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'Friends Of Dorothy' has a wonderfully lively and talented ensemble. Declan Clifford and Tessa Neilson play 'Mikey' and 'Steph', respectively, and River Stevens and Riley Nottingham are 'Simon' and 'William'. In the role of 'Viv' is Martine Halliday, and the voice of the 'Storyteller' is that of Joanna Halliday. (no relation to Martine!)
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A Journey to Queertopia
Step back in time 40 years ago to a sitcom that puts the 'Queer' well and truly into Queertopia! 'Mikey' and 'Steph' want to create a safe haven for their own 'kind' but get more than they bargained for, when they advertise for an 'alternative' flatmate. Their mission: An All 'Friends of Dorothy' household. Series 1 has 12 episodes. Drops weekly from December 2.
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Meet The Writer/Director
David Rector
After a successful career with ABC TV as a Producer and Director in Comedy, Infotainment and Live News programs, David returned to the LGBT community where he worked as a Phone and Web Counsellor; illuminating what it was like to be queer in ever changing times. Continuing his desire to write and direct, two feature length scripts were workshopped, before the idea to bring to life 'Friends Of Dorothy' was seeded. This sitcom series combines David's love of storytelling with his experience of and advocacy for his 'tribe'. With inspirations as diverse and colourful as 'The Golden Girls', 'The Two Ronnies'; the works of Neil Simon and Mel Brooks, and camp icons such as Streisand, Midler and Minnelli and The Golden Years Of Hollywood, David also sought to mine his own rite of passage from the mid 1980's when he came out as gay and navigated a bumpy road into adulthood.
Recorded in 2024 in a Melbourne studio, ’Friends Of Dorothy’ has a 12 episode arc, which amusingly depicts the mission of a pair of childhood buddies to create a ‘Queertopia’ in the form of their shared house. Set in 1984, the episodes both provide a snapshot of the times, and have resonance forty years on, in an age of cancel culture, gender politics and social media saturation where debates are robust and controversial.
David brings three decades of storytelling experience to this project.
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The Episodes
“Friends Of Dorothy’ Season 1 Drops Weekly from Dec 2.
Episode 1 ‘Friends Of Dorothy’ (Dec 2)
Childhood friends; now in their 20’s decide to get a house together. Mikey is colourful, playful and gay. Very gay! Steph is studious, confident and impassioned, and an out and proud lesbian. They brace for the conga line of potential flatmates following their advertisement to fill their third bedroom.
Episode 2 ‘Bedroom Farce’ (Dec 9)
How do Mikey and Steph solve their conundrum? Who becomes the third flatmate and what does it all have to do with Poltergeists, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, and underwear?
Episode 3 ‘The Naked Truth’ (Dec 16)
Steph decides to mandate some house rules after one too many sightings of the ‘bits’ of her flatmates. Discover the stunning revelation concerning an ‘alter ego’.
Episode 4 'Getting To Know You’ (Dec 23)
The ‘Friends Of Dorothy’ discover some hidden secrets about one another. Saturday night is beset by chaos and mistaken identity.
Episode 5 ‘Things That Go Bump In The Night’
(Dec 30)
Sleep talking, walking, singing, and ominous thuds all add up to a sleepless night for all! And who has the sleepover guest?
Episode 6 ‘Fusion’ (Jan 6)
How do the housemates deal with a blown fuse? A cautionary tale about excessive energetic vibrations? Or just too many appliances used at once?
Episode 7 ‘Where’s There’s A Will, There’s A Way’ (Jan 13)
Is it all over? Has the Queertopia failed? Steph is determined to hold it all together…
Episode 8 ‘Parental Guidance Not Recommended’ (Jan 20)
The tradies are coming but no-one is able to be home to welcome them. Is the ‘haven’ really safe under the watchful eyes of the helpful neighbour?
Episode 9 ‘Mum’s The Word’ (Jan 27)
Why are there so many mothers in the ‘Friends Of Dorothy’ safe haven? Not to mention a pair of electricians, a hex, and a chain smoker…
Episode 10 ‘Home Invasion’ (Feb 3)
How do the flatmates each react to the burglary?
Episode 11 ‘Fall Out’ (Feb 10)
Mikey takes to bed. But whose bed, and room? And why?
Episode 12 ‘Off The Cuff’ (Feb 17)
Which character emerges as the Voice of Reason when all hell breaks loose in the Friends of Dorothy house?
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