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A complex and intense portrait of the mechanics of a family - and a
marriage - through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define
themselves beyond their parents' love and expectations. Bob and
Fran have worked hard to give their four children the opportunities
they never had. Now, with the kids ready to make lives of their
own, it's time to sit back and smell the roses. But the change of
the seasons reveals some shattering truths, leaving us asking
whether it's possible to love too much. Andrew Bovell's beautifully
touching, funny and bold play Things I Know To Be True was
premiered in Adelaide, Australia, as a co-production between
Frantic Assembly and the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
It received its British premiere in 2016, co-produced with Warwick
Arts Centre in association with Chichester Festival Theatre and the
Lyric Hammersmith.
During the summer holidays of 2009 Corey dreams of nothing but
hanging around with his friends while ordering as much Morley's as
possible... until Jodie comes along. Meeting her makes Corey
realise the changes that are happening within his beloved Lewisham
Borough and, for the first time, thinking about what path his
future takes. 'Corey Bovell is a master story-teller who oozes
charisma, captivating his audience throughout. He is able to truly
capture those moments he describes, drawing you in, even when he's
just telling you about ordering his Chicken Burger N Chips. It's a
deeply personal play and this comes through in both the writing and
the performance... Kwame Asiedu's direction brings it to life with
energy and emotion...I hope it gets a further run so more people
are able to experience this.' Dress Circle Reviews 'For 75
breathless, high energy minutes, writer/performer Corey painted a
vivid picture of life on the mean streets of Lewisham, with good
friends, a loving family, and the best fried chicken in South
London... Corey Bovell enacts that significance with brilliant
effect and makes the story of "a good boy in a bad borough"
powerful and telling... I loved the powerful performance.' London
Pub Theatres
Modern society is a tangled skein of interdependent lives. Yet
somehow them ore closely we encounter each other, the less we
resemble a community. This play is about our overwhelming need for
trust in modern life, and the consequences of living without it.
Based on the award-winning play by Andrew Bovell, 'Speaking in
Tongues'. (6 male, 5 female).
Convict William Thornhill, exiled from the stinking slums of early
19th century London, discovers that the penal colony offers
something that he never dared to 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 intruders. As Thornhill's attachment to the place and the
dream deepens, he is driven to make a terrible decision that will
haunt him for the rest of his life.
A black comedy set in a suburban pub-bistro on a Friday night. 5
single people set out in pursuit of a good time, determined to
forget their 9--5 routine (2 acts, 2 men, 3 women).
On the white frontier in mid-nineteenth century Australia, a lone,
bloodied woman arrives at a travellers rest in the midst of a
violent desert storm with a shocking story to tell. Aborigines have
allegedly murdered her husband and stolen her infant child. But an
Aboriginal woman has a different story to tell. What would cause a
missionarys wife to lie? What chance does the word of an Aboriginal
woman have against hers? A chilling mystery that draws together the
lives of four extraordinary women and their men, all struggling to
survive in a hostile and misunderstood landscape. (1 act, 4 male, 4
female).
William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the
slums of London. Upon earning his pardon he discovers that this new
world offers something he didn't dare dream of: a place to call his
own. But as he plants a crop and lays claim to the soil on the
banks of the Hawkesbury River, he finds that this land is not his
to take. Its ancient custodians are the Dharug people. A deeply
moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history,
Andrew Bovell's adaptation of Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel The
Secret River was first performed by the Sydney Theatre Company in
2013. The play had its UK premiere in August 2019, as part of the
Edinburgh International Festival, before transferring to the
National Theatre, London. This edition includes an introduction by
adapter Andrew Bovell, a foreword by historian Henry Reynolds, and
music used in the original production. 'The Secret River is a sad
book, beautifully written and, at times, almost unbearable with the
weight of loss, competing distresses and the impossibility of
making amends' Observer on the novel The Secret River
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