Death & Taxe$
9 – 19 September 2020
Written by April Phillips / Directed by Marion Rosner
A comedy plot driven farce loosely based on Ben Johnson’s Jacobean Tale The Alchemist, set in the current day. A laugh a minute tale of greed, described by Hall as having “no moral, no message – just entertainment”. An Australian couple is based in a swanky Auckland harbourside Airbnb, armed with a loose plan to shake down as many self-satisfied cashed-up “neighbours” as possible; in the hope of a quick payday and an early retirement. It’s about greed and how a fool and their money are soon parted; with double crosses, dirty tricks and dodgy dealings…
It’s so audacious, you can see the dollar signs flickering in the eyes of their marks. (Revised in 2022 to update and change ethnicity).
Cast
Gareth Burke / Craig Haywood
Tiffany Martin / Kirsty Justice
Enid Burke / Jodie Mahan
Bob Greene / Chris Balm
Lucille Potts / Fiona Popert
Douglas Graves / Nick Gibbs
Ted Patchett / Blair McLean
Elizabeth Battersea / Anne McMullin
Crew
Director / Marion Rosner
Production Manager / Sue Miller
Stage Manager / Sally Ratchford
Prompt / Debbie Williams
Lighting Design & Operation / Marion Rosner, Benjamin Forrest
Sound Design & Operation / Marion Rosner, Benjamin Forrest
Set Design & Construction / Marion Rosner, Bruce Cannell, Ross Miller
Set Paint / Sue Mortimer
Props / Debbie Williams
Promotional Artwork / Blair McLean
Photography / Adam Rosner
Wardrobe / Sue Miller, Kythie Morris














