Codgers
2011 film
Codgers is a 2006 stage play by Don Reid that was later turned into a 2011 comedy film of the same name by Wayne Harrison. Reid created a companion play for Codgers entitled Biddies, released in 2012.
The play
Codgers was developed as a play by Don Reid.
It toured regional New South Wales in 2008, and nationally in 2010.
Plot
The story follows five elderly men that meet weekly at their local gym to talk and spend time together. When a newcomer threatens their friendships, the group must overcome the temporary setbacks and find a way to overcome these new issues.
Reception
Performances of the play were positively received. The Sydney Morning Herald review said that it was a "pleasant, simple and heart-warming comedy about ageing and its possible wisdoms".
Awards
Reid won the 2006 Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award of Codgers.
Film adaptation
The play was adapted into a feature film directed by Wayne Harrison and starring Ronald Falk, Ron Haddrick, and Edwin Hodgeman.
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