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'Ruben Guthrie is on fire. At only 29, he is Creative Director of a cutting edge advertising agency, lives with his Czech supermodel fiancé and drinks like he invented it. Ruben seems invincible, until one fated evening when he drinks so much vodka he thinks he can fly. Before Ruben knows it his fiancé has left him, his Mum is escorting him to AA meetings and his bottomless schooner of confidence has all but drained away. For the first time in his life, Ruben Guthrie is alone.'
Source: www.belvoir.com.au
Sighted: 22/04/2008
Adaptations
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form
y
Ruben Guthrie
( dir. Brendan Cowell
)
Australia
:
Scarlett Pictures
,
2015
8474049
2015
single work
film/TV
A hard-drinking advertising executive is given a second chance by his long-suffering girlfriend, on condition that he stays away from alcohol for a year.
Production Details
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First produced by Murri Fulla Films in association with B Sharp, Belvoir St Theatre, 2005.
Director: Wayne Blair.
Produced by Blue Cow Theatre at the Theatre Royal Backspace, Hobart, 22 - 31 March 2012.
Director/Designer: Robert Jarman.
Stage Manager: Jen Cramer.
Lighting Designer: Reuben Hopkins.
Set Installation: Richard Kowaluk.
Cast: Scott Farrow (Ruben Guthrie), Chelle Burtt (Mum), Andrew Casey (Damian), Melanie Irons (Zoya), Mel King (Melanie), Les Winspear (Peter), and John Xintavelonis (Ray).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Anopther Stage in the Dramatic Life of Ruben Guthrie's Tortured Adman
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 15 July 2015; (p. 15) -
Erratic and Sobering Bite of Sin City
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 July 2015; (p. 31)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
Boys' Own Adventure
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 July 2013; (p. 6-7) 'Toby Schmitz and Tim Minchin have admired each other's work since performing together at high school. Now both stars, they are preparing to reunite on stage, writes Elissa Blake.' -
Autumn Theatres
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 56 no. 5 2012; (p. 88-90)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
La Boite...Your Company is Our Passion
2011
single work
column
— Appears in: Brisbane Circle , February 2011; (p. 14)
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Clever Twists in a Lad's Sobriety
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 April 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
Decline and Fall of a Young Sot
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 April 2008; (p. 16)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
Life through a Grog Glass
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 27 April 2008; (p. 21)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
Finely Honed Comedy from the Top Shelf
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 May 2009; (p. 11)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 31 May 2009; (p. 19)
— Review of Ruben Guthrie 2005 single work drama -
Public Disembowelling Inspires a Play
2005
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 October 2005; (p. 3) -
Forget Labels, Try Education
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 30 March 2008; (p. 44) -
2008BC
2008
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 April 2008; (p. 16-17) -
Star Laments Hit Play's Dumped Cast
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 June 2009; (p. 3) Louise Schwartzkoff reports on cast changes for the 2009 production of 'Ruben Guthrie'. Original cast member Toby Schmitz was unhappy that other members of the original 'Belovir St Downstairs' cast had not been engaged for the 2009 'Upstairs' production. -
Recasting Ruben 'Ethically Shocking'
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 June 2009; (p. 14) Industry figures react to the news from Company B that the original cast of 'Ruben Guthrie' is being replaced for a new production at Belvoir Street Theatre.
Awards
- 2009 nominated AWGIE Awards — Stage Award
- 2009 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
- 2008 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards — Best New Australian Work
- 2008 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards — Best Independent Production Nominated for the 2008 B Sharp production.
- 2008 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Best Drama Script (Stage)