8 episodes

South Australian Playwrights Theatre presents:


BORDERTOWN. 

by Matt Hawkins


Bordertown make-up artist Felicity, heads to Hollywood to become a star. After she starts
dating former stand-up comedian, Tyrone Jackson, the paparazzi go wild. Her mother, local
hairdresser Patricia is overjoyed, but when the relationship falls apart, all hell breaks loose
in a small town obsessed with fame.

This original stage comedy from the South Australian Playwrights Theatre hit Adelaide by
storm in 2019 and is now a podcast series.

★★★★ “entertaining and funny” The Clothesline.

★★★★ “Fun and feisty” The Adelaide Show Podcast.

“Engaging…full of dreams and demons” The Advertiser.

“An absolutely wild ride… memorable characters, some good streaks of humour and a nice
sharp barb pierced into the world’s tedious obsession with celebrity.” Samela Harris - The
Barefoot Review

South Australian Playwrights Theatre is committed to producing original stories from a
broad pool of talented writers, over a range of mediums, and is thrilled to be producing
Bordertown as the first audio instalment. So, sit back or multitask and enjoy the ride!

Bordertown by Matt Hawkins Auscast Network

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    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

South Australian Playwrights Theatre presents:


BORDERTOWN. 

by Matt Hawkins


Bordertown make-up artist Felicity, heads to Hollywood to become a star. After she starts
dating former stand-up comedian, Tyrone Jackson, the paparazzi go wild. Her mother, local
hairdresser Patricia is overjoyed, but when the relationship falls apart, all hell breaks loose
in a small town obsessed with fame.

This original stage comedy from the South Australian Playwrights Theatre hit Adelaide by
storm in 2019 and is now a podcast series.

★★★★ “entertaining and funny” The Clothesline.

★★★★ “Fun and feisty” The Adelaide Show Podcast.

“Engaging…full of dreams and demons” The Advertiser.

“An absolutely wild ride… memorable characters, some good streaks of humour and a nice
sharp barb pierced into the world’s tedious obsession with celebrity.” Samela Harris - The
Barefoot Review

South Australian Playwrights Theatre is committed to producing original stories from a
broad pool of talented writers, over a range of mediums, and is thrilled to be producing
Bordertown as the first audio instalment. So, sit back or multitask and enjoy the ride!

    Bordertown Episode 8: Broken Bottles of Brandivino

    Bordertown Episode 8: Broken Bottles of Brandivino

    Season 1 finale. As Tyrone tries to escape his Bordertown prison he is tortured by the memories of Flick, his now famous dead ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, Randy seeks out some diabolical publicity opportunities.
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    • 21 min
    Bordertown Episode 7: Girlfriend in a Coma

    Bordertown Episode 7: Girlfriend in a Coma

    After an emotionally charged evening of drugs, booze and betrayal, Flick is tipped over the edge and Tyrone is faced with a mammoth moral dilemma.
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    • 21 min
    Bordertown Episode 6: On the Wagon

    Bordertown Episode 6: On the Wagon

    Randy tries to steal RnB superstar Chantelle from rival agent Kevin Speil as Tyrone reveals his philandering ways to a heartbroken Flick.
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    • 14 min
    Bordertown Episode 5: Hot Sauce

    Bordertown Episode 5: Hot Sauce

    Felicity plans a romantic evening of hot chilli con carne with Tyrone only to be ambushed by the Hollywood paparazzi. 
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    • 20 min
    Bordertown Episode 4: Holy Guacamole

    Bordertown Episode 4: Holy Guacamole

    Felicity charms Tyrone on the set of his new movie and invites him back for chilli con carne. Little does she know Aunty Barb is planning the 'girl's night in' from hell.
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    • 19 min
    Bordertown Episode 3: Aunty Barbara

    Bordertown Episode 3: Aunty Barbara

    Felicity arrives in Los Angeles to find her Aunty Barbara has indecent plans for her, Patricia's hairdressing business starts to go down the toilet and Randy tries to set up Tyrone with his R'n'B superstar, ex-girlfriend, Chantelle.
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    • 18 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

podconvert33 ,

Great fun!

Loved this! Great production and made me laugh out loud on bus on way to work!

PodcastFan89 ,

Excellent audio play!

This is fantastic, I can’t wait to see the theatre production version! Well done Matt and crew!

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