The Big Dry single work   drama   fantasy   - 75 minutes
Adaptation of The Big Dry Tony Davis , 2013 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Big Dry
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'Imagine a world of dust. A future where water drips brown from the taps. Where dust storms reduce houses to rubble. Where a young boy, George (Rory Potter), and his younger brother, Beeper (played alternatively by Jack Andrew and Noah Sturzaker), fight to survive as they wait for their father to return home. And where a young rebellious girl, Emily (Sofia Nolan), won’t take no for an answer. Imagine the future. Imagine THE BIG DRY.

'A first time co-production with the ground-breaking Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and based on the best-selling Australian novel by Tony Davis, THE BIG DRY promises to be an event not to be missed, for young or old.

'Heat. Drought. Dust. Storms. More people missing every day. The city turning into a ghost town. A world where parents have become a thing of the past, like rain. Food and water have become scarce. Two young boys, George and his younger brother Beeper huddle together in a ragged house waiting for their dad to come home while dust blasters rage outside. Any adults they meet are powerless, struggling or brutal and harsh. They meet a young girl Emily, who becomes their protector and provider. Set in a post-apocalyptic world in a landscape that is barren, vast and scary.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Ensemble Theatre and Australian Theatre for Young People. Performed at Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli : 4 June - 2 July 2016

    Director: Fraser Corfield.

    Dramaturg: Jane Fitzgerald.

    Designer: Rita Carmody.

    Lighting Designer: Benjamin Brockman.

    Sound Designer: Daryl Wallis.

    Stage Manager: Ruth Horsfall.

    Wardrobe: Alana Canceri.

    Cast: Jack Andrew, Sofia Nolan, Rory Potter, Noah Sturzaker, and Richard Sydenham.

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Works about this Work

Parched Prose for Stranger in Strange, Dusty Land Jason Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 2016; (p. 13)

— Review of The Big Dry Mark Kilmurry , 2016 single work drama
Parched Prose for Stranger in Strange, Dusty Land Jason Blake , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 June 2016; (p. 13)

— Review of The Big Dry Mark Kilmurry , 2016 single work drama
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