November

By David Mamet

Set just days before a presidential election November, by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet, proves once and for all there's no lower place than the highest office in the land.

Meet President Charles Smith, the most corrupt, inept buffoon ever to sit in the Oval Office. It's the final days of his bid for a second term, but the country is a mess and his poll numbers are "lower than Gandhi's cholesterol". Toss in a lesbian speechwriter longing to marry her sweetheart on national television, a cynical Chief of Staff, Thanksgiving turkeys awaiting pardon, and some shady backroom scheming and you've got a hilarious masterpiece.

A scathingly entertaining take on the state of American politics today and the lengths to which the powerful will go to stay in power in any country, November shows that you don't have to be the sharpest tool in the shed to be the most dangerous weapon in the world.

Director: Adam Cook
Designer: Victoria Lamb
Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington
Composer: Catherine Oates
Cast includes: Michaela Cantwell, Garry McDonald, Michael Habib, Peter Michell