Iconic play Bakersfield Mist comes to Byron Theatre

PlayHavoc in association with Ad Astra is excited to bring Stephen Sachs’ iconic play Bakersfield Mist to Byron Theatre – with two performances June 16 and 17.

Maude Gutman, an unemployed bartender living in a trailer park in the California desert, believes the painting she bought in a thrift store for three dollars as a gag gift is really an undiscovered Jackson Pollock that is worth millions. Is this the find of the century or a clever forgery? When eminent New York art historian and expert Lionel Percy arrives at Maude’s trailer to evaluate the painting, the two embark on a fiery debate over class, truth, and what we personally perceive as valuable. Inspired by true events, Bakersfield Mist asks vital questions about what makes art and people truly authentic.

A taut, hilarious and poignant drama with two larger than life characters refusing to shift their perspectives. Lionel’s – that the picture is a fake… Maude’s – that the picture is genuine. A battle of class, education, common sense and experience, get ready for the roller coaster ride that is Bakersfield Mist.

Starring Steven Grives as Lionel, Fiona Kennedy as Maude and directed by Jennifer Flowers. This international hit comedy drama and clever battle of wits is not to be missed.

“(Bakersfield Mist is) also an excellent vehicle for two virtuoso performers and Kennedy and Grives do not disappoint, engrossing us in their characters’ eventual play-out of big themes around the idea of art acting as a metaphor and the comparative value of opinion.”

Meredith Walker – Blue Curtains Brisbane

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience theatre at its best, right here in The Byron Shire.

Bakersfield Mist
Byron Theatre
7.30pm, Friday 16 & Saturday 17 June
Tickets available online