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A little bit of Italy comes to Tauranga when 16th Avenue Theatre brings Roger Hall’s well-known comedy ‘Four Flat Whites in Italy’ to town.

Denis Smith from the society says this particular Roger Hall play seemed fitting this year in light of Rugby World Cup fever.

“It is based around the Rugby World Cup in 2007 and since we have got it this year we felt it was prudent to do it this year and it seemed relevant.”

Directed by Julie Lankshear, the play centres on two couples on a holiday to Italy– recently retired librarians Adrian and Alison and their new neighbours Harry and Judy – as the mismatched couples negotiate the pit falls of a later in life OE.

Denis says the last Roger Hall play the theatre put on, ‘Who wants to be 100?’, had a 93 per cent occupancy rate and the theatre hopes for similar numbers this year.

The cast features four main characters, including theatre regulars Alan Baker and Christine Giddens as Adrian and Alison.

New Tauranga resident Mike Nicholson, who is here on a nine month holiday from Britain, will be treading the boards as Harry, and Andrea Cawley, who is making her debut at 16th Avenue Theatre.

Denis says the audience should be prepared to see “lots of scene changes as the couples go on holiday around Italy, including Rome, on gondolas and even travelling in a Fiat”.

There is a large backstage crew to ensure smooth set transitions and also many wardrobe changes.

“We are really maximising the new fly tower so people will be able to see this in action.

“We have even had some help on Italian pronunciation to ensure it is correct.”

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Competition Results

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