Bare Theatrical Productions presents My Brilliant Divorce, by Geraldine Aron starring Annette Rowlison.
My Brilliant Divorce is a witty, warm and irresistibly funny account of Angela Kennedy-Lipsky navigating her way back to happiness after her husband dumps her for a younger model.
Follow Angela’s tragically funny story as she navigates post-married life with unfulfilling dates, late night phone counselling, and the obligatory tub or three of ice cream in her quest for love and happiness as a mid-life singleton.
A smash hit for Dawn French in London ‘s West End, this Bare Theatrical Production of My Brilliant Divorce starring Annette Rowlison is “as irresistible as a chocolate truffle!”
Date: Saturday 14 March 2026, 7.30pm
Venue: James Theatre, Brown St, Dungog.
Details: Please visit James Theatre website.
Tickets $25 via Trybooking.com
THE COMPANY
Bare Theatrical Productions, (BTP), was founded in Sydney in 2015. After successful productions at the then King Street Theatre in Newtown and the Exchange Hotel in Balmain, the company moved to the Hunter Valley in 2018. It is now in the capable hands of one of the founders, Annette Rowlison.
BTP aims to produce 2 plays per year. The main focus of the company is to present quality boutique theatre that pares back the production values of their shows to ‘bare minimum’, thereby championing the scripted word, storytelling and characters.
Previous Productions include Zoo, Shirley Valentine, Bombshells, Vital Signs, The Sum of Us, Bare on the Air – Radio Show, Love Letters, Talking with… and Cinderella the Pantomime.
KAREN JONES (Co-Director)
Karen is based in the Lower Hunter Valley and joined BTP in 2023 as an actor in Bare on the Air Radio Shows. Karen has directed and acted in many productions since joining independent theatre company, Valley Artists Inc. in 2012. Directing credits include Ghosting the Party and Deathtrap.
ANNETTE ROWLISON (Co-Director/Actor)
Annette holds a BA in Theatre Theory and Practice from UWS.
She has directed and/or acted in many shows for BTP, including, Zoo, Bombshells, Vital Signs, The Sum of Us (nominated for best production CONDA 2019), Bare on the Air – Radio Show, Love Letters, Talking with… and Cinderella the Pantomime.
Annette’s directing highlights for other theatre companies include Angels in America Pt 1 (Chalkdust Theatre), Parramatta Girls & To Kill a Mockingbird (New Theatre), Aesops Fables (Q Theatre, Penrith) Light Bites & Tasty Treats (Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Hunter Valley Summer Theatre), I May Fly (Camden People’s Theatre, London) and The Cripple of Inishmaan (Phoenix Theatre Co).
Annette has also worked professionally as production manager, stage manager, in wardrobe and backstage in London’s West End and on UK tours, including Horrible Histories, The Lord of the Rings, Footloose, Starlight Express, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, My Fair Lady, Why the Whales Came and The Witches.
In Australia, she has stage managed for Bell Shakespeare’s Actors at Work and production managed for Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Joan Sutherland Theatre/Q Theatre, Penrith and the National Theatre of Parramatta.