Play opens tomorrow

Phena Byrne (right) and fellow Remarkable Theatre players (from left) Andrew Edgar, Jules Molloy, David Oakley, David Cantwell and Rebecca Curran rehearse a scene from The Female of the Species on Monday night before performing for ticketed audiences from tomorrow until Saturday.

Gunshots ring out of the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall every evening this week, but luckily it is because Remarkable Theatre is busy rehearsing The Female of the Species, right up until opening night tomorrow.

Cast in costume ran through key scenes on the impressive set under the watchful gaze of director Jo Blick when the Queenstown Times visited on Monday night, while crew members checked portable microphones and synchronised sound effects.

The mood among cast members Phena Byrne, David Cantwell, Rebecca Curran, Andrew Edgar, Jules Molloy and David Oakley was enthusiastic and they had complete possession of their characters.

Margot's publicist Theo (David Cantwell) gets more than he bargained for from troubled student Molly (Rebecca Curran) and taxi driver Frank (Andrew Edgar). Photos by James Beech.

Ms Blick said she was pleased with where the production of the hit adult comedy was.

"It's getting to the stage where they can't wait to get in front of a live audience and find out what they think.

"There's some thought-provoking material, some ridiculous farcical elements - and people will never look at taramasalata in the same way again."

See it
The Female of the Species opens in the hall tomorrow at 8pm and plays every night until Saturday, plus a Saturday matinee at 2pm.

Tickets cost $29 per person and are for sale in the Lakes District Museum, Arrowtown, i-Site Queenstown Visitor Centre and on the door.

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