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The third production of Sydney Theatre Company’s 2008 Wharf 2LOUD program, is the world premiere of Saturn’s Return from writer Tommy Murphy and director David Berthold, the acclaimed team behind Holding The Man and Strangers In Between. In this bold new collaboration they play with shifting perspectives on identity, time and place, in a fantastical theatrical adventure featuring Socratis Otto, Leeanna Walsman and Matthew Zeremes, at STC’s Wharf 2 from 15 August 2008.
Murphy muses on the life-changing crisis some astrologers attribute to the phenomenon of the planet Saturn completing its orbit round the sun. The completion of Saturn’s 29-year-cycle is said to herald a period of major upheaval and challenging life choices.
For Zara, 28, it suddenly seems the universe is conspiring against her. Sex on drugs has become sordid, but the allure of a threesome is still tempting. The prospect of having children is no longer odious, but mortgages and responsibility remain objects of contempt. But just as she begins to lock things down with her lover Matt, Zara is jettisoned into orbit. She embarks on an imaginative, cosmic journey exploring alternatives and questioning whether extended adolescence, with all its freedoms, may offer more rewards.
For the five productions in the Wharf 2LOUD 2008 season, STC Artistic Directors Andrew Upton and Cate Blanchett have invited diverse artists to play around with expectations of what theatre is all about. They said: “Tommy is a bewitching playwright of startling originality. We are excited to usher in his new work and welcome back to the Company his long time collaborator David Berthold.”
Sydney Theatre Company presents the world premiere of
SATURN’S RETURN
A new play by Tommy Murphy
part of Wharf 2LOUD
Cast Socratis Otto, Leeanna Walsman, Matthew Zeremes
Director David Berthold
Designer Adam Gardnir
Lighting Designer Luiz Pampolha
Composer Basil Hogios
Venue: Wharf 2, Sydney Theatre Company | Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Previews: Friday 15, Saturday 16 & Monday 18 August At 8.15pm
Opening: Tuesday 19 August At 8.15pm
Season: 20 August – 6 Sep
Plays: Evenings 8.15pm Except Mon 25 Aug At 7pm.
Matinees Sat 23 And Sat 30 August At 2.15pm. No Shows Sundays
Tickets: $35 / Concession $22 / Under 30s or Student $20
Bookings: (02) 9250 1777 or sydneytheatre.com.au
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