The Lismore Theatre Company (LTC) was ready to perform playwright Daniel Keen's show 'Life Without Me' last August before sickness hit the cast and crew, forcing the show's postponement, which was an enormous disappointment for everyone involved.

After some recasting and six additional months of rehearsals, LTC is ready to launch the show again. 

Life Without Me is a funny, honest and heartwarming story that invites us to question life itself, or at least our own.

Set in a 2-star hotel lobby, capturing the emotional truth of the almost absurd characters, from the less-than-competent hotel manager to the slightly obscure guests, Daniel Keene has created a symbolic world of its own. A mix of drifters in search of the concept of happiness, trying to move on whilst simultaneously taking up residence in this unseemly perfect sanctuary for lost souls.

(Melissa Adams, set designer for The stage of Life Without Me. Photo: Daniel Cohen DC Sports Photography)

This thought-provoking play will leave you inspired to question your place in the world; past, present and future. Somehow, you may be left feeling awkwardly familiar. “My life just seems to go on, but ... without me in it”.

The cast for this show is truly amazing and includes:

• Tameika Watts as Nigel, the overworked hotel manager.

• Isaac Smith as John, the lost man who is desperately trying to escape his life in the city.

• John Rado as Roy, the sheet salesman in search of that big break.

• Anna Ludvik as Alice, a spinster just waiting for her new apartment to be finished.

• Junia Wulf as Mrs Spence, the slightly confused hotel owner.

• Ruben Garcia as Tom, a married man trying to spice up his life and

• Amie Gray as Ellen, a woman who doesn't really understand why she has come to the hotel but is hoping to reconnect with her husband. 

All these characters come together in this run down, ramshackle hotel, in search of something meaningful in their lives. The results are hilarious. If they can't find it they may just end up stuck in the hotel forever.

The performances start on Friday 28th February and will run for 3 weekends until the 15th March. It is a 2-hour performance with a 15-minute intermission. Tickets are $25 each and $20 for concessions and members. 

There is also a fundraiser night on Saturday 1st March for The Winsome Soup Kitchen, where money from every ticket sold will go towards the great work of The Winsome, providing healthy meals for needy people in the community 365 days a year.

Tickets are on sale now https://www.trybooking.com/CSJAW.