Upcoming Productions

Mistakes Were Made

By Craig Wright.
Directed by Brendan Kelly
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Thursday 29th November, 7:30pm
Friday 30th November, 7:30pm
Saturday 1 December, 7:30pm
Sunday 2 December, 5:00pm        
VENUE: 11 Whyalla St, Fyshwick ACT 
TICKETS: $30 adults, $20 concession, $10 CADA student
​Felix Artifex, a New York theatre producer has discovered a play he believes will redeem his career, resuscitate his marriage, and revitalise his life. He even has a the world's biggest movie star - Johnny Blesdoe - interested in playing the lead. But Johnny wants a few alterations to the script, and the author is not convinced of the proposed changes. In one chaotic afternoon, Felix has to convince the actor, the writer, their agents, and the theatre owner that Mistakes Were Made - an epic play about the French Revolution - will be the success that they all long for.

Journey with Felix into the turbulent, and often riotous depths of Broadway negotiations, in this "exquisite piece of comic writing" (The New Yorker). Directed by Brendan Kelly, starring James Scott, Tijana Kovac, and puppeteer Jenny Ng. 

City News Review (Canberra): https://citynews.com.au/2018/review-breathlessly-funny-james-scott-makes-no-mistakes/​​

"Wright's play is a doozy—a deceptively deep, fiendishly mapped look at warped priorities, artistic compromise and the hunger for success, with show biz (what else?) as the animating fixation…[an] ever-escalating farce of warped thinking, deranged egos and the sweaty, megalomaniacal quest for the spotlight…"
​—Chicago Sun-Times.
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd on behalf of Dramatists Play Service, Inc New York

Director, Brendan Kelly

Brendan is an actor, writer, director and producer based in the Australian Capital Territory. He received his training at the Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art, gaining his Advanced Diploma in Performance. Since then he’s been active in the Canberra theatre and film community, even achieving a few accolades for short films written and produced in the ACT, most notably achieving Best Director and Best Screenplay in the Canberra category for his short, Dying Art.

Recent projects have included: Dying Art (This Looks Alright Films, 2017); Hyde (This Looks Alright Films, 2018); Henry Five (Honest Puck Theatre, 2016); Care (This Looks Alright Films, 2017).

James Scott

James Scott is an actor, director and teacher. He is co-founder and Director of Artistic Development at Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art. He holds a Diploma of Performance from the Actors' College of Theatre and Television and a Master of Arts Practice in Acting from Charles Sturt University, as well as a Diploma in Vocational Education and Training. James's performance credits include a wide range of stage and screen projects; more recently he has been seen in 'Lies, Love and Hitler' (2010, 2014), 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged' (2015, Honest Puck), and 'Underneath the Lintel (2015, Honest Puck), Henry Five (Honest Puck 2016), and 'It's A Wonderful Life: The Live Radio Play' (Honest Puck 2017). His recent directing credits include Hamlet. On A Boat, Shrek Jr, Cats Abridged, and Getting to Know Cinderella.

Tijana Kovac

Tijana is the proud owner of a Diploma of Musical Theatre as well as an Advanced Diploma of Performance from the Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art. Through her studies she has starred as Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Mrs Smith in The Bald Soprano. Comedy is the game when it comes to Tijana and she’s often heard spouting different accents or singing show tunes; sometimes simultaneously. She is very excited to be a part of Mistakes Were Made alongside James Scott.

Puppeteer, Jenny Ng

​Jenny Ng started studying Performance in 2016 at the Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art and completed her course recently at the end of June of this year, 2018. Since graduating from CADA, Jenny has worked as a Stage Manager/crew member and Props designer for a previous show, Ruthless which was performed in July of this year. During her free time Jenny has started to expand her knowledge in the arts by working on her Improvisation skills through Impro ACT and as well as her dance skills through Dance Central. Mistakes were Made is her first time performing as a Puppeteer.