A Happy Couple-Mis­con­cep­tions-

Strange images on the fax?
A dead Okapi in Copen­ha­gen zoo??
Abused black­ber­ries from the freez­er???
And Ratty from The Wind in the Wil­lows????
Who the *#@* is Zoe?????
Does she really have wings??????

For the answers see “Mis­con­cep­tions” – Dav­id Lewis’ vir­tu­oso com­edy, by turns hil­ari­ous and heart­break­ing, straight-talk­ing and sur­real.

Mat­thew and Linda are the per­fect pro­fes­sion­al couple: suc­cess­ful, pros­per­ous and happy with their lives togeth­er. They’ve had their prob­lems like every­body else but those are safely behind them, and, yes, they’d really like to start a fam­ily soon, but the bio­lo­gic­al clock is tick­ing away, and after years of fail­ure, they decide to enlist the help of Mat­thews’ friend Barry.

All togeth­er the three per­severe with their do-it-your­self fer­til­ity clin­ic, and though the res­ults are still neg­at­ive, they remain hope­ful, until one night events take a totally unex­pec­ted turn.

A play about the games we play and why we play them. It explores the top­ic­al issues of fer­til­ity, our bio­lo­gic­al place in the world, the way we live our lives today and reveals a very nov­el use for frozen sum­mer fruits!

Con­tains adult themes and some strong lan­guage.

Contains stylised violence...Star­ring: Kat­rina Bayl­is, Simon Boyes, Dar­ren Stub­ber­sfield and Anna O’Bri­en.

Per­form­ances: Gryphon Theatre, 22 Ghuznee Street.
8pm – 13–16 and 21–23 July, 4pm 17 July, 6:30pm 19 and 20 July.
Tick­ets: $20. Groups and con­ces­sions :$15.
Book­ings phone 934 4068; www.backyardtheatre.co.nz;
e‑mail:backyardtheatre@paradise.net.nz;
PO Box 11390
Wel­ling­ton

A Back­yard Pro­duc­tion