Terms of Endearment, at the John Lees Centre in Penrith, is a beautiful adaptation of a movie classic, using a light touch to illuminate the deepest and most important expressions of compassion and human decency.
Dan Gordon’s brilliant rewriting of 1983’s blockbuster film takes the theatre audience through 23 years of mother-daughter conflict and angst. There is not a wasted word.
Director Anthony Brown is a resident of Leonay who as a young man remembers the famous movie which starred Shirley Maclaine, Jack Nicholson and Debra Winger.
Brown was fortunate to actually meet Shirley Maclaine in the 1980s and got her autograph.
“Shirley Maclaine was everything I imagined when I met her, and I told her how much I loved her performance in Terms of Endearment which delighted her,” he said.
Shirley Maclaine was everything I imagined when I met her.
- Anthony Brown
Playing the classic role for which Shirley Maclaine won her only Academy Award is Australian actress Oriana Panozzo, best known for her role in Sons and Daughters.
This is the first time in Australia this production has been staged. It promises to give many laughs and food for thought about family values.
Terms of Endearment will be performed at John Lees Centre, 15 Evan Street; Penrith on Saturday, February 2 and 9 at 2pm and 7pm. Ticket price is $25 for adults and $20 concession, $35 at the door. Tickets at www.trybooking.com/445717 or phone 4735 5422.
