Image: Jodie Hutchinson
Dead Centre by Tom Holloway | Sea Wall by Simon Stephens
Australian Premiere
With Rosie Lockhart | Ben Prendergast
Director Julian Meyrick
Set & Lighting Designer Matthew Adey – House of Vnholy
Composer & Sound Designer Ian Moorhead
Digital Designer Katie Cavanagh
Dramaturg Julian Meyrick
Stage Manager Melissa Place
“I tell you… Australia… There is something that hangs in the air but is never acknowledged. And I know what it is.”
From two leading playwrights, Simon Stephens (UK) and Tom Holloway (Aus) comes an exhilarating cross-continental endevour in Dead Centre | Sea Wall. In Tom Holloway’s Dead Centre we meet Helen, journeying to the land of Neighbours and Uluru in search of solace. In Stephens’ Sea Wall, Alex invites us into his life and all that he cherishes. These beautifully written companion pieces explore family, time, place and how we deal with things that cannot be undone.
Performance Dates Red Stitch Season
17th July – 15th August
Previews 14th, 15th & 16th July
Q & A Thursday 30th July
Performance Running Time: 70 minutes, no interval
“…both actors have the audience in the palm of their hand…” ★★★★ The Sydney Morning Herald
“There is no moment, word or image wasted in Dead Centre | Sea Wall.” ★★★★½ Arts Hub
“These two playwrights ask us to ponder the bigger questions in life. They do this with sensitivity and courage.” ★★★★ Theatre People
“Both actors faultless… it is theatre that demands a strong emotion from the audience.” ★★★★ Daily Review
“A production of sheer perfection.” Stage Whispers
National Tour 2015
Watch
Dead Centre | Sea Wall Old Fitz Trailer
In Rehearsal
Ensemble Rosie Lockhart & Ben Prendergast and Director Julian Meyrick in rehearsal for Dead Centre by Tom Holloway | Sea Wall by Simon Stephens – an exhilarating cross-continental theatrical endeavour and a first of its kind for Red Stitch. Photos by Christina O’Neill.
