Neighbourhood Watch
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NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
By Lally Katz
Directed by Kathryn Thomas
20 – 31 May 2026
“Many people will want to kill you. Better you is ready.”
Neighbourhood Watch is a glorious comedy about hope, death and pets.
Ana is a battle hardened Hungarian-Australian veteran of the twentieth century. Catherine is her neighbour: a 20-something aspiring actress waiting for a better world.
As their unlikely odd-couple friendship develops, Catherine’s life is transformed by Ana’s stories of the traumas of war, the desolation of the refugee experience, and the struggle of settling in a foreign land.
In turn, Ana is granted one last great friendship at a time when the journey to her life’s end was looking to be a lonely one.
This glorious comedy about hope, death and pets, takes on a sense of enormity in the midst of the ordinary, questioning whether we really know what’s out there in the ‘burbs’.
“Entertaining and substantial, very funny and tremendously enjoyable” - Australian Stage
“This story of the importance of human connection is presented at a time when communities have not been able to come together and many are feeling the struggle of social isolation.” - BroadwayWorld
Our bar will have a range of beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks available for purchase. All proceeds go directly to Lane Cove Theatre Company.
By Lally Katz
Directed by Kathryn Thomas
20 – 31 May 2026
“Many people will want to kill you. Better you is ready.”
Neighbourhood Watch is a glorious comedy about hope, death and pets.
Ana is a battle hardened Hungarian-Australian veteran of the twentieth century. Catherine is her neighbour: a 20-something aspiring actress waiting for a better world.
As their unlikely odd-couple friendship develops, Catherine’s life is transformed by Ana’s stories of the traumas of war, the desolation of the refugee experience, and the struggle of settling in a foreign land.
In turn, Ana is granted one last great friendship at a time when the journey to her life’s end was looking to be a lonely one.
This glorious comedy about hope, death and pets, takes on a sense of enormity in the midst of the ordinary, questioning whether we really know what’s out there in the ‘burbs’.
“Entertaining and substantial, very funny and tremendously enjoyable” - Australian Stage
“This story of the importance of human connection is presented at a time when communities have not been able to come together and many are feeling the struggle of social isolation.” - BroadwayWorld
Our bar will have a range of beer, wine, soft drinks and snacks available for purchase. All proceeds go directly to Lane Cove Theatre Company.
