Set in 1967 against the backdrop of an Australia embroiled in the Vietnam War, three separate families pack-up their lives for Christmas at the beach where a freak storm forces their respective vacations to fall apart and intersect in the most magical way.

With a rollicking 60s soundtrack and star-studded cast including Queensland theatre luminaries Roxanne McDonald, Christen O’Leary and Bryan Probets, this sun-kissed revival breathes new life into Michael Gow’s adored Australian classic, taking audiences on a nostalgic journey from deep suburbia to the Gold Coast’s glitter strip for the ultimate summer fling.

“Plays like Away are what make us fall in love with theatre for the first time or all over again. This one bristles with life and death, joy and pain, love and loneliness, awakenings and awkwardness, the things we hold onto and the things we can’t let go of – for better or for worse.” – Director Daniel Evans

Away
25 October – 13 November
La Boite Theatre
www,laboite.com.au

Anger and fear have created a divide that becomes filled with selfish outbursts and recriminating discourse. The love that exists is challenged and through the white noise of profanity and unchecked rage, beacons of light begin to burst through.

This emerging flame of illumination emits from the spiritual centre that all humans possess but one that is slowly extinguished by a separation of one’s spiritual self. In this case it takes the distraction free focus of the young to empower the elders and provide the reconnection.

Many families live in a state of conflict. Sometimes that energy blasts the elements into broken shards but then there are times when the heat provides the warmth for those same elements to melt back together again.

CAST
PRESTON – Benjin Maza
ABIGAIL – Lisa Maza
NANNA LOU – Roxanne McDonald
AKIRA – Ebony McGuire
ERIC – Colin Smith

From Darkness is currently playing at La Boite until September 28, head to their website for more information and to purchase tickets – www.laboite.com.au
Rob Hudson