when: 24 August 2024 - 15 September 2024 | venue: State-Theatre-Centre-of-Western-Australia | cost: Ticketed event | address: 174-176 William St Perth WA Australia | website: https://blackswantheatre.com.au/season-2024/the-children
published: 03 Aug 2024, 5 min read
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Charged with intensity, The Children is an atomic drama about the responsibility of generations to those that follow.
Robin and Hazel, two nuclear scientists, live a quiet existence in their isolated cottage on the coast.
Yes, electricity is rationed. Yes, radiation fills the air. Yes, it's safer to leave the house in a hazmat suit.
But they are determined to enjoy the retirement they worked so hard for.
That is, until old friend and colleague Rose arrives, bringing with her a past Robin and Hazel had left behind, and a frightening challenge for their future.
TONY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST PLAY
WINNER OF BEST PLAY AT THE 2018 UK WRITERS' GUILD AWARDS
'A richly suggestive and beautifully written piece of work.' The Independent
Content Warning: Contains coarse language
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Charged with intensity, The Children is an atomic drama about the responsibility of generations to those that follow.
Robin and Hazel, two nuclear scientists, live a quiet existence in their isolated cottage on the coast.
Yes, electricity is rationed. Yes, radiation fills the air. Yes, it's safer to leave the house in a hazmat suit.
But they are determined to enjoy the retirement they worked so hard for.
That is, until old friend and colleague Rose arrives, bringing with her a past Robin and Hazel had left behind, and a frightening challenge for their future.
TONY AWARD NOMINATION FOR BEST PLAY
WINNER OF BEST PLAY AT THE 2018 UK WRITERS' GUILD AWARDS
'A richly suggestive and beautifully written piece of work.' The Independent
Content Warning: Contains coarse language
Go see The Children by Lucy Kirkwood 2024.
The Children by Lucy Kirkwood 2024 is on 24 August 2024 - 15 September 2024. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Perth. Visit their website at https://blackswantheatre.com.au/season-2024/the-children.
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