Wild Thing is a funny and poignant production that will be playing at Griffith Regional Theatre on Wednesday 26 April at 7:30pm. A provocative story for our times by award-winning writer Suzanne Hawley, the play follows four lifelong friends, who are also friends in real life, Jackie (Di Smith), Elizabeth (Helen O’Connor), Frances (Katrina Foster) and Susan (Di Adams).
We first meet the women as school girls, through their wild 20s, and up to present day – past sixty, older but no wiser, the most radical member of the group is in crisis. To offer their support, the ladies take Jackie back to her country home for a weekend – to relax and let their hair down. What could possibly go wrong?
What follows tests their friendship, their morals and their courage as never before. And a final twist will change their lives forever. A tale of sea eagles and pole dancing, of children and childhood dreams, of religion and rock ‘n roll. Most of all this is a tale of friendships that have stood the test of time.
Griffith Regional Theatre Manager, Marg Andreazza, said “This powerful play celebrates the profound importance of life-long friendship and what happens when the stakes get high. This show is funny, authentic and will inspire conversation. It has a stellar cast with stars from both the stage and screen”
Wild Thing stars Di Smith, best known as Dr Alex Fraser from the series A Country Practice. Di Adams and Katrina Foster are currently filming While the Men Are Away for SBS. Helen O’Connor is most recently known for I Hate Hamlet and Chan and Dee’s Drink Tank. Lewis Fitz-Gerald starred in Janet King, Pine Gap, The Secrets She Keeps and Tony Poli is known for starring in many theatre productions including Sirens, The Heartbreak Kid and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
