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Media Release # 4To: All Media Outlets When The One Day of the Year was last performed by Wyong Drama Group in 1990, one reviewer commented that it was “the best drama [she’d] ever seen it do”. It struck a chord with audiences who could relate to the themes and especially the setting - a working-class household in an inner-western suburb of Sydney in the early 1960’s. Now, eleven years later, WDG is re-visiting the play. “For a start it doesn’t seem like eleven years ago,” says director Peter Deane. “The object this time is to do it even better.” Two of the original cast members are in this show: Laszlo Weidlich as Alf and Julie Bailey as Dot (the parents). The three new cast members bring fresh attitudes, but as much, if not more talent than the ones they replace. A number of successful elements of the original show (such as the set design) will be re-created for this production, but improvements will be seen. The author has made revisions to the text: there is stronger characterisation, and a few cuts have been made, giving it more impact. The director has eleven years’ more experience. Technology has improved the staging elements available to the drama group. But the theatrical experience is still a very rich and moving one. The playwright Alan Seymour has created an incredibly enduring work, and WDG’s finished work will more than do it justice. It’s a show not to be missed and opens at Wyong Memorial Hall on Thursday 26 April 2001 at 8pm. There will also be performances on Saturday 28 April (2pm and 8pm), Sunday 29 April (5pm), Thursday 3 May (8pm), Friday 4 May (8pm), and Saturday 5 May (2pm & 8pm). The Sunday “twilight” performance has never been tried at WDG before, but seems to provide a very convenient time for audiences. Wyong Memorial Hall is in Anzac Avenue, Wyong, opposite the RSL. Tickets cost $15/$12 for the Friday and Saturday evening performances, and $12/$10 for all other performances. Bookings can be made on WDG’s number XXXX-XXXX.
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