“I have the feeling that explaining the past will be much easier than explaining the fish.” excerpt, When the Rain Stops Falling
World Premiere
Brink Productions
Australia
by Andrew Bovell
A collaboration with Hossein Valamanesh and Brink Productions
Set against the wonder of the Australian landscape and a dramatically changing climate, When The Rain Stops Falling weaves together four generations of interconnected stories, revealing the patterns of betrayal and abandonment within a family over eighty years, from 1959 to 2039.
Brink Productions joins forces with State Theatre Company of SA to present an epic and powerful piece of storytelling from one of Australia’s greatest writers and one of its most acclaimed visual artists. It tells a new Australian story about the legacy we inherit from our parents… and the legacy we leave behind for our children.
Writer
Andrew Bovell
Director
Chris Drummond
Designer
Hossein Valamanesh
Composer
Quentin Grant
Lighting Designer
Niklas Pajanti
Kay Jamieson
Executive Producer
Cast
Paul Blackwell, Michaela Cantwell, Carmel Johnson, Kris McQuade, Yalin Ozucelik, Anna Lise Phillips, Neil Pigot and Quentin Grant (musician)
Presented by Brink Productions, State Theatre Company of South Australia and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts. Supported by Maureen Ritchie and the Pratt Foundation.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts’ New Australian Stories Initiative.
- Vision Impaired performance - 4 March, 6:30pm
- Hearing Impaired performance - 5 March, 1:30pm
- Post Show Discussion with Director and Cast - 3 March, 6:30pm
Image: Jacqui Way
Biography
Andrew Bovell
Writer
Andrew Bovell is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright. His recent works for the stage include the AWGIE-winning - Australian Writers' Guild's annual awards for excellence in screen, television, stage and radio writing - plays Holy Day, Who's Afraid of the Working Class, Speaking in Tongues and Scenes from a Separation.
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