One of the most acclaimed and revered Australian plays of modern times, Mockingbird Theatre Company presents Andrew Bovell’s When The Rain Stops Falling at the Belconnen Arts Centre from 8 May 2025.
Alice Springs. 2039. A fish falls from the sky – it still smells of the sea. It’s been raining for days and Gabriel York knows something is wrong. When the Rain Stops Falling unfolds like a puzzle to be solved.
Told through the interconnected stories of two families over four generations: between a prediction in London 1959 and its outcome in Australia eighty years later. This intricate, multi-layered story explores betrayal, abandonment, destruction, forgiveness and love.
With four generations of fathers and sons, their mothers, lovers and wives, the play is epic in its scope, yet at the same time extraordinarily intimate.
Directed and designed by the multi-award-winning Chris Baldock, this extraordinary theatrical masterpiece is the winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award, the Victorian Green Room Award and the Sydney Theatre Award for Best New Australian Work.
“bold and sensitive … exudes a sense of wonder and mystery…shrewd and sharp and genuinely moving” – The Times
Director, Sound, Set & Projection Designer: Chris Baldock | Featuring: Chris Baldock, Jess Beange, Zac Bridgman, Bruce Hardie, Ruth Hudson, Leonidas Katsinas, Dyllan Ormazabal, Liz St Clair Long | Assistant Director: Zac Bridgman | Projection Realisation: Rhiley Winnett | Properties: Natalie Trafford, Chris Baldock | Costumes: Chris Baldock & Cast | Stage Manager & Operator: Rhiley Winnett
When The Rain Stops Falling
Belconnen Arts Centre, 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen (ACT)
Season: 8 – 17 May 2025
Bookings: www.belcoarts.com.au
For more information, visit: www.mockingbirdtheatrics.com for details.
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