Northern Sydney’s Epicentre Theatre Company presents a powerful adaptation for stage of the Steinbeck classic, Of Mice and Men - directed by Judith Bedard – from June 5.

In Depression-era California, dreams are all a man possesses, and hope the only thing that keeps him alive. But hope is a double edged sword…

The play is based on John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic novella of two travelling companions, George and Lennie, who wander the country during the Depression and dream of a better life for themselves. Moving, shocking and ultimately inspiring, this is a timeless and universal tale.

Epicentre Theatre Company has been producing innovative theatre on the lower North Shore for 40 years, and is one of the founding groups of the Zenith Theatre. One of Sydney’s outstanding community theatre companies, its recent productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2008), The Laramie Project, To Kill A Mockingbird and The Life of Galileo (2009) and, this year, Williamson’s Money and Friends have garnered critical praise and attracted sell-out audiences from all over Sydney - and beyond.

Directing this production is French-Canadian Judith Bedard, a specialist in teasing out the nuances in the text of American classics. She has directed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie for Cronulla Arts Theatre, and wrote and directed Epicentre’s charming production of Don Quixote at The Haven Amphitheatre last year.

The cast features Adam Dunn, Cheyne Fynn, Wayne McDaniel, Andrew Madden, Donny Muntz, Katherine Shearer, Michael Sutherland and Adrian Twigg.

Epicentre Theatre Company presents
Of Mice and Men – from John Steinbeck’s classic novel
Directed by Judith Bedard
June 5 to 19, 2010
Zenith Theatre, cnr Railway and McIntosh Streets, Chatswood
Bookings: (02) 9777 7547 or visit the Epicenter Theatre Company website.