The Seed @ Belvoir Theatre, July 2007
THE SEED by Kate Mulvany @ Belvoir Theatre, Sydney
20 July - 12 August 2007
Based on the real-life story of award-winning playwright Kate Mulvany, The Seed is an insightful, quirky, often hilarious and tightly-woven tale of a very real family and the impact that war has had on their lives.
Three generations of the Maloney’s reunite after thirty years: Brian is an IRA soldier begrudgingly living in Nottingham. On his 80th birthday, he is visited by his long-lost son Danny - a ten-pound pom and Vietnam Veteran, now living in Australia. Danny is accompanied by his daughter Rose – a 30-year-old writer dealing with the repercussions of her father’s involvement in the war and desperately trying to write his story in order to conquer her own demons. As the characters settle in for what should be an afternoon of celebration, the realms of truth and lies, war and peace, family and foes become blurred and the three lives begin to entangle.
Directed by Iain Sinclair (Lord of the Flies, Hurlyburly), The Seed stars Kate Mulvany (Mr Bailey’s Minder, A Man With Five Children, Ruby’s Last Dollar, Buried Child) as Rose, Danny Adcock (The Boyce Trilogy) as Danny, and – coming out of retirement to play the role of Brian – the wonderful Martin Vaughan (Mr Bailey’s Minder, Buried Child).
As the citizens of a country at war, this show is a timely reminder that the effects of combat don’t end on the battlefield. They are simply the seeds laid for many generations to come.
OPENING NIGHT Friday July 20
SEASON DATES Saturday July 21 – Sunday August 12
PLAYS Tues 7pm, Wed-Sat 8.15pm, Sun 5.15pm
WHERE Belvoir St, Downstairs Theatre, 25 Belvoir St, Surry Hills
TICKETS $29/$23 (Preview $20, Cheap Tues Pay-what-you-can min $10)
BOOKINGS 9699 3444 or www.belvoir.com.au
