SIGNIFICANT OTHER
Jordan Berman is young, single, Jewish, and gay. He lives in New York, has a good job, a great apartment, and a fabulous trio of best girlfriends. Only one thing is missing from his life. Harmon’s play is also a clear-eyed, unsentimental look at what happens to friendships when people start to pair off, and the profound loneliness of being single when all you desire is a soulmate.
Writer // Joshua Harmon
Director // Hayden Tonazzi
Set Designer // Hamish Elliott
Costume Designer // Kate Beere
Lighting Designer // Morgan Moroney
Sound Designer // Aron Murray
Vocal Coach // Laura Farrell
Stage Manager // Lillian Lee
Assistant Stage Manager // Louie Walsh
Production Manager // John Short
Assistant Director // Sophia Bryant
Cast // Tom Rodgers, Matthew McDonald, Laura McInnes, Dominique Purdue, Izzy Williams & Helen Tonkin
AUDREY JOURNAL ★★★★
“Significant Others generates a lot of laughs but several in the audience were smiling through tears at the end.”
“Hayden Tonazzi directs a great-looking, sharply paced production”
STAGE WHISPERS
“No one could have handled this play more faithfully than Tonazzi and his cast and crew. Congratulations to the New for finding this gem and Tonazzi for distilling that essence.”
“Tonazzi matches Harmon’s writing with sharp, intelligent direction. Tonazzi’s perceptive direction of their final scene together makes it especially moving.”
THEATRE TRAVELS
“It’s not often that I find myself so enamored with a show that I forget to take notes when reviewing, but you’ll find no scrawled comments in my notebook for Significant Other. From the set to the script, to the wonderful performances, this show is absolutely beautiful.”
“Director Hayden Tonazzi never allows us to fall completely into despair, however, and that is a tremendous aspect of what makes this show so enthralling.”
NIGHT WRITES
“Hayden Tonazzi’s direction was honest and well-balanced, allowing the heartbreak equal weighting to the humour and fun of Jordan’s life and Harmon’s script.”
“The muddled, messy dualities in Jordan’s story don’t allow for easy solutions and Tonazzi’s direction honoured this with space and time; quiet moments that allowed the character to just hurt.”
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“Hayden Tonazzi directs a confident production that knows its characters and concerns well; his steady hand at the play’s centre makes space for bravely funny performances.”
SIGNIFICANT OTHER (Australian Premiere)
Jordan Berman is young, single, Jewish, and gay. He lives in New York, has a good job, a great apartment, and a fabulous trio of best girlfriends. Only one thing is missing from his life. Harmon’s play is also a clear-eyed, unsentimental look at what happens to friendships when people start to pair off, and the profound loneliness of being single when all you desire is a soulmate.
Writer // Joshua Harmon
Director // Hayden Tonazzi
Set Designer // Hamish Elliott
Costume Designer // Kate Beere
Lighting Designer // Morgan Moroney
Sound Designer // Aron Murray
Vocal Coach // Laura Farrell
Stage Manager // Lillian Lee
Assistant Stage Manager // Louie Walsh
Production Manager // John Short
Assistant Director // Sophia Bryant
Cast // Tom Rodgers, Matthew McDonald, Laura McInnes, Dominique Purdue, Izzy Williams & Helen Tonkin
REVIEWS:
AUDREY JOURNAL ★★★★
“Significant Others generates a lot of laughs but several in the audience were smiling through tears at the end.”
“Hayden Tonazzi directs a great-looking, sharply paced production”
STAGE WHISPERS
“No one could have handled this play more faithfully than Tonazzi and his cast and crew. Congratulations to the New for finding this gem and Tonazzi for distilling that essence.”
“Tonazzi matches Harmon’s writing with sharp, intelligent direction.”
“Tonazzi’s perceptive direction of their final scene together makes it especially moving.”
THEATRE TRAVELS
“It’s not often that I find myself so enamoured with a show that I forget to take notes when reviewing, but you’ll find no scrawled comments in my notebook for Significant Other. From the set, to the script, to the wonderful performances, this show is absolutely beautiful.”
“Director Hayden Tonazzi never allows us to fall completely into despair however, and that is a tremendous aspect of what makes this show so enthralling.”
“…without ever roaming into the over-the-top campness that is often dumped onto gay men. Tonazzi and Rodgers recognised this, and together the three of them have managed to create a realistic and moving protagonist for us all to back.”
NIGHT WRITES
“Hayden Tonazzi’s direction was honest and well-balanced, allowing the heartbreak equal weighting to the humour and fun of Jordan’s life and Harmon’s script.”
“The muddled, messy dualities in Jordan’s story don’t allow for easy solutions and Tonazzi’s direction honoured this with space and time; quiet moments that allowed the character to just hurt.”
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
“Hayden Tonazzi directs a confident production that knows its characters and concerns well; his steady hand at the play’s centre makes space for bravely funny performances.”
“It’s refreshing to see a play that feels in conversation with a contemporary experience of growing older alone; it’s wonderful to laugh often and freely and still feel involved in the story. This one’s a charmer.”