The idea of an all-female theatre production of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs had been “rattling around” in director Craig Lenaine-Smith’s mind for years, and now the Mount Players Theatre Company (MPTC) is making it a reality.
In his second MPTC production at the director’s helm, Lenaine-Smith said he was inspired after realising “kick-arse, strong” female characters were few and far between in community theatre.
“I thought Reservoir Dogs was such a great vehicle to be able to showcase our female talent we’ve got up here,” he said.
“We’ve tweaked the script so it’s not women playing men… We’ve done a treatment of the script so they’re all full-fledged female characters.”
The show will be accompanied by a live band to honour Tarantino’s acclaimed soundtrack, following the six strangers – Ms Brown, White, Blonde, Blue, Orange, and Pink – after their plan to pull off the perfect heist is foiled and characters race against time.
Reservoir Dogs is running from Friday, August 19 to Sunday, September 4 at the Mountview Theatre in Macedon, and is for a mature audience only.
“It’s coming together really well… it’s looking fantastic,” Lenaine-Smith said.
