One of Australia’s most popular and favourite plays explores the universal theme of father-son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady, nostalgic sentimentality of ANZAC Day – Australia’s equivalent of Remembrance Sunday – and a sacred cow among Australian annual celebrations.
Is ANZAC Day just an excuse for “one long grog-up” or is it a day when Australians reflect on those who have paid the ultimate price?
THE TEAM
Director- Wayne Harrison
Associate Director- Christopher Hurrell
Designer- Catherine Morgan
Lighting- Marec Joyce
Sound- Chris Drohan
Casting- Lucy Cassson
Producer- Trish Wadley
Stage Manager- Alistair Warr
Deputy Stage Manager- Matthew Gardener
Design Assistant- Natalie Price
Assistant Producer- Rosie Beard
Cast- Paul Haley, Mark Little, Fiona Press, Adele Querol, James William Wright
★★★★★
This is the best drama playing in any London theatre at the moment.
BritishTheatre.com
★★★★
Wayne Harrison’s pungently acted revival achieves an acrid, sweaty intensity.
The Times
★★★★
Alan Seymour’s landmark Australian play gets a thrillingly topical revival.
The Guardian
★★★★
Played with screamingly raw and touchingly real emotion.
Theatre Cat
The kitchen sink drama playing with an energy that leaps off the stage.
A Younger Theatre