THE GRADUATE Matt Byrne Media Holden Street Theatres Comedy -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2018 -- Written By: Terry Johnson Directed By: Matt Byrne This is one of the great social commentary films of the 60s that launched Dustin Hoffman as a star and immortalised Anne Bancroft as the cougar who seduces him. Now it comes to the Adelaide stage. Benjamin Braddock is a confused young man. Having spent four years achieving a brilliant scholastic record, upon graduation he finds himself adrift, uncertain about his future, disconnected from his purpose, and increasingly alienated from the upper-class, suburban, “plastic” world of his parents. Fighting panic and boredom, he is deeply conflicted but ultimately willing when Mrs. Robinson, the unhappily married, alcoholic, and dangerously charismatic wife of his father’s business partner, tempts him into an affair. Benjamin’s tenuous existence of lazy days and stolen nights falls apart when he falls in love -- with Elaine, Mrs. Robinson’s upbeat, optimistic daughter. Terry Johnson’s stage adaptation of The Graduate, based on the novel and the iconic 1967 film, is a bitterly hilarious dark comedy, full of rapid-fire dialogue between fascinating and horrifying characters. This play explores family dysfunction, parental expectations, crumbling marriages, and the naive, yet disillusioned, dichotomy of youth, against the shiny backdrop of affluent Southern California in the 1960s. Approx. Running Time: 150 minutes including Interval Suitable for ages: 16-90 Performance Dates: -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2018 -- October 10 Preview October 11-13, 17-20 & 24-27 at 8 p.m. and October 20 & 27 at 2 p.m. Venue: The Studio at Holden Street Theatres Bookings: -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2018 -- 8262 4906, www.mattbyrnemedia.com.au, 8225 8888 or holdenstreettheatres.com. Pricing: Oct 10 Preview - All Tix $20 Oct 11-27 $30 Adults $25 Concession & Group Discount for 10 or more $28/$23 (Plus agency booking fees.)