'A small group of friends in Melbourne – some local, some survivors from the US Navy – are living out their eerily prosaic lives and loves in the wake of World War III. But when a mysterious distress call rings out across the Pacific Ocean, the characters are called to choose between duty to the ones they love and duty to the human race.'
Source: Sydney Theatre Company.
World premiere (and commissioned by) Sydney Theatre Company at Roslyn Packer Theatre, 18 July - 12 August 2023.
Director: Kip Williams.
'The classic 1957 novel about a post-apocalyptic vision is granted a powerful theatrical adaptation.'
'When Nevil Shute wrote his 1957 novel On the Beach, the world was emerging from the devastation of the second world war to confront new fears.'
'When Nevil Shute wrote his 1957 novel On the Beach, the world was emerging from the devastation of the second world war to confront new fears.'
'The classic 1957 novel about a post-apocalyptic vision is granted a powerful theatrical adaptation.'