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Tennis Lovers! Come and watch the NEWK (The John Newcombe Story) and be home in time to watch the Men's Single Final of the Australian Open!!Written by Kieran Carroll
Performed by Paul Armstrong
Directed by Ross Daniels
Written by award-winning Australian playwright Kieran Carroll and performed by acclaimed Melbourne actor, Paul Armstrong, NEWK (The John Newcombe Story) traces the life of the great Australian tennis champion of the 1960s and 70s, John Newcombe. NEWK has been a big hit all over NSW and Victoria since 2019 and is perfect for any tennis function or clubhouse of any size!
Set in 2024 at Newk’s 80th birthday in Sydney, Newcombe’s journey travels from naïve 1960s schoolboy, to the No 1 player in the world in the 1970s, to his time as Davis Cup Captain, to the stroke he suffered in 2003.
Numerous well-known guests drop by to celebrate his special day and share the memories. Both drama and comedy, the play portrays a highly determined and ambitious man burning through a quickly changing world. Aware he’s putting his family second emotionally while conscious of providing for them financially, the play exposes the exhausting schedules that even players of yesteryear endured. Volatile off-court politics are also rife as the game moves into full blown professionalism.
The play also captures hilarious moments from some of Newcombe’s numerous commercials and business enterprises: Cinzano, bananas, Canon cameras and K-Tel tennis instruction albums!
NEWK (The John Newcombe Story) is a grand story about wanting life to be a huge ride, where rest is secondary and finally how that zest and appetite for life never disappears but needs to be tempered. So, grab a Cinzano and enjoy this rollicking ride about the life of one of Australia’s greatest sportsmen.
Member Tickets:
Adult/Child/Concession $29.00
Non-Member Tickets:
Adult $38.00 + booking fee
Child/Concession/Senior $34.00 + booking fee
Groups 4+ $33 + booking fee
Duration: 75mins
Watch the trailer here:
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104 Darling Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2794, 71 Darling St, Cowra NSW 2794, Australia, Young
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