The Wrong Horse: Premiere Season

The Wrong Horse explores the world of small-time crime in Melbourne. Noddy and Big Ears (not their real names, obviously), stumble their way through life, stupidly and by chance. Bumbling criminals. Noddy’s disability wins him good fortune and leads him to inadvertently make the wrong decisions. Big Ears is not the smartest bloke around town. Their final job, which on the surface appears to go well, leads them on a journey of comical and dramatic consequences. They are on the run from a criminal world that wants them whacked.

The Wrong Horse was first performed at Long Play as a playreading for development feedback, and again in 2022 as a rehearsed playreading for La Mama’s Spring Extras sessions, at La Mama Courthouse.

Fiona Anderson reviewed the La Mama playreading for Weekend Notes and said: “It's engaging and relatable, witty and well-paced. The style is Aussie colloquial - think Hopgood's 'And the Big Men Fly' or Williamson’s 'Don's Party'

Don’t miss the premiere season of The Wrong Horse at The MC Showroom in Prahran. Featuring: Darren Mort, Dom Phelan, Ian Rooney, Brigitte Jarvis and Graham Murray, with additional voices provided by Caroline Ferguson and Jacob Oberman. Written and Produced by Marty MonStar. Directed by award-winning, Marion Arditti. Production support from Cherry Hands Media. Set Design: Silvia Shao. PR photography: Darren Gill.

Q&A following the Friday 12 May performance
LENGTH - 90 minutes (no interval)
RECOMMENDED 15+