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Year 12 Theatre Studies presents 'The Club'

It's 1977. Coach Barassi is animated and tough as hell, his words can make grown men cry. Lethal Leigh Matthews is as physical as he is skilful and he tears the game to pieces week after week. Jesaulenko soars! You beauty!

It's the golden age of Australian Rules Football and Clubs across the country are going from strength to strength. Well, except for one club. THE Club.

The coach is struggling to get results. The old guard doesn't agree with where the club is going. The president has spent a fortune (of his own money) on a gun new player. The administrator has an agenda of his own. The gun player, well, he doesn't really care about footy at all. Things are not going well.

The Year 12 Theatre Studies class present David Williamson's "The Club".

This hilarious comedic farce pairs regular laughs with some uncomfortable truths and confronting themes. By holding up a metaphorical mirror to what our "footy culture" was then and is now, 'The Club' challenges our own ideas of tradition and modernity with tongue firmly in cheek.

When:  Wed 22 and  Thurs 23 May at 7.30 pm

Where: The St Bede's College Auditorium

Cost: It absolutely free! However please book at https://www.trybooking.com/BCODD to guarantee a seat.

WARNING: Parental guidance 15+ advised. Contains confronting, mature themes and some coarse language.

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12 Angry Men-Director's Notes

The play ‘Twelve Angry Men’, conceived and written by Reginald Rose in 1954 as a live broadcast on American television, is not based upon any known historical legal case. It was influenced by the popular genres and ideas of the time period, most notably dark Film Noir stories that focused on crime and detective dramas, demonstrating a certain cynicism about human nature.

From the television script it was optioned by the actor Henry Fonda and re-written into a film script for him to star in as Juror Eight; alongside Lee J Cobb as Juror Three and E.G. Marshall as Juror Four., with Sidney Lumet as the director.

Following on from this success the story was revised into a playscript and has been presented around the world by a wealth of famous actors for over 50 years; it is still considered the quintessential courtroom drama.

The key themes within this story are the reflection of American society, Justice and the concepts of Certainty and Doubt within the microcosm of the jury itself, as a group and as individuals – to reflect both the things that may unite society and their differences in background, prejudices, daily concerns and ideals.

When all the jurors’ ideals and backgrounds come in close contact in the closed jury room, social differences become personal arguments and attacks. Slowly, though, as the jurors are forced to sift through the evidence after Juror Eight alone votes “not guilty” in the initial vote, they become more willing to hear each other out and look past appearances.

Even though this play is an American classic, its ideals resonate with audiences worldwide and is still relevant today, even in contemporary Australian society; with this play being selected as part of the reading list for Year 11 VCE English.

The cast presenting this story have embraced the concepts and ideas, written over half a century ago, because ‘reasonable doubt’ is still a core element in our system of justice, especially when dealing with perceived threats from ‘the other’; which still dominates so much of our social discourse around many contemporary issues.

I am proud to be working with our talented young men to bring a fresh interpretation of this story to life, here at St Bede’s College and I urge you to come and witness ‘Twelve Angry Men’ decide the fate of a young boy’s life that hangs in the balance.

Stephen Irving

Director – 2019 Production

College Productions Leader