**Dear all,**

**I (Dale) am going along to see an adaptation of a classic short story by Philip Van Doren Stern. Time and place will be the Genesian Theatre in Rozelle on Sunday 23 November 2025 at 4.30pm. I will be in Seat H1. Seat prices start from $30. Come along if you want some fun!**

**The play has the same name as the film, *It's a Wonderful Life*, which is the feel-good comedy shown every Christmas, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.**

**It is the story of a man who wishes he were dead, and contemplates suicide. An angel grants him his wish of having never been, and the man discovers how the world would have turned out if he had never existed. Rather than being in despair, he realizes the positive impact he has had on the people around him.**

**The movie and play are adaptations of the short story, *The Greatest Gift* (1943), by Philip Van Doren Stern.**

**A wikipedia article about the short story can be found at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Gift](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Gift)**

**The 15-page short story itself can be found at [https://web.archive.org/web/20120131185711/http://kbancroft.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/3/7/2837022/the_greatest_gift.pdf](https://web.archive.org/web/20120131185711/http://kbancroft.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/3/7/2837022/the_greatest_gift.pdf)**

**A copy of the film is on youtube at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stPeCzCtB0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1stPeCzCtB0)**

**Buy your own ticket and come along! More info and ticket bookings at https://genesiantheatre.com.au/events/its-a-wonderful-life/**

Dale

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