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ROSS GUMBLEY
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Big Oe, The Biggles On Top Boys At The Beach Flagons And Foxtrots Happy Coupling Newbury Hall Dances, The Shop Till You Drop Thirty Nine Steps, TheBig Oe, The
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written by Alison Quigan And Ross Gumbley
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Top of PageBiggles On Top
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Top of PageBoys At The Beach
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When they were younger the boys bought part of the beach when they were on holiday. Twenty three years later they are still coming to it each year - but now with their respective families. But it is still beer and barbies
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Top of PageFlagons And Foxtrots
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1960s - a local dance hall somewhere in New Zealand. The archie Moore Trio are going to play. But there are things to sort out - the septic tank for one. Group member Jack has been dating group member Sid's daughter - but he has gotten Rita pregnant. Ina wants Sid to want her for more than her Dundee cake
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renamed later version of Newbury Hall Dances, The. Written by Alison Quigan And Ross Gumbley
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Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ 2006
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Top of PageHappy Coupling
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Digby is getting married in the morning, but if this stag party is anything to go by then it doesn't bode well. Can his luck really be this bad, or does his brother Eddie have a secret agenda? and what about the hen's night one floor below? For bride-to-be Mandy, getting to the altar is a game of Truth and Dare with a lot at stake. and is there something her mother Sylvia isn't telling her? Set on two floors of a swanky hotel that clearly had a lot of money spent on it in the 1980's, Happy Coupling by Ross Gumbley is a comedy is based on eternal themes - love, sex and mistaken identity.
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Court Theatre, Christchurch, NZ 2006
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Top of PageNewbury Hall Dances, The
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Top of PageShop Till You Drop
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Lizzy and Noeline are heading to Melbourne to shop 'til they drop - ready to splurge their hard-earned dollars on the girly weekend shopping trip to end all shopping trips. Boxer and Swanee are off to the Bledisloe Cup. All they want from their Melbourne weekend is sun, beer, and for New Zealand to win the rugby. Rose and Clifford are headed to a weekend conference in you guessed it - Melbourne. That's if they can catch their flight and find their hotel on time. Six strangers, heading to Melbourne for the weekend: what could possibly go wrong? Quite a lot, as it happens! Shop 'Til You Drop tells the story of the hilariously epic misadventures that await our travellers when they arrive in Oz. From dodgy airline food and double bookings, to dealing with predatory taxi drivers and other colourful local characters, Shop 'Til You Drop is a guaranteed laugh for anyone who has ever had a dream trip veer slightly off the rails.
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Top of PageThirty Nine Steps, The
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adventurer Richard Hannay has just returned from Africa and is thoroughly bored with his London life until a murder is committed in his flat, just days after the victim has warned him of an assassination plot that could bring Britain to the brink of war. an obvious suspect for the police and an easy target for the killers, Hannay goes on the run in his native Scotland. He must use all his wits to stay one step ahead of the game and warn the government before it is too late. The Thirty-Nine Steps is a quirky combination of an exaggerated spy thriller with a comic-book approach. The four talented actors play 33 roles in 100 madcap minutes. With playful props and quick-fire costume changes, this show will prove to be thrilling and laugh-out-loud funny.
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- www.theatreview.org.nz
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adapted by Ross Gumbley from John Buchans novel
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Centrepoint, Palmerston North 10 Sep 2011
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adaptation
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