7-16 MARCH 2025
NAPA STUDIOS
3 STEVENSON COURT, BURLEIGH HEADS, QUEENSLAND
Adapted by Simon Stephens
Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon
Directed by AMY ELKIN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JACY LEWIS
SYNOPSIS
Christopher Boone, 15 years old, stands beside Mrs Shears’ dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. It is seven minutes after midnight, and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in the book he is writing to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington. He has an extraordinary brain and is exceptional at maths, but sometimes finds it a struggle to interpret people and everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. But Christopher’s detective work, forbidden by his father, is about to take him on a frightening journey that will turn his world upside-down.
Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Mark Haddon’s bestselling, award-winning novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time offers a richly theatrical exploration of this touching and bleakly humorous tale.
Since premiering in 2012, this extraordinary play has become a global theatrical phenomenon. Winner of both the Olivier Award and the Tony Awards for Best Play, as well as many others, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has become one of the most beloved and popular plays of the modern era.
cast
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FLYNN ANDERSON
CHRISTOPHER
Flynn Anderson received his training from the National Academy of Performing Arts. Flynn has been in a multitude of productions throughout the Gold Coast, tackling a variety of roles from Twig in Bring it On to Claude (Number 1005963297) in Hair. Flynn has brought his creative choreography style to GCLT’s American Idiot and Guys and Dolls. Most recently seen on the NAPA stage as Rooster Hannigan in Annie. Flynn has loved being able to work alongside an extremely talented group of creatives, watching the amazing cast bring life to this incredible production. Christopher Boone has been a roller coaster of ups and downs and Flynn couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunity to tell his story with such a unified team of people. Thanks in advance for staying behind to listen to my math A level speech.
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KIM REYNOLDS
SIOBHAN
Kim is usually found behind the scenes rather than on-stage these days! She is the Company Director of the National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and in 2018 she co-founded NAPA Ensemble. Kim directed Rock of Ages and choreographed Spring Awakening and Tarzan for NAPA Ensemble’s premier season, and since then she has gone on to direct and choreograph the Queensland premiere production of Be More Chill and most recently Downtown: The Mod Musical.
Kim has been working in community theatre on the Gold Coast for many years and lends her hand to directing, choreography, set design, costume design and more. She has directed and choreographed many local productions including Beautiful – the Carole King Musical, Avenue Q, Hair, Annie, West Side Story, Cats, 13, Sweet Charity and Hairspray,
Kim made her return to the stage in 2023 where she played Miss Adelaide in GCLT’s production of Guys & Dolls. She could not pass up the opportunity to perform once again in one of her favourite plays, alongside some of her favourite people. She dedicates this performance to her mum, who she knows would have been at every performance.
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CHRIS CATHERWOOD
ED
Chris has a diverse theatre background with theatre credits including King Arthur (Spamalot), Nathan Detroit (Guys and Dolls) , Sir Danvers (Jekyll & Hyde), “Grandpa” Edwin Hoover (Little Miss Sunshine), Carl Hanratty (Catch Me If You Can), Harry McAfee (Bye Bye Birdie), John Jasper (The Myster of Edwin Drood), Sid Sorokin (The Pajama Game), Jack Torrance (The Shining) and Elyot Chase (Private Lives). He has also performed in the classic musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, The Little Mermaid and Mary Poppins.
Outside of theatre, Chris has performed at many pub gigs and acted in short movies, corporate videos, and the occasional TV commercial. Chris is a seasoned Master of Ceremonies. Amongst his awards, he received a Palm Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role as King Edward VIII (Crown Matrimonial). Formal training: graduated from The Actors Conservatory 2000. Chris feels privileged to be working with this talented cast.
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TAMARA SHARPE
JUDY
Training: University of Southern Queensland, Bachelor of Theatre Arts (Acting); Queensland University of Technology, Graduate Diploma in Education (Senior Years Drama and Media). Theatre: Alice in Wonderland (2016–2018, Rapid Fire Entertainment), Wind in the Willows (Goat Track), Crave (Blacklight), Tripping and Symphony in A Flat (Emerge), Much Ado About Nothing (Del'arte Chart - Best Supporting Actress), Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Mechanicals, Metamorphoses I, II, and III, Let's Kill All the Lawyers, The Tempest (Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble), Block n Pop (2High, producer and performer), Alice, Xmas Show (Harvest Rain), Austin Powers, Groover Doovers (Interactive Theatre), Pirates of Pens Dance (FAME tour), Don't Tell Anyone (La Boite), The Brute (QAP), The Man From Mukinupin, Hamlet, The Good Woman of Szechuan (USQ). Film and TV: No Regrets, No Remorse (Best Film - Queer Film Festival, Best Musical Comedy - Paso Robles Film Festival), Bullfight (QPIX), Zombie Drama (QCA), The Collective 6 (Pilot TV).
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NAOMI THOMPSON
ACTOR 1
Naomi is a Simulated Patient at Bond University and Griffith University which is a fancy way of saying that she lets students practice on her before they’re released into the wild. She adores theatre because she loves the thrill of performing in front of a live audience and the opportunity to hang out with old friends while meeting new ones. Previous performance credits include: Kimberly in Kimberly Akimbo (Javeenbah Theatre Co.), Mary Betterton in Playhouse Creatures (Javeenbah Theatre Co.), Penelope in The Penelopiad (Javeenbah Theatre Co.), Theresa McTerry in Bombshells (Gold Coast Little Theatre) and Alison in Erogenous Zones (Spotlight Theatre Co.). She is thrilled to be making her debut on the NAPA stage and is sure it won’t be the last time!
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GILLIAN CROW
ACTOR 2
Gillian’s passion for Community Theatre spans more than 30 years and has been recognised with life membership of Javeenbah Theatre and a Red Hat Award from GC Theatre Alliance. She loves to be involved both on and off stage, as well as writing and directing - anything creative really.
Having won awards at the Beenleigh One Act Festival for the last two years with self devised one-woman pieces, Gillian’s relishing the chance to prove she can also play well with others in this very cohesive ensemble production. In fact, her last outing under Amy’s direction was another ensemble piece – Running Up a Dress in 2012. She’s had the pleasure of working in various theatres around the Gold Coast and is thoroughly enjoying her first NAPA experience
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RORY IMPELLIZZERI
ACTOR 3
Rory can’t get enough of the theatre. His most recent role was George at Brisbane Arts Theatre’s The Actors Nightmare with Rory picking up Best Lead Actor in a Comedy in the Toowoomba Competition. You may also recognise him as Mike in Burn where he won a Gold Palm Theatre Award for Best Lead Actor in a Community Theatre Play (Spotlight Theatre, 2024), Jake in Writers Block (Pip Theatre, 2023), Narrator Friar Tuck in Sherwood (Javeenbah Theatre, 2023), Mike Petracca in The May Queen (Reverie’s production, 2023), Bob Crewe/Hank in the production Jersey Boys (Spotlight Theatre, 2021), Ducker in Firebringer, which was sadly cut short due to COVID-19, Cornelius in Hello, Dolly! (GCLT, 2018), Murray in The Odd Couple (Tugun Theatre, 2019), The Dog Logs (Javeenbah, 2018) or as Jake in Writer’s Block, for which he was nominated for a Palm Award (Tugun Theatre, 2018). He has a passion for acting and Rory loves to bring the best performance possible for the audience, giving them an experience they can’t forget.
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MADDY MITCHELL
ACTOR 4
Maddison Mitchell is an actor found primarily working behind the scenes in film and television, with a strong passion for stage acting. She has previously performed in productions at GCLT and Spotlight Theatre and is excited to make her debut at NAPA with this production. Split between the UK and Australia, Maddison continues to pursue her love for live performance across both countries.
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JON TURLEY
ACTOR 5
Jon has enjoyed performing in multiple theatres across Southeast Queensland including Toowoomba, Brisbane and the Gold coast over the past 15 years.
Jon’s most recent appearance was as the hapless Richard Hannay in Tugun Theatre company’s 2024 production of The 39 Steps, a riotous spy comedy in his first leading role.
Jon’s recent performances include playing the menacing petty criminal Croker in GCLT’s 2024 production of Wait Until Dark, playing multiple roles in GCLT’s Blackrock in 2023, and the aging bad boy antagonist Andy in Javeenbah Theatre’s production of a locally written one act play Class of ’85 in 2022.
Jon has appeared in several Tugun Theatre Company productions including Cosi (2021) as social worker Justin, Aurelia (2020) as John and the murder mystery spoof Agatha Crispie (2019) in the roles of Sir Henry Dithering and Chief Inspector Sap.
creatives
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DIRECTOR
AMY ELKIN
Amy has been directing, teaching Drama, stage acting and Speech and Drama on the Gold Coast for almost 25 years. A highly-skilled acting instructor and curriculum designer who has taught in a number of schools and specialist performing arts programs, including being one of NAPA’s foundation teachers. As an experienced actor and director, Amy brings a wealth of experience in working with productions across all styles and forms of theatre. Her directing credits include a range of plays and musicals across all of the local theatres. Some of her favourites being: Zigzag Street, Running Up a Dress and Footloose for Javeenbah Theatre Company and The Last Five Years, Hair, Secret Bridesmaid’s Business for GCLT and Minefields and Miniskirts, The Crucible and Boy Girl Wall for NAPA. On stage she has been lucky to play a range of great characters, most recently Cherry in Tugun Theatre Company’s production of Cosi and Diane in Blackrock for GCLT.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is Amy’s favourite play (and novel)! She is thrilled to be able to direct it for NAPA Ensemble and to work with such a talented, creative and generous cast and crew. Amy, along with a number of the “Curious,” has herself been diagnosed Neuro-colourful and feels it is both an honour and a privilege to have been able to explore and create within this beautiful piece. She hopes you enjoy your few hours in Christopher’s world and that his story leaves you with possibly a few tears, a bit of laughter and a deeper empathy.
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
JACY LEWIS
Jacy Lewis is an award-winning actress, accomplished dancer, choreographer, and musical theatre artist, with a dynamic career spanning theatre, television, film, voiceover, and print campaigns.
Her recent screen credits include standout roles in Good Cop Bad Cop (Stan Original), Troppo (S2, ABC TV), In Limbo (ABC TV), Harrow (ABC TV), and The Bureau of Magical Things (Nickelodeon), showcasing her versatility and depth as a performer.
Jacy’s career also includes many years as a lead performer and acting coach at the renowned Australian Outback Spectacular, where she played a central role in bringing to life the powerful stories of Australia’s heartland. As an acting coach, she mentored emerging talent, shaping the performances of future stars in a high-energy, immersive environment.
A seasoned professional, Jacy also spent over a decade working at Warner Bros. Movie World, where she excelled as an actress, face character, choreographer, director, and writer. She was a founding member of the theme park's street theatre department, shaping its creative direction and performance culture for years. As a skilled improvisational actor, Jacy thrives in collaborative environments, bringing fresh energy to every project.
Jacy enjoys balancing her acting career with her role as a teacher at NAPA, where she has been part of the community for over 12 years. Passionate about guiding the next generation of performers, she continues to inspire and nurture emerging talent, leaving a lasting impact in all aspects of her career.
