Outing – Film ‘The Friend’
When: Thursday 18th September
Where: Showbiz Cinemas
Pinewood Shopping Centre, 41 Centreway, Mount Waverley
Time: Meet at the theatre at 10:15 am
Cost: $22 for film and ‘Basket Lunch’ afterwards – pay on the day (exact money please)
Writer & teacher Iris finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths to her his beloved Great Dane, Apollo.
The regal yet intractable dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris.
Outing – City History Trip – Parliament House & Old Treasury Building
When: Thursday 25th September
Where: Meet at the Horticultural Centre
Time: Arrive by 9:00 am (Bus leaves 9:15) arrive back approx 4:15 pm
Cost: $42
Lunch: Cafe Excello, 99 Spring St (order and pay from the menu)
Outing – Play – The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
When: Friday 26th September
Where: Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre
39-41 Castella Street, Lilydale.
Time: 6 pm for dinner at Gracious Grace Cafe (Optional)
7:30 pm for the show
Cost: $23 for the show. Pre-show dinner – order and pay for your own meal.
Two young gentlemen living in 1890’s England use the same pseudonym (“Ernest”) on the sly, which is fine until they each fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. Oscar Wilde portrays clever observations of the social norms of Victorian England. The entire play is a satirical critique of those norms through the lens of Wilde’s absurd characters.
Outing – Pentridge Prison – H Division
When: Thursday 23rd October
Where: Meet at Pentridge Prison
Time: Arrive by 10:30 am (Drive takes approx 1 hour) – parking details TBA
Cost: $35 (Concession)
Lunch: TBA
A bit of humour 🙂
