Stirling Players presents Australian Premiere of Hansard
Stirling Players presents the Australian premiere of Hansard by Simon Woods from September 12 – 27, 2025, at The Stirling Community Theatre, SA.
After its debut and sold-out season at The National Theatre UK in 2019, Stirling Players will be presenting the Australian premiere of Simon Woods’ two hander play, Hansard.
Hansard is an intimate and intense domestic drama about a marriage. It is also a comedy about politics, identity and the failings of the ruling class told with witty sarcasm and much passive aggression between a long-married couple of differing political views.
A prim Tory MP (Robin Hesketh) and his liberal, bohemian wife (Diana) quarrel and exchange witty barbs in their Cotswold cottage. The year is 1988 and Robin has arrived home from Westminster after voting for an important piece of legislation (section 28) in Margaret Thatcher’s government. The subject of the new law and his role in helping it pass is the source of conflict and shared anguish and is integral to the deeply emotional and heart-rending reveal at the end.
The title, ‘Hansard’ refers to the transcripts of parliamentary debates in Britain and Commonwealth countries, including Australia. This play presents us with another verbatim record of a more personal and compelling debate.
Director: Sally Putnam
Cast: Anita Canala and Andrew Clark
Hansard will run from September 12 – 27
Evening shows: 7.30 pm, (12, 19, 26 and 27)
Matinees: 3 pm (13,14, 20 and 21)
Running time: 90 minutes, no interval.
Venue: The Stirling Community Theatre, 7 Avenue Road, Stirling
Tickets TRYBOOKING.com, $20-$27
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