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Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson
Directed by Mark Ireson
Performances: Tuesday 7th to Saturday 11th September 2010, Bell Theatre
This year’s Gala production is Ron Hutchinson’s screwball comedy set in the Hollywood office of movie mogul David O. Selznick in 1939, based on real events.
Selznick has just shut down production on the most eagerly anticipated movie in history, Gone With The Wind, scrapping the script and sacking the director for good measure. Determined to produce a rewrite in five days, he engages the reluctant services of ace script doctor Ben Hecht - possibly the only person in America who has not read the novel - and the movie’s new director Victor Fleming, straight from the set of The Wizard Of Oz after squabbling with the Munchkins and coming to blows with Judy Garland.
With his reputation on the line, and nothing but peanuts and bananas to sustain them, Selznick locks the three collaborators in his office, and a marathon creative session begins…
Cast
David O. Selznick - Chaz Doyle
Ben Hecht - Barry Heselden
Victor Fleming - Matt Platt
Miss Poppenghul - Caroline Doyle
For more details, please contact Mark Ireson, Director
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