If you go into the acting profession, it is a good idea to marry sensibly. And by that I mean to find someone who has a steady paying job. However, if you follow your heart and not your brain and end up marrying that sassy girl with the endless curls who danced beside you in that dinner theatre show you were in 30 years ago, then your only hope for a comfortable retirement lies in your offspring landing one of those big money jobs: a doctor, a lawyer or better yet, a plumber.
However, if your child, despite all evidence to the contrary, decides that acting is a good way to make his living, then the only thing left to do is… put on a show!
Jackie Minns and David Cameron with their company, Kingbaby Productions, have been creating live theatre on Bowen to enthusiastic audiences for 20 years and with their son Andrew, home from theatre school in Toronto for the summer, they saw an opportunity to do a production that they could all play together in.
The play is Tennessee Williams’ classic tale of family tribulation, The Glass Menagerie and mother Amanda and her son Tom will be played by real-life mother and son, Jackie and Andrew. Directed by David Cameron, the cast is perfectly completed with Bronwyn Churcher as daughter Laura and Frazer Elliott as The Gentleman Caller.
The family theme extends, as well, to the music as brother and sister team Nicolas Belluk and Liliana Belluk-Orlikow support the drama with their violin and cello.
The Glass Menagerie will run August 13-22 at the Tir Na Nog theatre. Show times and tickets are available at bowenglassmenagerie.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets will also be available at Phoenix.
