![Nowhere](/media/rmpdjogr/nowhere_2008-006-3769-hero.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=250&rnd=132836709284700000)
![The Big Con](/media/ho5ladw3/f1aw0950-hero.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132773562757370000)
Production still for "The Big Con". L-R: Eddie Perfect, Max Gillies as Amanda Vanstone. Photographer: Lisa Tomasetti
The Big Con
By Guy Rundle
20 April 2005 – 07 May 2005 Merlyn Theatre
Malthouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Melbourne International Comedy Festival,
Theatre Tour Co-Production
Max Gillies, with singer-songwriter Eddie Perfect, presents various talking heads - including PM John Howard, US President George 'Dubya' Bush and British PM Tony Blair - at the annual conference of Australian think tank the Centre for Independent Analysis.
The show was first performed at the Sydney Opera House in 2004 (17 November - 11 December). It then had a season at the ANZ Pavilion in Melbourne (15 March - 3 April, 2005) before transferring to the Merlyn Theatre. It subsequently toured to The Playhouse in Canberra (10-14 May) and Brisbane Powerhouse (22 June - 2 July).
Cast
Creatives
![Aubrey Mellor](/media/zk4bctff/mellor-aubrey.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763240413270000)
Director
![Denis Moore](/media/llifpqyo/moore-denis.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763240623670000)
Director
![Shaun Gurton](/media/ie1bst4c/gurton-shaun.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763238182830000)
Designer
Writer
![Michele Preshaw](/media/wohjb0ci/preshaw-michele.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763241717830000)
Lighting Designer
![Nik Dorning](/media/1ukn2mkq/dorning-nik.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763236885970000)
Designer
![Russell Goldsmith](/media/5cmof53n/goldsmith-russell.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237931400000)
Sound Operator/Engineer
Designer
![Lisa Sontag](/media/onja3n0d/sontag-lisa.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242681400000)
Choreographer
![Peta Coy](/media/wsbntsif/coy-peta.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763236274230000)
Choreographer
Stage Manager
Designer
![Jill Smith](/media/cbrjuf3b/smith-jill.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242647630000)
General Manager