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COOKIE'S TABLE opens to great acclaim!
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HotHouse Theatre continues its commitment to the commissioning of new Australian theatre and the inclusion of indigenous issues with Wesley Enoch’s new play The Story of the Miracles at Cookie’s Table which opened in Sydney to great acclaim recently. A co-production with Griffin Theatre Company, Cookie’s Table is a remarkable new play from Australia’s leading indigenous writer and director.
Starring Leah Purcell as Annie, The Story of the Miracles at Cookie’s Table is a powerful family saga spanning four generations on Stradbroke Island. A young Aboriginal man’s yearning to understand his history is at odds with his mother’s desire to protect his future. The death of the grandmother, Faith (Roxanne McDonald), brings estranged mother and son, Annie and Nathan (Russell Smith), back to their island home. Here they work through a difficult relationship through storytelling at the table that represents the cultural continuity of their family.
Directed by one of Australia’s foremost directors, Marion Potts, Cookie’s Table is emotionally stirring yet full of wonderful humour, and a timely reflection on how an individual family can heal itself.
John McCallum in The Australian called it “…a complex and moving production ... a powerful play about family and culture and the ways in which storytelling binds people together.”
Reviews universally praised the exceptional performance of Leah Purcell as the heart of the play, with McCallum hailing it as “...a superb performance by Leah Purcell” and the Daily Telegraph’s Gary Smith saying “...Leah Purcell delivers a startlingly powerful performance...for Purcell’s performance alone, Cookie’s Table is well worth seeing.”
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Bryce Hallett welcomed “Wesley Enoch’s warmly engaging play... Director Marion Potts’ assured production is well designed by Bruce McKinven and greatly enlivened by Brett Collery’s sound design. Best of all, it is blessed with Purcell, one of the most natural and charismatic performers in Australian theatre.”
Catch the show if you can during it’s Wodonga season from September 25-30.
This HotHouse Theatre commission was assisted by the Nelson Meers Foundation, Myer Foundation, Arts NSW, & the Besen Family Foundation.
September
Tue 25th 8.15pm
Wed 26th 8.15pm - Meet The Artists
Thu 27th 8.15pm
Fri 28th 8.15pm
Sat 29th 4.00pm
Sat 29th 8.15pm
Sun 30th 6.00pm
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