Ipswich City Council

Halpern and Johnson

Friday 24 September - 7:30pm

Garry McDonald and Henri Szeps reunite for this award-winning drama about two very different men with one surprising thing in common.

The classic grumpy old man, Joseph Halpern (Henri Szeps) is a recent widower who seems incapable of expressing his sense of loss and love for his deceased wife Florence. At her graveside he is joined by a stranger, Dennis Johnson (Garry McDonald), who unexpectedly describes Florence with more affection than just a dear, departed friend...

With warmth and wit, Lionel Goldstein's play explores the complex web of marriage and friendship, secrets and lies, mixing sharp human insight with cracking humour.

Garry McDonald and Henri Szeps are brilliant as these two polar opposites in this touching and funny play about love, loyalty and betrayal. The Ensemble Theatre's sell-out 2007 production demonstrated that their chemistry as performers has not diminished since their Mother & Son days.

"... perfectly cast... Mark Kilmurry's production, on Nicholas Dare's effectively simple park setting, lets these two gems shine... this is, unashamedly, the Garry and Henri show, and what a joy they are to watch." - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

"... McDonald and Szeps are outrageously good at the subtle nuances of human behaviour... This is the stuff of great human drama... the kind of theatre that people want to pay to see..." - AUSTRALIAN STAGE ONLINE

"... Halpern & Johnson is a masterpiece... superbly directed by the Ensemble's Mark Kilmurry..." - THE AUSTRALIAN JEWISH NEWS

Adult $34.00 Conc $28.00

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