked in various roles in theatre, including technical director at Camp Wah-Nee in Connecticut, stagehand and production assistant at the Sydney Opera House, and performer in a number of stage shows – most recently Things I Know To Be True for Bladwell Productions.
Michelle attended NIDA’s Directors and Writers Studio. As a teacher at Mulwaree High School she directed Bye Bye Birdie, The Children’s Hour, and Little Shop of Horrors.
Michelle is thrilled to be co-directing with the brilliant Hannah Cotton, and she is excited to be bringing together some old friends and some new faces as the cast of Andrew Bovell’s After Dinner.

Director
Hannah is a multitalented performer and theatremaker with a particular focus on creating excellent quality theatre that is both meaningful and accessible.
Hannah has performed in many stage shows including The Three Musketeers and Monochrome for the Lieder Theatre Company, Steel Magnolias for Crookwell Amateur Dramatic Society and Things I Know to be True for Bladwell Productions.
Hannah has also choreographed stage shows including A Musical! Do You Hear The Lieder Sing, Again? for the Lieder Theatre Company and About Time for Rocky Hill Musical Theatre Company.
Hannah's directorial debut was with Motherhood the Musical for the Lieder Theatre Company.
Hannah is delighted to be working with collaborator and mentor Michelle McAleer to co-direct After Dinner for Bladwell Productions. The pair first crossed paths almost a decade ago when Hannah performed in The Children's Hour which was directed by Michelle. Most recently they performed alongside each other in Things I Know to be True.
Hannah is thrilled to be bringing to life another great work from playwright Andrew Bovell with a cast of brilliant performers.