2019
THINGS I KNOW
TO BE TRUE
By Andrew Bovell
Directed by Neil Armfield
Directing placement
Kitan Petkovski
Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
★★★★½ (Sydney Morning Herald)
"The power of this play is [Andrew Bovell] finds fertile soil in seemingly ordinary lives to create an extraordinary family drama peopled with rich characters and in which home truths emerge from the backyard."
★★★★½ (Limelight Magazine)
"Andrew Bovell's wonderful, compassionate play about family is staged with a beautiful simplicity and clarity."
One year in the life of an Australian family.
The Prices aren’t from the top end of town, but they’re not battlers either – Fran and Bob have brought up four children and kept their sense of humour.
It should be time to stop and smell Bob’s precious roses. But just when things should be slowing down, the complicated lives of all four offspring come crashing through the brick veneer walls.
With plate-dropping family revelations, love pangs, and the sweet pain of finding out the truth, Things I Know To Be True is a beautifully crafted play from the ever-rewarding mind of Andrew Bovell (Lantana, When the Rain Stops Falling, The Secret River.)
Neil Armfield is one of Australia's greatest directors. His great theme is family. Andrew Bovell has written a great play about family. Belvoir St is the perfect stage to bring them together.
CREATIVE TEAM
Cast - Miranda Daughtry, Tom Hobbs, Matt Levett, Tony Martin, Anna Lise Phillips and Helen Thomson
Set Designer - Stephen Curtis
Costume Designer - Tess Schofield
Lighting Designer - Damien Cooper
Composer - Alan John
Sound Designer - Steve Francis
Fight and Movement Director - Nigel Poulton
Stage Manager - Luke McGettigan
Assistant Stage Manager - Georgina Pead
Scenic Art - Neil Mallard
Photography - Heidrun Lohr
