Born on a Thursday
by Jack Kearney
Directed by Lucy Clements

A WORLD PREMIERE

“We’re not the bad things that happen to us. We are – in spite of those things. And sometimes because of them.”

After years abroad, April returns to her family home in Western Sydney to a brother irrevocably changed and a mother unyieldingly the same. What begins as a strained homecoming slowly unravels into a desperate reckoning with memory, guilt, and the crippling weight of things left unsaid.

Set across four seasons, Born on a Thursday is a searing new Australian play about the ache of family ties, the long shadow of trauma, and the strange, persistent shape of unconditional love. It’s a nod to the toughness and beauty of an ordinary life; to rugby league and kidney beans and the rareness of a well-fitting pair of jeans; to both the power and limitation of learning to get on with things.

Delivered through characters that will stay with you long after you leave the theatre, this is a story about coming home – not in triumph, but with trembling hands.

Cast and Creative Team

Producing Company: New Ghosts Theatre Company

Writer: Jack Kearney

Director: Lucy Clements

Producer: Emma Wright

Set Designer: Soham Apte

Costume Designer: Rita Naidu

Sound Designer: Sam Cheng

Lighting Designer: Veronique Benett

Dramaturg: Mary Rachel Brown

Production Manager: Izzy Morrissey

Stage Manager: Oscar Ali

Assistant Producer: Izzy Williams

Cast (of 5): Sharon Millerchip, Owen Hasluck, Deborah Galanos

Dates + Ticketing

Season: 28/11 – 14/12 (previews 28/11 & 29/11, opening night [invitation only] 30/11)

Times: Tues-Fri 7pm, Sat 1.30pm & 7pm, Sun 5pm

Ticket Prices:

• Previews: $29.70 + booking fee
• Cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee
• Adult: $49.50-82.50 + booking fee
• Concession: $38.50-60.50 + booking fee

+ BORN ON A THURSDAY is offering an allocation of complimentary tickets to First Nations peoples. Please contact Virginia at boxoffice@oldfitztheatre.com.au to claim.

Approximate Run Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)

Content Warnings: Self-harm, domestic violence, traumatic brain injury, suicidal ideation, coarse language