Good as Gold

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this true representation of

set in the goldfields of central otago and full of,

Our Hero, Liam Finn (no relation) returns, after serving the interests of Colonial Supremacy with the 4th (Her Marjesty’s Own) Royal Tatanaki Bush Dragoons in the Waikato Land Wars, only to find much has changed in sleepy Butchers Gully. The town groans under the weight of the evil Ernst Von Struddelmeyer’s

and it seems even Liam’s Own Saintly Mother Fanny may be on the verge of eviction. Struddelmeyer’s daughter Ilsa, a Mere Girl when Liam left has now come into the fullness of her

and is a stunner. But have The Horrors of War, left our hero too world weary to appreciate even this most unaffected and manly of pleasures?

2005, Meteor Theatre - Good as Gold ^(reviews)
2004, Academy - Good as Gold ^(reviews)

Liam Finn: the Hero/Lover
Keife Theriouth: his Sidekick
Fanny Finn: Liam's Mother
Ernst Von Struddelmeyer: the Villain
Ilsa Von Struddelmeyer: the Love Interest. Ernst's daughter. Flora Whakatane: a domestic servant. Ilsa's best-freind.

Original Cast

Liam: Tim Heal
Keife: Ross MacLeod
Fanny: Gemma Peircy
Ernst: Ross Perot
Ilsa: Kristen Burns
Flora: Whetu Silver

2005 Cast

Liam: Tim Heal
Keife: Ross MacLeod
Fanny: Caroline Waugh
Ernst: Sean Lynch
Ilsa: Natalie Hugill
Flora: Jess Scrimgeour