Beloved New Zealand comedians Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami – who wrote, directed and starred in the crowd-pleasing comedy The Breaker Upperers – have just launched a national tour of Australia.
The pair will be hopscotching across the country in a jam-packed week, which will surely do wonders for their frequent flyer points.
Beginning in Western Australia, they then fly to Queensland, New South Wales and finally Victoria, participating in a range of Q&A screenings at almost a dozen cinemas across the country.
The Breaker Upperers is a comedy about two cynical women who set up an agency with an unconventional business model: they get paid to break couples up. The film was executive produced by some guy called Taika Waititi.
After premiering at SXSW in March, the film (which opens nationally July 26) became a huge hit in New Zealand. It was also well received in Australia when it opened this year’s Sydney Film Festival.
Below are the times and dates for all the Australian Q&A sessions attended by Van Beek and Sami, with links to where to buy tickets.
WA
Mon 16 July, 7:00pm – Luna Leederville
QLD
Wed 18 July, 6:30pm – Cineplex Redbank (Intro only)
Wed 18 July, 7:00pm – Event Cinema Brisbane City Myer Centre
NSW
Thurs 19 July, 6:30pm –Orpheum Picture Palace (Intro only)
Thurs 19 July, 6:30pm – Randwick Ritz Cinema
Fri 20 July, 6:30pm – Event Cinema George Street
Fri 20 July, 8:00pm – Dendy Newtown
VIC
Sun 22 July, 2018, 4:00pm – Cinema Nova
Sun 22 July, 2018, 6:30pm – Sun Theatre
Mon 23 July, 2018, 6:30pm – Village Jam Factory
