What happens in the staff room, stays in the staff room.

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Played by the fantastic Catherine McClements, Pat is a jaded, stalwart primary school teacher who isn’t afraid to voice her opinions: all kids are terrors, the school’s a zoo and her colleagues are nitwits. Enter Anna, played by Stephanie Somerville in her STC mainstage debut, who is bright-eyed, idealistic and just out of university. Anna’s going to change the world, one gold star at a time.

 

As you might suspect, these two don’t quite see eye to eye. In a hilarious new black comedy from the brilliant mind of Angela Betzien (The Hanging, ABC’s Total Control), audiences will get a sneak peek into one of society’s biggest mysteries: the teachers’ staff room.

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Writer: Angela Betzien

Director: Jessica Arthur

Designer: Ailsa Paterson

Lighting: Mark Shelton

Composition and Sound Design: Jessica Dunn

Assistant Director: Clement Rukundo

Cast: Ezra Juanta, Catherine McClements, Michelle Ny, Nathan O’Keefe, Susan Prior, Stephanie Somerville

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Dunstan Playhouse Adelaide, Drama Theatre Sydney, Riverside Parramatta, Canberra Theatre Centre for State Theatre of South Australia and Sydney Theatre Company | August-October 2022

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★★★★★ (Glam Adelaide)

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★★★★ "a madcap romp; a darkly humorous class worth taking" (Limelight)

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★★★★ "eminently and hilariously successful" (ArtsHub)