Sleepyhead
Upstart Theatre Company (WA First)
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Image: Nathaniel Moncrieff & Paul Dubczuk |
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The Blue Room Theatre
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Written by Nathaniel Moncrieff
Directed by Garreth Bradshaw
Costume design by Desiree Crossing
Featuring: Amy Murray; Louise Cocks; Alex Jones; Adam Shuttleworth; and Kirsty Marillier
“I think in heaven, houses burn down all day. And people just, well, stand around watching”
Fresh from a sell-out Melbourne season comes the hometown debut of Sleepyhead, a chilling gothic thriller by WA playwright Nathaniel Moncrieff, winner of the Fellowship of Australian Writers' Di Cranston Award and shortlisted for the 2010 Griffin Award.
On an isolated property in the woods lives a father and his two daughters – one crippled, the other mercilessly cruel. After their father leaves to borrow money from his brother, the girls are left to fend for themselves.
A murdered chicken… strange phone calls… the spectre of their dead mother… Then, one night, a visitor...
“Sleepyhead is an evocative, thoughtful and provoking journey, well worth taking if you are a fan of good theatre” - Time Out, Melbourne
WARNING: Contains coarse language.
Book through The Blue Room Theatre or PICA to get your tickets for $20 / $15 conc. (that's $5 less than FRINGE WORLD prices!)
Members of The Blue Room Theatre receive a complimentary beverage with every Blue Room Theatre show ticket purchased, redeemable on the night of attendance.
