By Amelia Bullmore
DIRECTOR Stephanie McKellar-Smith
CAST Jodie Dorday Julie Edwards Lara Macgregor
COMPANY Fusion Productions

HURRY LAST DAYS! DON’T MISS OUT!
16 Oct – 7 Nov
Extra matinee – 2pm Sat 7 Nov

Circa One
Tues – Thurs 6.30pm; Fri – Sat 8pm; Sun 4pm
$25 – $52

Note: ‘Concession’ price (Community Services Card, Gold Card or student ID required)

Content Advisory: Di & Viv & Rose contains discussion of sexual violence and strong language

Total runtime: 2 hours 30 mins (incl. 20 min interval) – First act: 80mins + 20min interval + Second act: 50mins

TWISTS AND TURNS OF LIFE-ENRICHING RELATIONSHIPS EXPLORED AND CELEBRATED – Theatreview

‘Deliciously imperfect’

‘How do you want to live here? I mean we could come and go and lead separate lives. Or we could really live together. What do you think?’ – Rose

Rose (Julie Edwards) is a free-spirited art history student who sleeps with any boy she likes the look of. Her companions are Di (Lara Macgregor), a sports-loving lesbian who is taking business studies, and Viv (Jodie Dorday), a sociology student with a fierce work ethic. On the surface they seem unlikely friends but as Di, Viv and Rose’s friendship grows, we see how their solidarity precariously shifts over a 40 year time span. A funny and thoughtful exploration of friendship’s impact on life and life’s impact on friendship.

Di and Viv and Rose is a witty, vivid comedy that charts the steady, but sometimes chaotic, progression of three women’s lives and their ultimately enduring bonds.

This NZ Premiere sports a top NZ all-female cast and crew and is one not to be missed.

‘Di and Viv and Rose is a moving and surprising pleasure of an evening, that sends you out into the night with a lump in your throat’ — Michael Billington, The Guardian (London)

‘This is a powerhouse cast that any city in the country would find hard to beat. I have worked with them all and each has the power to dominate whatever stage they are on. As a trio, they will be incandescent.’ — Sir Roger Hall, CNZM, QSO

Part of WTF! 2020