THEATRE: Arsenic & Old Lace - Tugun Theatre Company

Title: Arsenic & Old Lace

Presented By: Tugun Theatre Company

Genre: Dark Comedy, Farce, Mystery

Synopsis: When drama critic Mortimer Brewster discovers that his sweet elderly aunts have been poisoning lonely old bachelors with homemade elderberry wine, his seemingly ordinary family life descends into hilarious chaos. With a brother who believes he's Teddy Roosevelt, another with a sinister criminal past, and a house full of increasingly outrageous secrets, Mortimer must desperately try to keep his eccentric family out of trouble. Joseph Kesselring's classic dark comedy delivers a wickedly funny combination of murder, madness and family dysfunction.

Performance Dates: Friday 6 – Saturday 28 November 2026

Performance Times:

• Friday 6 November: 7:30pm

• Saturday 7 November: 2:00pm and 7:30pm

• Friday 13 November: 7:30pm

• Saturday 14 November: 2:00pm and 7:30pm

• Friday 20 November: 7:30pm

• Saturday 21 November: 2:00pm and 7:30pm

• Thursday 26 November: 7:30pm (Thrifty Thursday)

• Friday 27 November: 7:30pm

• Saturday 28 November: 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Performance Location and Address: Tugun Theatre, Tugun Village Community Centre, 414 Coolangatta Road, Tugun QLD 4224

Ticket Costs:

• Adult: $22.00 + $1.05 booking fee

• Concession (under 17 or over 60): $17.00 + $0.93 booking fee

• Table of 10: $140.00 + $8.50 booking fee

• Thrifty Thursday (26 November): $12.00 + $0.80 booking fee

Ticket Link: https://collections.humanitix.com/tugun-arsenic-old-lace

Warnings: Dark comedic themes and farcical depictions of poisoning.

Recommended Age: 12+

Duration: Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.

Cast:

• Cee Campbell – Abby Brewster

• Judy Neumann – Martha Brewster

• Lane Finlayson – Mortimer Brewster

• Naomi Mole – Elaine Harper

• Jim Fury – Teddy Brewster

• Nathan Schulz – Jonathan Brewster

• Darren Campbell – Dr. Einstein

• Tim Hewlett – Rev. Harper / Lt. Rooney

• Phillip Victor – Officer O'Hara

• Jenna Baker – Officer Brophy

• Matthew McDonald – Officer Klein

• Liddi Lane – Mr. Gibbs / Miss Witherspoon

Creative Team:

• Playwright: Joseph Kesselring

• Director: Cee Campbell

• Assistant Director: Peta Schulz

• Lighting Designer: Jasper Lee

• Lighting Operator: Harry Cadman

• Sound Designer: Nathan Schulz

• Sound Operator: Tabitha Bird

• Stage Manager: Natalie Fairweather

  
  

Production Website: https://collections.humanitix.com/tugun-arsenic-old-lace

Other information:

• A special discounted Thrifty Thursday performance takes place on 26 November.

• Refunds are available up to one day before the event, in accordance with the organiser's stated refund policy.