Author Publication date 2004 ISBN 978-0-86819-746-3 Playwright David Williamson Publisher Currency Press | Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 2004 Genre Play Country Australia | |
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Cover artist Cover design by Kate Florance. Front cover shows Gary Day as Jim and Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Dick in the 2004 Sydney Theatre Company production. Photo: Tracey Schramm Similar Siren, Odd Man Out, Top Silk, Sons of Cain, Scarlett O'Hara at the Crims | ||
Amigos is a 2004 play by the Australian playwright David Williamson, published by Currency Press in 2004, which premiered with the Sydney Theatre Company.
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Plot
In a moment of glory at the 1968 Olympics, an Australian rowing team known as 'The Four Amigos' won bronze. It was lifetime bonding material.
Or so it seemed. Thirty-five years later only two of the Amigos keep in touch. Jim is a wealthy banker with a young, beautiful wife and seems to have it all. His friend Dick, a heart surgeon, has something that Jim covets: a sterling reputation. When the two mates meet up in Port Douglas with their wives, they have competing personal agendas. Then Steven, a third Amigo, turns up, ready to expose the past.
A savagely funny play that hinges on the subtle aggression and unacknowledged dependencies of male friendship — and the angst and irritation created for those on the sidelines.
First Production
Amigos was first produced by Sydney Theatre Company at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, on 8 April 2004, with the following cast:
Jim: Gary Day
Dick: Tony Llewellyn-Jones
Stephen: Garry McDonald
Hilary: Wendy Hughes
Sophie: Natasha Elisabeth Beaumont
Director, Jennifer Flowers
Set Designer, Michael Scott-Mitchell
Costume Designer, Fiona Crombie
Lighting Designer, David Walters
Composer, Paul Charlier