Exit Laughing at Arts Theatre

Arts Theatre Cronulla’s second production for 2022 opens on Friday, May 6, 2022. Exit Laughing is both an adult-themed comedy with some laugh-out-loud moments, as well as a portrayal of loss with some poignant moments.

Connie, Leona and Millie are three southern ladies from Birmingham, Alabama, who gather for their first monthly card game since their dear friend Mary has died. To their initial horror, they find that Mary’s ashes have been “borrowed” and the urn has been brought to the gathering.

College student Rachel, daughter of long-divorced Connie, is angry at being stood up by her boyfriend Bobby, and stressed by school and the prospects of a lonely love life. She is appalled at the women’s actions and grossed out that the remains of their friend are in her house.  

It is revealed that Mary had been thinking about her friends prior to her passing and has made certain arrangements to make sure their first gathering without her would be memorable, and to encourage them to not waste opportunities to explore life to its fullest.

As Director Tom Richards cautioned preview audiences, for this production, everyone should expect to exit laughing!

The show runs till Saturday 11 June with performances on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and three Sunday afternoon matinees at 2pm.

Tickets are $30/$27 and can be booked online via the theatre’s website: www.artstheatrecronulla.com.au

CAST

RACHEL – Ella Humphreys

CONNIE – Jennifer Birdsall

LEONA – Meili Bookluck

MILLIE – Narelle Jaeger

BOBBY – Aaron Okey

Photo credits: Port Hacking Camera Club

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