Culture

Written by Dave Armstrong, directed by Patrick Davies
Fortune Theatre.


The Tutor comes to us from the nationally acclaimed and award winning writer of Bro’ Town and Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby (which if you haven’t seen you should), Dave Armstrong. The Tutor depicts the collision of personalities and politics when a self-made millionaire hires a washed-out, Daihatsu-driving hippy to save his rebellious teenage son’s math grades. The result is a comedy of (bad) manners with heart.
 
Director, Fortune Theatre stalwart and all-round great guy, Patrick Davies has assembled a cracking cast which includes Phil Vaughn (who you saw in the Fortune’s production God of Carnage earlier in the year – and yes it is the guy on the Countdown ads)  and Jon Pheloung (who has just finished Mary Stuart in Auckland staring alongside Robyn Malcolm). Davies is quick to applaud the cast’s abilities and the strength of the script. He says: “While The Tutor is a satire, there is much depth to it. At its heart, the story is about a father’s love for his son. There’s a lot about family, education in school and out, honesty, love, father figures and the role of masculine influence.”
 
This piece of sharp kiwi satire will be sure to warm your spirits in these cold winter nights, so head on down to the Fortune and lap up some culture. P.S. there is lots of swearing.