'The Gift' presented by Hamley Productions
Self-made millionaires, comfortably middle-aged Ed and Sadie meet Martin and Chloe – he a struggling conceptual artist and she a wannabe writer – on a thousand-dollar-a-night resort in the tropics and instantly hit it off.
An unlikely friendship and effervescent conversations lined with pure envy: money and security vs. youth and vibrancy.
These self-obsessed characters expose the tedium of a life of consumerism, the narcissism of contemporary values, the emptiness of the commodification of art, the guilt that seems hard-wired into middle-class parenting, and the poisonous nature of nostalgia.
Wrapped in Joanna Murray-Smith's glinting dialogue, 'The Gift' is a witty examination of our modern moral confusions.
HOBART SEASON PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES
Friday 26th May, 8.00pm
Saturday 27th May, 2.00pm
Saturday 27th May, 7.00pm
Thursday 1st June, 7.00pm
Friday 2nd June, 8.00pm
Saturday 3rd June, 2.00pm
Saturday 3rd June, 7.00pm
PATRON'S ADVICE
Running Length: 2 hours plus 20 minute interval
Recommended for ages 14+
Language: occasional course language
Doors & Bar Open: 30 minutes prior to start time
Seating is general admission.
DIRECTED BY: Chris Hamley
FEATURING PERFORMERS: Andrew Casey, Chris Jackson, Tia Landeg, Clare Pearson
Location
Peacock Theatre77 Salamanca Place, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart TASMANIA 7000
“….it is no longer easy to fashion any moral quandary that can truly shock an audience, and Murray-Smith has managed to grab hold of (something) rare and original..”
-- The Hollywood Reporter
'Fresh imagination, shimmering wit and emotional honesty.'
-- Time Out
“The questions (Murray-Smith) poses are familiar, even if nobody is brave enough to utter them aloud. She is, unquestionably, a ribbon-wrapped present to public theatre.”
-- Crikey (MTC Review)
“There's a secret -- a preposterous gift -- that is revealed near the end of Joanna Murray-Smith's play, and it's a real doozy.”
-- Variety Review
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