Veronica's Room at Melville Theatre

Veronica's Room at Melville Theatre

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Posted 2019-06-24 by grooverfollow

Fri 05 Jul 2019 - Sat 20 Jul 2019



A spine-tingling thriller about a family's secret is about to be exposed at Melville Theatre, exploring the thin line between fantasy, reality and madness. Written by Ira Levin (best known for his best-selling horror novel Rosemary's Baby) and directed by Georgina Kling, Veronica's Room has a sense of looming danger, suspense and unexpected twists.

Students Susan and Larry find themselves as guests enticed to an Irish couple's mansion, after they claim Susan bears a striking resemblance to their deceased ward Veronica. They persuade Susan to impersonate Veronica to solace the dead girl's sister, now elderly and senile. But once the door closes, Susan begins to feels she may have erred in her decision...

"Having seen the script brought to life on the stage many years ago, I've never forgotten the chills I got when the play finished," Georgina said. "I bought the script last year and re-read it, only to enjoy it even more. "There are so many twists and turns you don't see coming so the play constantly keeps the audience thinking. Even once the show's over, you leave thinking 'What just happened?' and 'Who was that?' I love that sense of getting an audience thinking and talking about different theories, long after the play has ended."



On stage since she was young, Georgina took a break for 16 years to focus on school and university but then threw herself back into the theatre world, embracing acting, directing, choreography, costumes and other behind-the-scenes work. After moving to Perth from London four years ago, she came across an audition at Melville Theatre for Under The Blue Sky, which she appeared in, and directed Cash on Delivery last year. "The toughest challenge with Veronica's Room is drawing the audience in and making them believe," Georgina said. "The cast is fantastic and each time I watch them I get goose bumps, so I hope the audience gets the same feeling."



Michael Dornan plays John Mackey, one half of the Irish couple. "He's very driven and motivated but not necessarily in a good way," he said. "John is definitely a man in love and he's willing to do what it takes to make his beloved happy."But the characters are fluid and you could say that, throughout the show, there is a persistence state of flux. The main challenge is the accent and, of course, making sure I've imprinted the lines on my memory so I'm ready to deliver all the nuances that are so essential to this performance."



Acting since his late teens, Michael spent most of his 20s acting professionally in the UK and, since returning to Perth, has performed with the Old Mill, Stirling, Playlovers, Groovy Boots, Harbour, Melville and Blue Room Theatres. Productions have included Norm and Elsie's Macbeth, Dimboola, The 39 Steps, The Eight: Reindeer Monologues, A Sting in the Tale, The Season at Sarsaparilla, Oliver Twist, Twelve Angry Men and Cash on Delivery among many others."Veronica's Room appealed because it's unrelenting and unforgiving, making for a neat and elegant thriller," Michael said. "It's a bit like being trapped in someone else's nightmare – extremely jarring with a surprising climax."



Veronica's Room plays at 8pm July 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 with a 2pm matinee on July 14. Tickets are $20, $15 concession – book on 9330 4565 or at www.meltheco.org.au .
Melville Theatre is at 393A Canning Highway (corner of Stock Road), Palmyra.



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