Jack and The Absolutes

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Fri 10 Jan 2025 - Sun 26 Jan 2025

Jack and The Absolutes are a groovy re-imagining of The Rivals set in 1969. Open Gardens SA and Blue Sky Theatre will present outdoor performances of Jack and The Absolutes in three SA gardens. There will be nine shows in three venues during January, and the money raised will support various charities, including the Hans Heysen Foundation and Adelaide Botanic Gardens Foundation.

Jack Absolute is the lead singer of a successful pop group, and he’s in love with Lydia Languish, the wealthy fashion designer. But Lydia has just returned from Woodstock, where she’s seen the light and wants to forgo fame and fortune and live a bohemian lifestyle with the group’s chilled-out sound guy.

But Lydia's aunt, Mrs Malaprop, can never allow such a lowly love connection, and Jack’s mother, Lady Antonia Absolute, is determined that her son marries well, whether he likes it or not. Jack plans to disguise himself as his rival to win Lydia’s love. But he has more challengers than he realises — the rest of the band are planning to woo Lydia, too!

Join Jack and The Absolutes at :
Lower Inman Valley, Victor Harbor, on 10, 11 and 12 January 2025
The Cedars, Hahndorf, on 17, 18 and 19 January 2025
Wittunga Botanic Garden, Blackwood, on 24, 25 and 26 January 2025

Book here , $40 per person. The shows start at 6.30pm to 9.10 pm, in the garden for this confusion of unlikely lovers and mangled English adjectives. Gates and bar open at 4.30 pm, you can look around the garden before the show. No BYO alcohol, but there is a licensed bar selling Howard Vineyard wines, local beers and soft drinks. Please bring your own picnic, picnic chairs, tables, eskies, or whatever you need before the show in the garden. Bring rugs and jumpers as well as it can get cool after the sun sets.


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