Dr David Mortimore is about to give a speech that will probably earn him a knighthood. But the arrival of an old flame—together with her 18-year-old son, the product of their relationship all those years ago—means that David is forced into an escalating series of cover-ups and inventions that involve a police sergeant, most of the costumes for the Hospital’s Christmas pantomime, and a large number of matrons.

This Classic Farce is a chaotic, infectious, hilarious end to the year!

It Runs in the Family performed at Theatre 3 20 Nov - 12 Dec 2009.

The Marquise de Merteuil needs someone to seduce her niece, as revenge for a perceived slight. But the Vicomte de Valmont has his own pursuit in mind—that of a virtuous magistrate’s wife. A deal is struck between them, but who can really trust whom?

Merteuil may have a spotless reputation, but does she deserve it? The virginal Cécile Volanges deserves her unsullied reputation, but can she keep it? Unbeknownst to her, Cécile is a helpless pawn in the vicious games played by the Marquise and her manipulating ex-lover Valmont.

Les Liaisons Dangereuses performed at Theatre 3 11 Sept - 3 Oct 2009.

Deathtrap is a good old-fashioned comedy / murder mystery / thriller – take your pick. Lovers of all three genres will be entertained in this production—it’s filled with startling revelations.

A complicated game of murderous, musical chairs packed with insidious hairpin twists and delightful dread.

A story where everyone has hidden motives. Who is the hero? Who is the villain?

A plot like quicksilver—each time you think you have it, it slips through your fingers!

The opening text of this tease of a play describes it well…
A thriller in two acts. One set. A juicy murder in Act 1, unexpected developments in Act 2…

Come along and find out how it all ends…or does it!

Its virtue is that it doesn’t take itself seriously. All the way through, it’s laughing at itself and the genre on which it is a takeoff... New York Times

Deathtrap performed at Theatre 3 24 July - 15 August 2009.

Jim McMullen most recently directed the 2008 Rep production of Cosi by Louis Nowra and has been working closely with the large ensemble cast to craft this exploration of entertainment.
Out of the box and onto the stage will be numbers from many musical and entertainment styles. Cabaret, Vaudeville, Revue, Circus, Comedy are only some of the genres which will take you on this musical journey.

An exceptional cast of 28 performers has been selected to entice and entertain you. This is not the show where stereotypes will prevail – there are no rules – only enjoyment for all!
Escape the winter blues and relish in the musical magic of Jazz Garters…a seriously funny production which will definitely need more than one visit!

Jazz Garters: A New Tradition performed at Theatre 3 11 - 27 June 2009.

A political play, a social comedy, a modern tragedy, a study of the changing problems of women in society, a saga of 20 years of one family’s trials and tribulations:

Amy’s View, David Hare’s 1997 play … is all these things. Esme Allen is a well-known West End actress at just the moment when the West End is ceasing to offer actors a regular way of life. The visit of her young daughter Amy, with a new boyfriend, sets in train a series of events which only find their shape 16 years later.

The plot is driven by the ups and downs both of Amy’s relationship with cynical media-man Dominic and of Esme’s career as an actress..

Amy's View performed at Theatre 3 1 - 23 May 2009.

A young and successful television actor relocates to New York, where he rents a marvellous, gothic apartment.
With his television career currently in limbo, the actor is offered the opportunity to play Hamlet onstage, but there’s one problem…he hates Hamlet.
His dilemma deepens when he discovers that his apartment, once owned by legendary Shakespearean actor John Barrymore, is still inhabited by Barrymore’s pompous, swashbuckling ghost.
From the wildly funny duel to the quick-witted lines, I Hate Hamlet offers a light, satirical look at greedy real estate agents, inane Hollywood producers and hard-drinking, womanising actors.

I Hate Hamlet performed at Theatre 3 20 Feb - 14 Mar 2009.

Renovations to the auditorium seatins and carpet began on 16 March 2009. Photos of the renovations as they are conducted will be uploaded here.