"Max and Diana of the Nautilus", a new play by Jack Heywood.
Jack Heywood's new play, "Max and Diana of the Nautilus", will be premiered in Port Douglas on October 6 as part of Go Troppo Arts Festival 2009. Having known Max and Diana Bowden years ago, playwright, Jack Heywood had always admired their style and, early in 2009, started researching their lives and their influence on the small resort town of Port Douglas.
Max and Diana BowdenMax and Diana Bowden were an extraordinary English couple who settled in Port Douglas after World War II and were to leave their stamp on the town. Diana became world famous for her unique shell jewellery and Max for pioneering the exotic fruit and flower industry. They became legendary for their hospitality, welcoming friends and guests from around the world.The play celebrates their flamboyant personalities as the couple shelter from an oncoming cyclone and confront their memories. Experienced, professional actorsThe producers of “Max & Diana of the Nautilus” are happy to announce they have been able to cast two of Port’s best known theatre personalities to play the two roles in the forthcoming production.Luke MacDonald will play Max Bowden and Lynn Cropp will play his wife, Diana.
Lynn Cropp has had a long association with the Clink Theatre besides directing and performing in such shows as Steele Magnolias”, “Gulls”, and “Shirley Valentine”. Lynn was the driving force behind acquiring the Old Courthouse & Lock-up in Mossman and moving it to Port Douglas to be renovated and re-designed to become the Clink Theatre. Now living in Cairns, Lynn has continued her work in theatre at the popular Rondo Theatre. Her most recent directorial work was “Gulls”. Luke MacDonald has appeared in seventeen productions at the Clink Theatre since arriving in Port in 1998. The first play he appeared in was directed by Lynn Cropp and most recently he played ‘Christopher Skase’ in “Too Good to be True” and the one-eyed lobbyist in “The Amalgamation Play”. CAST and CREW Luke MacDonald as Max Bowden Lynn Cropp as Diana Bowden Canadian-born, now thoroughly assimilated in the Far North, multi-talented Lynn is a local hero, having been the driving force behind drumming up support to get the Old Mossman Courthouse dropped off across the road and "tarted up" to become the Clink Theatre. Meanwhile she’s been making nature films, acting her socks off around Cairns and directing shows. She remembers Diana and Port back then. Shaun Cram Producer Jack Heywood Director Tony Terry-Bietz Lighting Toby Short Sound "MAX AND DIANA OF THE NAUTILUS"Directed by Jack Heywood Produced by Shaun G. CramPort Douglas Community Centre, Mowbray Street, Port Douglas Tuesday October 6 (Premiere Performance) 8:00 PM Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (Oct 7-10) 7:30 PM Sunday Oct. 11 (Sunset Performance) 6:00 PM Bookings: Tickets: Further Enquiries This production is funded by a Regional Arts Development Grant which is a Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council partnership to support local Arts & Culture.
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