It's raining. Gabriel York is awaiting the arrival of his grown son whom he hasn't seen since he was seven. "I know what he wants. He wants what all young men want from their fathers. He wants to know who he is. Where he comes from. Where he belongs. And for the life of me I don't know what to tell him."
That's the beginning of this compelling family saga that takes us back and forth in time from one generation to another, from 1959 to 2039, from London to Australia. With four generations of fathers and sons, their mothers, lovers and wives, the play is epic in its scope, yet at the same time extraordinarily intimate.
Author Andrew Bovell weaves WHEN THE
RAIN STOPS FALLING as an intricate fabric
of overlapping connections, understandings
and mysteries. He premiered the play
at Australia's 2008 Adelaide Festival, then took it to Sydney, Melbourne and
most recently to London's Almeida -- all the time playing to sold-out houses
and broad acclaim:
"FOUR STARS! Superb! This is a play for those who enjoy tightly wrought drama."
- The Guardian, London
"FOUR STARS! A bold and sensitive play. I was riveted. The play exudes a sense of wonder and mystery. Shrewd, sharp and genuinely moving."
- The Times, London
"Beautiful, sad and ever so slightly humorous, this is theatre of rare
intricacy and resonance."
- Sydney Morning Herald
Commissioned and Originally Produced by
Brink Productions in Australia in 2008.
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Directed by
Sets by
Costumes by
Lighting by
Sound by
Original Music by
