Playing Beatie Bow

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Event Playing Beatie Bow
Venue Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW
First Date 22 February 2021
Opening Date 27 February 2021
Last Date 1 May 2021
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description From playwright Kate Mulvany and Artistic Director Kip Williams, the team that created the epic, multi-award-winning world of The Harp in the South: Part One and Part Two, comes a new adaptation of one of Ruth Park’s most beloved Australian stories which is sure to delight audiences of all generations. Abigail (Catherine Văn-Davies), a teenager dealing with her parents’ messy separation, follows the mysterious young girl Beatie Bow (Sofia Nolan) back through time – from the hustle and bustle of Sydney’s The Rocks in the present day to the year 1873, when the suburb was full of struggling immigrant families, gangsters and a whole host of larger-than-life characters. With the help of Beatie, her wise grandmother, and the whole Bow family, Abigail goes on a wild adventure through twisting alleyways of history in a race to find her way home. This moving human story is set in and around the real-life suburb that STC calls home and will overflow with history, song and sparkling humour. Teenagers, parents and grandparents will all find something to love in this family story – a combination of Mulvany’s characteristic warmth and vivacity and Williams’ monumental vision.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects 1800s
Family
History
Immigration
Sydney
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tony Cogin Actor WEYLAND / MR BOW
Lena Cruz Actor KATHY
Claire Lovering Actor DOVEY
Heather Mitchell Actor MARGARET / GRANNY
Sofia Nolan Actor BEATIE BOW
Rory O'Keeffe Actor JUDAH / JONAH
Guy Simon Actor JOHNNY WHITES
Catherine Van-Davies Actor ABIGAIL KIRK
Ryan Yeates Actor GIBBIE / VINNIE
Kenneth Moraleda Assistant Director
Brooke Kiss Assistant Stage Manager
Natalie Gooneratne Choir Master/Mistress
Matthew Doyle Composer Additional composition
Clemence Williams Composer
Renée Mulder Costume Designer
Katie Hankin Deputy Stage Manager
Kip Williams Director
Courtney Stewart Dramaturg/e
Nigel Poulton Fight Director
Nigel Poulton Intimacy Coordinator
Nick Schlieper Lighting Designer
Nigel Poulton Movement Director
Genevieve Jones Production Manager
David Fleischer Set Designer
David Bergman Sound Designer
Minka Stevens Stage Manager
Danielle Roffe Voice Coach
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence Email from Sarah Hamilton.
Web https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2021/playing-beatie-bow?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021CTHEnews-Jan&utm_content=version_A&tessu=627443&promo=33648
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 156352