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The Secret River 14 – 17 February 2013

Synopsis

COLLECTED WORKS AUSTRALIA 2013
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“It is a formidable historical fiction, beautifully imagined and executed.” The Age, Book Review

Two of Australia’s most revered artists come together for the first time to adapt Kate Grenville’s Man Booker Prize nominated novel for the stage.

Directed by Neil Armfield and written by Andrew Bovell (When the Rain Stops Falling), this ambitious new play dramatises the story of two families divided by culture and land.

When convict William Thornhill is exiled from the stinking slums of early nineteenth century London and crosses the globe to New South Wales, he discovers that the penal colony offers something that he had never dared hope for before: a place of his own.

A stretch of land on the Hawkesbury River is Thornhill’s for the taking. As he and his family seek to establish themselves in this unfamiliar territory,they find that they are not the only ones to lay a claim to the land.

The Hawkesbury is already home to a family of Dharug people, who are reluctant to leave on account of these new occupants.

As Thornhill’s attachment to the place and the dream deepens, he is driven to make an unspeakable decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

DIRECTOR Neil Armfield
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Stephen Page
SET DESIGNER Stephen Curtis
COSTUME DESIGNER Tess Schofield
COMPOSER Iain Grandage
SOUND DESIGNER Steve Francis
LIGHTING DESIGNER Mark Howett
DRAMATURG Matthew Whittet
LANGUAGE CONSULTANT Richard Green
 
WITH
Nathaniel Dean, Bailey Doomadgee, Lachlan Elliott, Kamil Ellis, Roy Gordon, Iain Grandage, Ethel-Anne Gundy, Anita Hegh, Daniel Henshall, Trevor Jamieson, Rhimi Johnson Page, Judith McGrath, Callum McManis, Colin Moody, Rory Potter, Jeremy Sims, James Slee, Bruce Spence, Matthew Sunderland, Miranda Tapsell, Tom Usher, Ursula Yovich

 
Commissioning Patrons David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM, Catriona & Simon Mordant AM
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government's Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and the Centenary of Canberra.
 

The Secret River is a Centenary of Canberra project, supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government

Join the Conversation with ACT Libraries
After you've seen the play, join ACT Libraries in a discussion about the story. What does The Secret River have to say about how people are shaped by their experience of class, gender and race? The discussion will be held on Tuesday 19 February from 6-7pm at Belconnen Library. Bookings are essential on 6205 9000 or via the online booking form.

Prices:

A-Reserve

• $83.00 Full
• $75.00 Concession
• $70.00 Under 27

B-Reserve

• $73.00 Full
• $65.00 Concession
• $60.00 Under 27

C-Reserve

• $63.00 Full
• $55.00 Concession
• $50.00 Under 27

Details

Additional Information

* CONCESSIONS Concession tickets available to Pensioner, Full Time Student, Seniors, Unemployed, Under 27 and Child (15 years and under). If purchasing concession priced tickets, proof of eligibility of concession must be presented to Canberra Ticketing staff upon collection of tickets or full price may be charged.

** GROUP tickets are not available online. To make a group booking, please phone (02) 6275 2700 during business hours or email groups@canberratheatrecentre.com.au