29 May 2009 - 27 June 2009

THERESA REBECK. UNITED STATES. 2006. When you scratch the surface, is there just another surface beneath? Charlie used to be somebody. Now he's a nobody. Financially dependent on his wife and mortified by his own deadbeat status, he self-medicates his premature emasculation by ranting about the A-List lifestyle he still covets. Clea is new to the scene. She's a trophy wife in waiting with a vocabulary ripped straight from Facebook. The glistening object of fascination in alpine heels and a (very) little black dress. Teeter-tottering between promiscuity and profundity, blondes don't come any more toxic than this. Charlie, meet Clea - and see how unreality bites. Ego, showbiz and the It Girl. Theresa Rebeck has crafted a naughty comedy about the empty narcissism of contemporary pop culture and the fierce economies of sex. Sharp, wicked, hilarious. HERALD THEATRE, THE EDGE® BOOKINGS ON 09 366 0339 Direction: PETER ELLIOTT Featuring: JOSEPHINE DAVISON SOPHIE HENDERSON STEPHEN LOVATT EDWIN WRIGHT