Storytelling and science collide with hilarious and unsettling consequences as New Theatre presents Bess Wohl’s CONTINUITY for a limited season this May.
On the set of a big-budget Hollywood eco-thriller, everything that can go wrong, does. A stereotypical ‘eco terrorist hero’ plants a bomb to save the day. A frazzled film crew battles the clock to make their final shot. And somewhere between artistic ambition and environmental catastrophe, both the movie – and the planet – teeter on the brink.
Directed by Sahn Millington, known for her New Theatre production of Picnic at Hanging Rock, this insightful and timely play addresses the question at the forefront of our minds: how do we save the planet?
Bess Wohl is a writer, director and acclaimed playwright. Her stage credits include Liberation (Roundabout Theatre off-Broadway), Barcelona (West End), Grand Horizons (Broadway, Tony Nomination), Camp Siegfried, Small Mouth Sounds, Make Believe, Continuity, American Hero, Touched, In, Cats Talk Back and the original musical Pretty Filthy. Her plays have been recognized with a variety of awards and nominations, including the Drama Desk, Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics’ Circle awards.
“Wohl’s script has iceberg-like depths beneath all its surface pleasures.” – The Wrap
Director: Sahn Millington | Featuring: Nick Curnow, Susan Jordan, Jessica Joseph-McDermott, Andrew McLaughlin, Sarah Nader, Julie Quinn, Noah Rayner, Michelle Robin Anderson, Sora Wakaki | Assistant Director: Chloe Callow | Set Designer: David Marshall-Martin | Costume Designer: Sitem Caca | Lighting Designer: Julian Dunne | Sound Designer: Amber Wilcox | Stage Manager: Bora Celebi | Dialect Coach: Helen Tonkin | Operators: Marc Monnet-Demarbre, Ron Abuhalaiqa | Prop Maker: Ruby D
CONTINUITY
New Theatre, 542 King Street, Newtown
Season continues to 20 June 2026
Information and Bookings: www.newtheatre.org.au
Image: © Canva Stock; Vintage Collection/Alamy; Composition: Maddy Withington