27 Jul – 20 Aug 2022

★★★★★
“As good as it gets – don’t miss this five-star stunner”
SMH

★★★★1/2
“Crafted to perfection”
ATYP

“Now there’s something to be applauded”
AustralianStage

“Exceptional theatre… It’s a must see”
Sydney Arts Guide

“This production is, in a word, brilliant”
Theatre Travels

Against advice from family and friends, Audrey buys an old house in ruins and dreams of restoring the once magnificent garden. As she clings to the significance of the past, she searches for seeds of hope in the future.

From Secret House (Pomona at KXT) and New Ghosts Theatre Company (Iphigenia in Splott at Flight Path Theatre) comes the Australian premiere of Mike Bartlett’s UK hit, Albion, a sweeping family saga about Brexit-era Britain.

Paying homage to Chekhov’s masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard, this deeply felt drama is shrewdly funny and profoundly poignant, exploring patriotism, passion, and the seductive power of nostalgia, and speaking to a nation torn between preserving the past and radically reforming the present.

“This is everything. Myself. My family. My past. My future. I don’t want anything else but this piece of land.”

Creative Team
Writer Mike Bartlett
Director Lucy Clements
Producers Jane Angharad and James Smithers
Production Designer Monique Langford
Sound Designer Samantha Cheng
Lighting Designer Kate Baldwin
Stage Manager Milly Grindrod
Production Manager Farlie Goodwin
Assistant Stage Manager Clare Sheridan
Assistant Set Designer Kate Ingram
Assistant Costume Designer Aloma Barnes
Assistant Sound Designer Uma Volkmer
Assistant Lighting Designer Alice Stafford
Production Assistants James Burchett, Rachel Hui & Johnny Yang
Photography Clare Hawley

With Jane Angharad, Joanna Briant, Claudette Clarke, Alec Ebert, Deborah Jones, Mark Langham, Rhiaan Marquez, Ash Matthew, Charles Mayer, James Smithers, and Emma Wright

Understudies Kevin Batliwala, Laura Djanegara, John Grinston, and Lynda Leavers