The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race: A Very Likeable Play

Melanie Tait is one of our finest playwrights, writing gently observant theatre featuring well drawn, easily recognisable characters.

Tait’s play THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE was commissioned by Kirribilli’s Ensemble Theatre and first performed in 2019, the year in which the play was set. She was inspired by being familiar with the annual potato race that took place in Robertson in the southern highlands where she lived for a number of years.

This is a very likeable play and Pymble Players have presented well. The audience loved the very well drawn world  of country town Australia, and its richly feminist stance.

Final performances are  Thursday 30th October at 7.30pm, Friday 31st October at 7.30pm and Saturday  1st November  at 2.30pm.

Published: 26 October 2025 by Sydney Arts Guide