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POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
SHOW DETAILS:
Thursday 13 February – Saturday 8 March 2025
preview: Thursday 13 and Friday 14 February
opening night: Saturday 15 February
duration: 100 minutes including interval
times:
Tuesday to Saturday 7:30pm
Saturday 2:30pm
Sunday 5pm
ticket price: $40 – $55 + booking fees
bookings: 03 9662 9966
warnings: TBC
Click HERE to read the program
Dedicated to any woman who’s ever found herself the secondary character in a male farce.
When a White House PR nightmare spins into a full blown shitshow, seven brilliant and beleaguered women must risk life, liberty, and the pursuit of sanity to keep the commander-in-chief out of trouble.
Lightning Jar Theatre returns to fortyfivedownstairs following their enormously successful production of Mr Burns: a post electric play (Green Room Award Winner for Best Independent Production) in 2019, teaming with Trophy Boys director Marni Mount to present the Australian premiere of Selina Fillinger’s whip smart, all female farce, featuring Lucy Ansell, Carolyn Bock, Candy Bowers, Jen Bush, Liliana Dalton, Hannah Greenwood, Tilly Legge, and AYA.
“I am woman, hear me roar — with laughter” Variety review
“Located somewhere on the satirical dial between 9 to 5 and Veep” The Washington Post review
Click HERE to read the program
POTUS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
Image by Cameron Grant
Supported by the City of Melbourne
Cast: Lucy Ansell, Carolyn Bock, Candy Bowers, Jen Bush, Liliana Dalton, Hannah Greenwood, Tilly Legge and AYA
Director: Marni Mount
Set and Costume Designer: Sophie Woodward
Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre
Sound Designer and Composer: Rachel Lewindon
Stage Manager: Jessica Smart
Set and Stage Management intern: Bailey Tynan
Ticket Prices:
Preview: $40
Full: $55
Concession: $45
Group 6+: $45
Concessions:
Pensioners/Full-time students/MEAA members
Ticket sales are subject to a booking fee of $2.00 per ticket plus any merchant charges for payments by American Express
Ticket fees are charged reluctantly. As an unfunded CBD located venue, our expenses continue to rise. If fortyfivedownstairs is to survive, we are obliged to increase our revenue without inflicting costs on already struggling artists. Without support, we risk losing artists or having to close our doors. We do hope for your understanding!