Mabel & Alice - Cash
6-15 November 2026
De Luxe Theatre, Opotiki, New Zealand
Growing old doesn’t mean growing up.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Mabel & Alice – Cash is a riotous black comedy about two elderly sisters who owe a large sum of money to local thug Mick the Ripper and are being hounded by Dirty Dave the debt collector — and only have three days to find it. With their cupboards bare and their wits no sharper, Mabel (the pompous dreamer) and Alice (the brutish cynic) launch a series of hare-brained schemes that spiral from the absurd to the downright criminal.
Joined by a parade of eccentric neighbours — including a miming drama queen, a lamb-loving gambler, and a pair of lust-struck pensioners — the duo stumble through cat-kidnapping, egg-painting, Tinder scams, and more. Inspired by the anarchic spirit of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson, ‘Mabel & Alice – Cash’ is a slapstick farce of insults, violence, and wild imagination — proving that growing old doesn’t mean growing up.
KEY DATES
Planning: May-June
Info session: 19 July 2026 – 12PM
Auditions: 2 August 2026 – 12PM
Rehearsals: 9 August – 28 October 2026
Intensive week: 1-4 November 2026
Performances: 6-15 November 2026
PRODUCTION TEAM
Expressions of interest invited for all production team roles. Please email:
Production Manager: ECT Committee
Director: Dan Gillgren
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Stage Manager:
Costume coordinator:
Properties coordinator:
Set design and construction:
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