when: 16 December 2023 | venue: Wharf 1 Theatre | cost: See event for details | address: 15 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point NSW 2000, Australia | website: https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/
published: 27 Nov 2022, 5 min read
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Oil
By Ella Hickson
Directed by Paige Rattray
A time-bending epic that drills deep
In a remote English farmhouse at the end of the nineteenth century, a young woman witnesses the blinding light of an oil lamp for the first time before running into the midwinter night. She's sacrificing the world she knows and the man she loves to build a better life for the daughter she's soon to have. So begins the story of May and Amy.
Written by Ella Hickson - one of Britain's most exciting and boundary-pushing playwrights - Oil explores the deeply relatable bond between a mother and daughter, mapped against the rise and fall of two of modernity's most powerful players: crude oil and the British Empire. Hickson sends her protagonists on a gripping quest from the Industrial Age in Europe, to the Middle East in the 1920s, through to our present moment and into the future, as she asks the question: how much is too much?
Featuring Brooke Satchwell in her STC debut with an ensemble cast of Jing-Xuan Chan, Callan Colley, Charlotte Friels and Anne Tenney, Oil sets small lives adrift in the huge tides of history and wonders what's left when colonialism, fossil fuels and individualism are allowed to burn unchecked.
Directed by STC Associate Director Paige Rattray (The Lifespan of a Fact, Blithe Spirit) and presented in the Wharf's new in-the-round configuration, this production promises an epic, globe-trotting, century-crossing night of theatrical magic.
Approx. duration 2 hrs 30 mins (including interval). Subject to change. More info.
Content Smoking and infrequent strong language. Subject to change. More info.
Ticket Information
2023 Ticket Packages
This play is currently only available as part of a 2023 ticket package. Book a ticket package of 3 or more plays to save on tickets, pay no fees and more.
Season Ticket prices
Saturday evening A Reserve $98
Adult A Reserve $93
Seniors cardholder $89
Pensioner/Student $70
Under 30 $51
Preview $51
Mini Package prices
Mon - Thu performances
Adult A Reserve $98
Seniors cardholder $94
Pensioner/Student $74
Under 30 $54
Friday & Saturday performances
A Reserve $103
Preview performances
All tickets $54
Single tickets
Single tickets for this show go on sale on Thu 2 Feb. Sign up to our enews for early access to tickets.
Transaction fees may apply
Season Ticket bookings: no fees
Single ticket bookings: $8.50 online; $8.50 telephone; $0 Box Office counter
Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
VISITOR SAFETY INFORMATION
The safety of our audiences, artists and staff is of paramount importance. For full details on our safety measures please visit our Visitor Safety Information page.
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Oil
By Ella Hickson
Directed by Paige Rattray
A time-bending epic that drills deep
In a remote English farmhouse at the end of the nineteenth century, a young woman witnesses the blinding light of an oil lamp for the first time before running into the midwinter night. She's sacrificing the world she knows and the man she loves to build a better life for the daughter she's soon to have. So begins the story of May and Amy.
Written by Ella Hickson - one of Britain's most exciting and boundary-pushing playwrights - Oil explores the deeply relatable bond between a mother and daughter, mapped against the rise and fall of two of modernity's most powerful players: crude oil and the British Empire. Hickson sends her protagonists on a gripping quest from the Industrial Age in Europe, to the Middle East in the 1920s, through to our present moment and into the future, as she asks the question: how much is too much?
Featuring Brooke Satchwell in her STC debut with an ensemble cast of Jing-Xuan Chan, Callan Colley, Charlotte Friels and Anne Tenney, Oil sets small lives adrift in the huge tides of history and wonders what's left when colonialism, fossil fuels and individualism are allowed to burn unchecked.
Directed by STC Associate Director Paige Rattray (The Lifespan of a Fact, Blithe Spirit) and presented in the Wharf's new in-the-round configuration, this production promises an epic, globe-trotting, century-crossing night of theatrical magic.
Approx. duration 2 hrs 30 mins (including interval). Subject to change. More info.
Content Smoking and infrequent strong language. Subject to change. More info.
Ticket Information
2023 Ticket Packages
This play is currently only available as part of a 2023 ticket package. Book a ticket package of 3 or more plays to save on tickets, pay no fees and more.
Season Ticket prices
Saturday evening A Reserve $98
Adult A Reserve $93
Seniors cardholder $89
Pensioner/Student $70
Under 30 $51
Preview $51
Mini Package prices
Mon - Thu performances
Adult A Reserve $98
Seniors cardholder $94
Pensioner/Student $74
Under 30 $54
Friday & Saturday performances
A Reserve $103
Preview performances
All tickets $54
Single tickets
Single tickets for this show go on sale on Thu 2 Feb. Sign up to our enews for early access to tickets.
Transaction fees may apply
Season Ticket bookings: no fees
Single ticket bookings: $8.50 online; $8.50 telephone; $0 Box Office counter
Prices are correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
VISITOR SAFETY INFORMATION
The safety of our audiences, artists and staff is of paramount importance. For full details on our safety measures please visit our Visitor Safety Information page.
Go see Oil 2023.
Oil 2023 is on 16 December 2023. The opening hours are: See event for details. Conveniently located in Dawes Point. Visit their website at https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/.
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