What's On

The Sound of Waiting by Mary Anne Butler
 

A story about hope and survival that cuts straight to the heart.

A tiny wooden boat is battered by roaring seas, on board Hamed Mokri cradles his small daughter. His former homeland now more perilous than the seas he’s fighting, his daughter the very last soul he can protect other than his own. He clings to a fading silver lining, to find land girt by sea. 

Meanwhile, an Angel of Death hangs over them with reckoning, conjuring up all its power to send them both to the bottom of the unknown sea – silent, and black, and endless.

Written in response to Tony Abbott’s infamous comment, “Jesus knew there was a place for everything, and it’s not everyone’s place to come to Australia.” The Sound of Waiting is a powerfully poetic allegory for our times, exploring displacement, resilience and hope in a world that has closed its doors on humanity. 

“The Sound of Waiting should be on every stage in every city and town of Australia.” – Real Time.

Mary Anne Butler is a multi-award winning writer from the Northern Territory. Her play Broken won the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Literature and Drama.

A Sydney Premiere

Supported by The Stafford Morgan Family

Bookings and more information at http://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/whats-on/the-sound-of-waiting

 

PERFORMANCE DATES

  • Previews: Sat 31 March, Sunday 1 & Tuesday 3 April 
  • Season: Thursday 5 April - Sun 22 April 

PERFORMANCE TIMES 

  • Tue - Sat: 7.30pm
  • Sun: 5pm
  • Saturday Matinees:  14 & 21 April 3pm 2018

OR CALL: (02) 8356 9987

TICKETS 

  • Standard $54
  • Concession $44
  • Groups (8+) $44
  • Industry* $38
  • Under 30* $38
  • Preview $38

No Booking Fees

*Available Tue, Wed & Thu only

 

 

Event details

Venue: Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Eternity Playhouse 39 Burton St Darlinghurst 2010
Bookings: http://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/whats-on/the-sound-of-waiting
Start Date: Saturday 31 March 2018

 

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