Ladies Down Under

Synopsis

After hitting the jackpot at Ladies' Day in York, our fish-filleting foursome - Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda are celebrating in style with the trip of a lifetime. They've dosed up on Kylie, donned their flight socks, and now the 'girls on tour' are ready to travel the globe and conquer Oz... if the Imodium kicks in that is! While Shelley dreams of luxury and glamour, the gang decide to get 'back to basics' and camp out under the stars. But Shelley soon discovers there's more on offer than posh hotels, dazzling casinos and sun-kissed surfers; and Pearl finds herself with a mountain to climb... From Ayers Rock to the bright lights of Sydney, join our four pommie beauties as they venture Down Under for a trip they'll never forget.

Our Review:

1 October 2008

Hull Truck Theatre’s final season in its Spring Street home before moving to opulent new premises consists mainly of revivals of popular successes, ending with Bouncers early in 2009. Ladies Down Under arrives at Spring Street in November after an extended Autumn tour. However, judging from the performance at York Theatre Royal, it’s not likely to be one of the highlights of the season.

Amanda Whittington’s play is a sequel to Ladies’ Day which often transcended its formulaic basis (four Hull fish-filleters have a posh day out at the races and fun, frolics and tears ensue) with genuine humanity. Ladies Down Under stays resolutely superficial. The same four characters, having won a small fortune at the races, head for a holiday in Australia, determined to “live the dream”. Jan plans to meet her boyfriend and former supervisor, Joe, but he is detained by a bush-fire, so all four go to a luxury beach...

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Latest User Review

Jennifer - 8 November 2008:

I disagree with quite a lot of your reviewer's remarks, I have seen the show twice and loved it on both occasions. All of the actors portrayed their characters brilliantly and deserve high praise. Very well done to you all....

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