For the Sinclair family, the cut-throat world of greyhound racing is a religion. And their beloved dog Boy Named Sue is more than a greyhound; he’s their heart and soul on four legs. With the crucial Winnebago Classic on the horizon, Cess Sinclair has one shot at reversing his family’s fortunes for good. Against all the odds, he’s betting on a miracle.
The Dapto Chaser is warts-and-all Australian comedy that gets its hands dirty with the adrenaline, sweat and guts of the dog racing sub-culture. The Sinclairs are a family trapped in the pressure cooker of gambling addiction and when things don’t go to plan, they are forced to gamble the most important commodity of all – their relationship to each other.
Playwright Mary Rachel Brown wrote The Dapto Chaser perched in the bleachers track-side, while director Glynn Nicholas will be going on an all-schnitzel diet to get it over the line.
Warning: This production contains dogs, bitches, mongrels, drugs, cheating, lying, winning, losing and masses of family dysfunction.
Produced by Apocalypse Theatre Company
The Dapto Chaser was commissioned and originally produced by Merrigong Theatre Company.
Director Glynn Nicholas
Set and Costume Designer Georgia Hopkins
Lighting Designer Toby Knyvett
Sound Designer Daryl Wallis
Stage Manager Cara Woods
Producer Dino Dimitriadis
With Danny Adcock, Noel Hodda, Jamie Oxenbould, Richard Sydenham
PERFORMANCE DATES
Previews 1 – 2 July
Season4 – 25 July
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Monday – Saturday 7pm
Saturday 25 July 2pm and 7pm
RUN TIME
Approximately 95 minutes (no interval)
[Images by Robert Catto]
Trailer, The Dapto Chaser
‘Brown wrings humour from every twist of the plot and the play glows in this well acted and thoroughly realised production directed by Glynn Nicholas.’ ★★★½ Sydney Morning Herald
‘All in all, The Dapto Chaser is funny, rude, illuminating and a fine play that’s meaningful and extremely entertaining. Not to be missed.’ Stage Noise
‘Playwright Mary Rachel Brown has scripted a whippet smart play, a family saga set in the sub culture of dog racing.’ Australian Stage
‘Brown’s script is full of humour and anguish.’ The Australian
‘Danny Adcock is fantastically bitter as Errol’ ★★★ Time Out
‘Four actors, all perfectly cast, each giving spectacular performances that leave no imaginable room for improvement. Richard Sydenham is flamboyant and wild as Cess Sinclair.’ SuzyGoSee
‘The Dapto Chaser is yet another example of the remarkable depth, diversity and quality of theatre in Sydney.’ Lisa Thatcher
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