Diving for Pearls at Woy Woy

The Peninsula Theatre in Woy Woy will feature the Diving for Pearls production from Thursday, August 16, to Saturday, August 18.

The production will be held at 8pm on August 16 and 17 and 2pm and 8pm on August 18.

The Christine Harris and Hit Productions play stars Kevin Harrington who has featured in Seachange and Neighbours.

Katherine Thomson's Diving for Pearls vividly and dramatically records a significant period in the history of industrial Australian communities.

Economic globalisation of the 1980s and recession in the early 1990s was a time of great upheaval that had huge consequences for the lives of working men and women.

Gosford Council's acting manager of arts and entertainment Mr Alan Flores said that this clever, funny and historical play was still relevant to a modern audience.

"Diving for Pearls deals with the eternal theme of change, from great industries to solitary individuals struggling to find their place in communities.

"Audiences will find many parallels throughout the story with contemporary issues of today.

"Diving for Pearls is currently touring nationwide, including our large capital cities, so we are delighted to be bringing it to the Peninsula Theatre in Woy Woy this August," said Mr Flores.

Media Release, 2 Aug 2012

Alan Flores, Gosford Council

Media Release, 31 Jul 2012

Jan Wells, Gosford Council