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Bad Company - Season 1 Episode 1
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00:01My name is Margie Argyle and I've been the artistic director of the Argyle Theatre for six years.
00:06The theatre we make is uncompromising, it's urgent, it's visceral.
00:11I think humourless is a bit unfair.
00:14Money is the death of creativity.
00:16Actually, I remember once I was like freestyle monologuing about death and decay
00:20and someone goes, oh Margie, there's a man out the front who says you haven't paid for your Uber Eats.
00:24I just immediately lost my train of thought.
00:26It's like, oh great, now I'm just sitting here with a bar me.
00:29You know, thanks a lot.
00:31I think our next season launching tomorrow night is probably our most challenging yet.
00:36Margie. Sorry. Sorry everyone.
00:40Looks cool though.
00:41I am so sorry. Could you just give me a minute?
00:43We'll probably leave it there. Let's cut.
00:45Oh no, no, don't cut.
00:46No, we've got it. Let's pack up.
00:47Thank God that's over.
00:48Thanks a lot, Christian. I had a lot more to say to them.
00:51We need you in a meeting with the CEO about half an hour ago.
00:54Oh God, what does he want?
00:55He wants you to sign off on the program for tomorrow night's launch.
00:59Yeah, this has strong admin energy.
01:01Sorry about that.
01:02Okay, alright, come on.
01:02Let's go. Let's feed the capitalist machine then.
01:04Bring it up!
01:08I didn't know you had an interview. It's not in the diary.
01:10It's in my diary.
01:11I've worked for three hours. Is that normal?
01:13Daniel, I'm so sorry.
01:16I've just been sitting in a really creative space this morning.
01:19Well, I've been sitting here for about half an hour.
01:21Okay, sorry.
01:21Alright, let's have a look.
01:23Here we go.
01:23Give me the program.
01:25Best program yet, I reckon.
01:27Ugh.
01:30Great pick.
01:31Remember, this launch is tomorrow, Margie.
01:34Yeah, look, I'm still not happy about Grease being the big show next season.
01:38Like, really, Australia's premiere avant-garde theatre and we're doing Grease.
01:42It's trash.
01:43Oh my god.
01:43Papa would be turning in his grave.
01:45Okay, Margie, we agreed on this weeks ago.
01:47Carmel says the board needs a commercial hit with a big name.
01:50Okay.
01:50So why are you letting the chair of the board tell the artistic director what to do?
01:55There's a lot of your experimental stuff in here, Margie.
01:58Look, three plays with full frontal nudity.
02:00It loses subscribers.
02:02Says you.
02:03Nah, I'm here to push boundaries and I am unapologetic about that.
02:06I don't think you understand the seriousness of our financial situation.
02:09And I'll be honest, a lot of the mismanagement leads back to you.
02:13Okay.
02:14Do you think when my father started this place...
02:16Ah, here we go.
02:17No, no, no.
02:17When he was doing work like this, okay, do you think he was thinking about money?
02:21We lived and breathed theatre.
02:23I basically lived under this desk when I was a child
02:25and I would listen to my father downstairs ploughing the craft all night.
02:32We're doing Grease.
02:34No, I'm sorry, Daniel.
02:35I've made a decision this morning.
02:37We're not doing Grease.
02:38I've got a bigger idea.
02:39I think I'm having a panic attack.
02:41We're not redesigning the guide.
02:42The discussion is over.
02:43Excuse me if I'm not inclined to listen to someone who eats Nando's for breakfast
02:47and scrolls realestate.com on the toilet.
02:49Okay.
02:51I'm out.
02:55Out of the meeting or...
02:57What do you mean out of this meeting?
02:58Actually, I'm allowed to change my mind.
03:01You don't understand the artistic process, Daniel.
03:03And by the way, no one wants to see you noobs, okay?
03:07Well, let's not generalise.
03:08We've all seen it from every angle, back and front and bent over.
03:11I've seen more of you than my own wife.
03:13Toxic.
03:14Toxic masculinity.
03:16Good luck finding anyone else who can deal with the great Margie Argyle.
03:22Okay, Mary.
03:24Unfortunately, due to a series of strategic realignments, your position at this organisation
03:29no longer exists.
03:31Full details of your redundancy are in this information pack.
03:35Julia, please.
03:36I'm 65.
03:37I know.
03:38I'm your mentor.
03:40So you must know what I'm about to say next, which is no further discussion will be entered into.
03:45That's right.
03:47That is one of mine.
03:48Yeah, classic Mary.
03:50Alright, that's the awkwardness over.
03:51So how's things at home?
03:52How's Graham?
03:53Roger?
03:54Your husband, yes.
03:55He died.
03:57Are you sure that's not in my notes?
04:01Carmel.
04:01Quick word in your office, Julia.
04:03Now?
04:03Yes.
04:04Now.
04:04Might be a moment.
04:05How are you, Mary?
04:07She's fine.
04:08Husband died, so she's a bit sad.
04:10Take a moment.
04:10But out by the end of the day.
04:13It's all lies, Mum.
04:15Can't believe the CEO of a bank just like literally lies.
04:17Just literally lie and like...
04:18Just let me handle it.
04:20Fine.
04:20It seems that Ryan, in his capacity in the lending centre, has wiped a customer's personal
04:25loans.
04:26Tom McNamara.
04:28Is that your ex-husband, Julia?
04:30Ex-husband?
04:32Yes.
04:32What have you done?
04:33What?
04:33He's got a new start-up.
04:35Get this though.
04:35Edible coffee cups.
04:37So you finish the coffee...
04:38Just edible coffee cups already exist.
04:39You can't start that up.
04:41Well I'm glad I did it anyway.
04:42It was a legend move.
04:43So...
04:44Obviously the police will have to be called.
04:47Police?
04:47Mum?
04:48It's like prison.
04:49Oh stop it.
04:50No one's going to prison.
04:52Are they?
04:53What do you think of theatre, Julia?
04:55Theatre?
04:56Didn't realise they were still doing it.
04:58Don't we all just watch Netflix now?
05:00I am the chair of a fantastic little theatre, the Argyle.
05:03You will have heard of it.
05:04No.
05:04And we just lost our CEO.
05:06He was so sad to go.
05:07Mm-hmm.
05:08But I think that you would be perfect to take over.
05:12Oh I'm sorry, is this a joke?
05:14Am I on Candid Camera?
05:16No.
05:17What's Candid Camera?
05:18Just come over and fill in until the new CEO starts and then we can forget all about
05:22this.
05:23Seriously Mum, what is Candid Camera?
05:24Shut up!
05:26Let's just talk outside.
05:28Don't touch any of those computers, Ryan.
05:33The...
05:33Oliver.
05:34Oh come on, come on.
05:36I tripled profit last quarter.
05:38Yes, we're all aware of your bulging trophy cabinet.
05:40And I got rid of family leave.
05:42Look, the Argyle is having a few tiny financial issues but you iron them out in no time.
05:48And when I do iron out these tiny financial issues, I get my job back, yes?
05:51Yes, yes, yes.
05:52And Ryan does too?
05:53You will love it.
05:55And they have a really dynamic artistic director.
05:59Bring out your invoices!
06:03Approved, approved, approved.
06:05Good news everyone, I'm in charge.
06:07Okay, so we're not going to have someone telling us there's no money for the things we
06:10need to make our art.
06:11There actually is no money though, so have your fun.
06:14Good to have fun.
06:15Oh, she's off.
06:15Jacob.
06:16Jacob, Jacob, Jacob.
06:17Yeah.
06:18What?
06:18I've cancelled Greece.
06:20Thank God.
06:20Guess what we're going to do instead?
06:21What?
06:22Le pis-on et moi-ti-entere.
06:25Sorry, what?
06:26Yep, starring me, directed by me.
06:28Um, you'll be stunning.
06:29Yeah.
06:30Are you saying you're going to do the half-buried peasant?
06:31Yes, Christian.
06:32First person to attempt it since Papa, first woman.
06:35But it's an obscure 18th century French play.
06:38Yeah.
06:38And it goes for four hours and it involves dumping two tonnes of sand on stage.
06:43Eight tonnes.
06:44I need eight tonnes.
06:45I need eight tonnes.
06:45Well, you'll never get the board to sign off on.
06:47Christian, I feel like you're just still struggling with the fact that nothing blossomed between
06:54us.
06:54Sure, you know, we had fun.
06:56It was one night.
06:58I might leave you to it, guys.
07:00Yeah.
07:01Excuse me.
07:02Who's her?
07:03I don't know.
07:04Okay.
07:05You know, this is bigger than us.
07:06Can you just support me, please?
07:09I have to do my job.
07:11I'm sorry.
07:11No, no.
07:12Yeah, great.
07:12I have to do my job.
07:13Do your little job.
07:14Good decision.
07:15It's not personal.
07:16No, I'll bring Donna in on it instead.
07:18Donna!
07:20Donna!
07:21I have lost my job, you absolute moron.
07:24How could you ask Ryan to do that?
07:26I did it.
07:26I just said it was something someone could do if they worked at a bank.
07:29Oh, please.
07:30You know how insecure and gullible he is.
07:32Hey.
07:33I'm talking about someone else.
07:34Oh, sweet.
07:34I don't have time for this.
07:37Now he's hung up on me.
07:38Wonderful.
07:39Are you even going to apologise for committing fraud?
07:41Oh, sorry for committing fraud.
07:44This is serious, Ryan.
07:46After all the expensive schools and the tutors.
07:48Yeah, and this is all stuff that you wanted.
07:50I'm really disappointed.
07:52You know what the worst thing is?
07:54I now have to go and work at a theatre.
07:55Bunch of lefties moaning into their chakras and talking about their feelings.
08:01I actually feel sick.
08:07The work we make is uncompromising.
08:10It's urgent.
08:12It's visceral.
08:13I think our next season is probably our most challenging yet.
08:18Don't miss it.
08:19Launch day!
08:21That's looking good, guys.
08:22Does she know?
08:23I don't think so.
08:24Shit's going to hit the fan.
08:25Morning, everyone!
08:28Christian!
08:30Margie!
08:31Who's this?
08:32Look, I only just found out the new CEO is starting at 10.
08:35The board were trying to call you last night.
08:37Yeah, I stayed at a friend's house.
08:38Right.
08:39Which friend was that?
08:40He's got heaps of friends.
08:41I don't know.
08:41Sure, yeah.
08:43Or your girl.
08:44Hello, you've reached Carmel Martin.
08:46Leave a message.
08:47Carmel, it's Margie.
08:48We need to have a serious conversation.
08:50God, never here, never available.
08:52You know what?
08:54Let's get everyone in the rehearsal space and loosen up.
08:57You know, everything's feeling really tight and congested.
09:00What's that?
09:00Who's with me?
09:01I'm with you.
09:02Let's get in there.
09:04Donna, Jacob, let's go.
09:06Hobby mother!
09:08Ooh, like coral in the ocean.
09:11Whoa!
09:15Ah!
09:19Jesus Christ.
09:24Hello?
09:26Hello?
09:27Hello?
09:31Ah!
09:36Ah!
09:43Oh!
09:44Oh!
09:51Oh!
09:52Oh!
09:53Oh!
09:54Oh!
09:54Here she is.
09:55Oh, welcome.
09:55Julian McNair.
09:56Come on, bring it in.
09:57Oh, bring it in.
09:58I didn't know that that's appropriate in the workplace.
10:00Okay.
10:01First time in the theatre.
10:02Taking it all in.
10:04Mmm.
10:06Everyone, this is our new CEO, Julia McNamara.
10:09Good morning.
10:10Let's form a circle, guys.
10:11Oh, I won't hold hands.
10:12I've not had COVID, so feel free.
10:15All right.
10:15Close it up.
10:16All right, Julia, do you want to tell the group a bit about yourself?
10:18Then we'll go round in a circle.
10:19Now?
10:20Yeah, jump on in.
10:22All right.
10:23What defines Julia McNamara?
10:25I know what it is.
10:26It's a grind set, which is like a mindset, but I'm grinding.
10:3024-7.
10:31Do not stop the grind until I get results, and that's how I have expanded the operational
10:35bandwidth of billion-dollar companies while keeping price-to-earnings ratios through the
10:40roof.
10:41What does that mean?
10:42I don't know.
10:42I just got a bit of backgrinding.
10:44But hey, there's also a fun side to JMAC.
10:46I enjoy working out, so if anyone wants to chat chin-up PBs, down for that.
10:52And my guilty pleasure is dancing with the stars.
10:56Great show.
10:57Yes.
10:57So that's me in a nutshell.
10:58Work hard, play, not quite as hard as I work.
11:02Okay.
11:04Um, thank you, Julia.
11:05Obviously, I'm Margie Argyle.
11:07I've been the artistic director here for six years, and I'm in charge of absolutely everything
11:12except the boring financial stuff.
11:15But I'm also a storyteller.
11:17I'm a truth custodian.
11:19I'm a disruptor.
11:20I'm a witch.
11:20I'm a feminist.
11:21I'm a mother.
11:22Yeah.
11:24My work is constantly grappling with the universality of our biological makeup, combined with a collective
11:30sense of the sublime.
11:32Yeah.
11:32So what does that mean?
11:33Welcome to the arts, basically.
11:35Absolutely.
11:35So that's me.
11:37I'll go next.
11:38Christian Miller, marketing.
11:40Yeah, look, we probably don't have time to go around everyone.
11:42Keep it moving.
11:42So tonight is the VIP launch of our new season program.
11:47Woo!
11:48Yeah!
11:49Yes, we're going to have champagne.
11:51There'll be roving performances.
11:53We've got copious totes.
11:55Copious totes.
11:56There's some fun stuff in there.
11:57Drink bottles, fidget spinner, do-it-yourself moon cup.
12:00All Grease themed, by the way.
12:01Let's not forget.
12:02It is, yeah.
12:03Anyway, this is where we come together as a group.
12:07and we start to be the beat of the same drum.
12:14Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:16Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:17Uh-oh!
12:18Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:19Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:21masih öyle.
12:22Maddy?
12:22Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:24I'm sorry.
12:25How long does this usually go for?
12:26It goes 20 minutes usually.
12:28Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:29Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:31Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:32Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:33Eh-oh eh-oh.
12:35Eh-oh eh-oh eh-oh.
12:37so how often does the clapping and chanting oh every morning every morning it's a fantastic way
12:44to get into the body interesting use of staff time well i'm looking forward to working with
12:49you i've heard great things margie oh my real name is marguerite ha would you prefer i call
12:54you that no i just think it's interesting do you okay well i would like to hit the ground running
13:00so a couple of things i need to get across next year's program asap oh grab a tote no i
13:04don't
13:04thank you and carmel mentioned the place is under financial pressure did she how do you know carmel
13:11i was her two i see at novacorp bank okay you were nipping at her heels no wonder you're here
13:19i also need profit and loss statements who can i get those from me and only me well could you
13:24email
13:25those across please thank you so what is the julia mcnamara story girl talk come on married single
13:32let's have it single mother of one really a mother it's interesting i wasn't picking up on
13:38that energy i got single though i guess like recognises like
13:46anyway thank you so much for coming past i have a huge meeting about our launch
13:50yes yes we do i'm coming to that don't think you're required don't worry about it
13:57okay so let's talk launch okay the lights are going to come down there's going to be the silence in
14:01the
14:02space the anticipation the build and then back music and here she comes margie argyle or a version
14:07of margie we're never truly ourselves on stage and then obviously i'll go to press the launch button
14:12margie sorry i should have said this earlier carmel emailed just a little change no biggie
14:16she she wants julia to launch the program and press the button what what margie always launches
14:22the program that's an argyle tradition no makes sense i can see the strategy means i can present
14:27my financial plan oh do you have a performance background well i've given presentations in front
14:33of the ceos of the four major banks so you tell me do i yeah well i guess if ibsen
14:39were alive today
14:40be giving powerpoint presentations all over the shop who's ibsen
14:48ah interesting no one knows keep references relatable that's a good tip for everybody
14:53now the big show i'm launching is greece yes yes yes great movie high profit yield and carmel said
14:59something about getting a big name in uh undecided thanks yep okay well here's a thought
15:05did you know sonia kruger can sing i know i didn't realize either i saw a clip yeah so
15:13i mean casting's actually the artistic director's job you wait till you see this she's doing that
15:17chumba-wumba song does the wi-fi work here i've been having trouble i switched it off again donna no
15:23one was using it donna we've been through this someone's always using the wi-fi but we're all in
15:27here and it's out there that's not how wi-fi works so what's this i'll just i'll restart the router
15:33shall i add that to my list as well yep and my lunch and what just my lunch on your
15:39list as well
15:39put my lunch on thank you fish bowl yes indeed extra fish thank you all right okay well let's get
15:46on
15:46with it i guess that's it yeah that's it oh there she is the boss
15:54who's absent honestly i nearly died like the day of the launch and they send in some corporate robot
15:59to snoop around our finances no one's to tell her anything keep her out of it waist 42 inches it's
16:05up
16:05a bit max what does that mean oh nothing i think i need a new tape meter actually yeah i
16:10think you do
16:10donna there's no budget for that donna why is this on here what's that it's the router she's yarn bombed
16:15donna it buzzes and it looks ugly well it's a major fire hazard sorry it's coming off hey pick
16:21it don't snip it all right guys let's focus let's talk about the launch tonight so you're just gonna
16:27sneak a new play into the program and hide that from julia yeah exactly but everything's grease
16:33themed all right what about all the totes just reload the totes um there's copious totes margie you
16:39said it yourself yeah i know there's copious totes christian i ordered them but can you help me out
16:43here and reload the totes it's not that hard to reload the totes i'm going to reload the totes
16:47not a yelling in the workplace julia how are you going come in come in welcome to the wardrobe
16:52department where dreams come to life gosh so do you make all this yep yes of course you can buy
16:59costumes do you know spotlight i can't bear this yes i know spotlight okay well maybe check that out
17:06margie still don't have any profit and loss statements okay that's working now guys hey
17:12you know what our donors really love when the ceo gets into party mode on launch night don't they
17:18yeah don't worry about that because i can party with the best of them really yes you know what you
17:24should do something grease themed what about a sexy sandy i'd love to do a sandy i'm good with vinyl
17:30yeah i'm not doing that go on it'll be fun no that's a shame julia carmall is going to be
17:38really
17:38disappointed just fyi i went to last year's office christmas party as michelle bullock who's that the
17:44head of the reserve bank it was hilarious okay i'm needed in wigs that was a relatable reference
17:51it's very funny because her glasses are completely different to mine
17:57donna i'll think about the sandy thing come and see me my first
18:02let's try this one okay let's have a look let's have a look
18:08oh no i don't think that that's not it it's not it it's not it is it okay here's the
18:13updated run
18:13sheet for tonight oh what's this i'm on last that was carmel's cause not my call oh yeah but i
18:19bet
18:19you're loving it oh my god yes i'm in love with carmel now right i'm in love with everyone i'm
18:23in love
18:23with jacob i'm in love with everyone come on margie how hard is it to send an email
18:36margie oh trying to give her a dose of the craft i think a little bit of acting
18:41i still need those reports oh wow what is this do you look like the altar boy from saint cecilia's
18:47julia i've just had a phone call okay from my son little cherry oh you have a son
18:53sorry what's his name little cherry cherry he's named after his grandfather jerry but he couldn't
18:58say jerry so he said cherry cherry jerry jerry jerry jerry jerry named himself anyway he's just
19:06found out he's dyslexic what just now yeah how old is he eight okay did he call you from school
19:13sorry it's 4 30 yeah but the point is i need to rush home tonight you know the poor little
19:18boy needs
19:19his mother so okay i just need to change the running order for the launch tonight sure yeah
19:25whatever gets me those reports okay thanks jules oh jules
19:32mums get it oh i don't get any of it
19:38is this where you thought your life would end up oh one thousand percent yeah oh finally
19:43reloading the totes i'll see you guys tonight at the launch i'm going for a drink i'm exhausted
19:48uh i'll go get us some more totes thanks kat
19:53is that margie did she just leave yes she still hasn't given me those reports
19:58uh well i could show you the reports if you wanted yes please just between us though okay fine
20:06all right thank you so how long have you been at the argyle 20 years 20 years yep from usher
20:14all the way to the top oh wow i actually used to tread the boards myself but um no admin's
20:19my real
20:20passion and i know that now oh my god what okay this place is a disaster no wonder she didn't
20:27want
20:27me to see these well maybe maybe you shouldn't be saying oh no no okay how has she been allowed
20:32to spend like this wow if you want to turn things around she has got to go and i'm more
20:37than happy
20:38to pull the trigger oh well you can't because the board's the only one who can fire muggy uh carmel
20:43would never fire a woman be very off-brand for her oh god i think you're right i am i'm
20:49gonna be
20:49stuck here forever yeah it's a dream
21:07how are you thank you for your donation hi i love that i nearly bought it but i didn't because
21:15i in the end i thought no let's see the ticket carmel we've been trying to get in touch with
21:21you
21:21all day yes and i have been frantically trying to call you back but you know we should have brunch
21:26let's have brunch let's sort out brunch this is brunch i love brunch talk about bye ladies and
21:31gentlemen thanks for coming and of course a very big thank you to darren henderson from the westport city
21:37council he has his demons but he's always been very supportive of us so without any further ado to
21:43announce our major production for this season i'll bring on the brilliant the talented the effervescent
21:48magiago thank you everybody and before i get started just a little reminder um please grab a tote
21:59we have copious totes so grab one grab two grab eight take one home for your loved ones you know
22:06what
22:06i'm going to throw out the script tonight because i was asked to come up here and compromise everything
22:13they wanted me to rip out my artistic soul and feed it to the capitalist machine
22:19but i am a storyteller okay i tell stories
22:32you know my late great father jeremy argyle used to stare mediocrity down and say no thank you
22:39get on a bus and get out of here so for the first time in 20 years i will be
22:48performing the play
22:49that put this theater on the map ladies and gentlemen our major production this season
22:55the pizone moiti enter there what it's supposed to be grace
23:02farewell grace
23:27I am a peasant, buried half alive, but by God I will prevail.
23:39And now I'd like to introduce our new CEO, Julia McNamara.
23:51What in the other god is she wearing?
23:54Pepper crease lightning.
23:57Childish.
23:58So unprofessional, a lot of you.
24:03Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
24:05Well, in keeping with tonight's theme, I'm here to say you better shape up.
24:13Because you need a plan.
24:16And I can keep you strategised.
24:21There we go.
24:23Always good to have a laugh before discussing serious business.
24:29Unfortunately, the Argyle Theatre is experiencing extreme financial difficulty.
24:35And if something isn't done, this may be the last season you ever have.
24:40And the person single-handedly responsible for running this place into the ground is in fact...
24:45Thank you, Julia.
24:46And now I would like to launch this season's program.
24:49I will do one thing.
24:51I will do it.
24:51I will launch this season.
24:52I will launch it.
24:53I'm launching it.
24:54The artistic director does it.
24:55I will launch it.
24:57I will launch it.
24:59I will launch it.
25:06I will launch it.
25:15I will launch it.
25:20I will launch it.
25:21This organisation is not financially viable.
25:23Oh, so not going to acknowledge country or anything.
25:26Christian will assist me in conducting performance reviews starting today.
25:29Are we not more than human resources?
25:32Oh, don't clap that.
25:33Now, that feels like a version of workplace harassment.
25:36You will not be cutting my staff.
25:38Ryan, Christian, this is my son Ryan.
25:40Maggie, Julia's fired Jacob.
25:42What are you doing?
25:43What?
25:43He's not going anywhere.
25:45Okay, Julia.
25:46If this is all so easy...
25:48Why don't you do it?
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