Entertainment
19 April, 2025
Loneliness, love and family
A STORY of loneliness, love and family is coming to the Rondo Theatre next week when Breakfast on Pluto – written and directed by local playwright Ken Cotterill – makes its debut on the stage next week.
Set in current day Melbourne, Breakfast on Pluto tells the story of middle-aged Stan, a single dad living in the suburbs whose life is about to change forever.
Stan has a young son Ian, who’s concerned about his dad and an older sister Jean who has been encouraging Stan to find love through several fruitless mediums but all changes for the trio when a semi-unconscious woman appears on the side of the road and Stan decides to take her in.
Breakfast on Pluto will have its opening night on April 25 and will run until May 10.
“This is a totally new story,” Mr Cotterill said.
“Stan is a single guy, he works for the local council and he’s been single for about 12 years.
“He’s a good dad, he’s brought up his son Ian, who’s about 18, and he’s got his older sister Jean, both of his parents are dead.
“Jean is the most successful of the two. She’s married to a bank manager called Mike, she has two children and she doesn’t mind showing off sometimes that she’s the more successful one.
“Ian the son is a nice guy, he plays soccer for the local football team and is doing a TAFE course and he seems to be worried about his dad, so when they find this woman on the side of the road, everything changes in everybody’s lives.
“This is a drama with layers of comedy and it’s not a story where everything’s tied up and nice and happy in the end.
“This time there’s a lot of unanswered questions, so it’ll be good to see the audience form its own opinions at the end.
“It’s a drama with a bit of comedy and it’s a love story as well. This play feels like looking through a window and there are a few surprises as well.”
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