When The Rain Stops Falling
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by Andrew Bovell
a collaboration with Hossein Valamanesh and Brink Productions
"sad and exhilarating, sobering and unexpectedly comical, bittersweet and unforgettable"
Stage Noise
Alice Springs in the year 2039. A fish falls from the sky and lands at the feet of Gabriel York. It still smells of the sea. It's been raining for days and Gabriel knows something is wrong.
When The Rain Stops Falling is epic theatrical storytelling, combining the talents of one of Australia’s leading writers with the designs of one of its most acclaimed visual artists in a landmark production.
"When the Rain Stops Falling will become an Australian classic."
The West Australian
ADELAIDE RETURN SEASON - 5 Shows Only
Her Majesty's Theatre
Preview 13 October, 8pm
Season 14 -16 October, 8pm
Matinee 16 Oct, 2.30pm
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE
Fri 15 Oct Live Captioning of evening performance
When booking seats for the captioned performance, please ensure that you request ‘Caption Seats’ which are suitable for best viewing of the caption screen.
This is your last chance to see Brink's multi award-winning production in Adelaide. 55,000 people can't be wrong! The original amazing cast and creative team come together again for the third and final year and bring the extraordinary raft of characters to live in Hossein Valamanesh's spare and elegant set, supported by Quentin Grant's evocative music and soundscore, played live. Scroll down to watch 5 min promo clip to get a taste of what's on stage. Or read the synopsis
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TOURING When The Rain Stops Falling IN 2010
Presented by Queensland Theatre Company
Playhouse, QPAC
20 October – 6 November
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Presented by Canberra Theatre Centre
The Playhouse
10 – 13 November
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AWARDS
2009 Green Room Awards
Best Production (When The Rain Stops Falling)
Best Set Design (Hossein Valamanesh)
Best Lighting Design (Niklas Pajanti)
Best New Writing for the Stage (Andrew Bovell)
2009 Sydney Theatre Award
Best New Australian Work (Andrew Bovell, playwright)
2009 AWGIE Stage Script Award
Andrew Bovell, playwright
Oscarts 2008
Best of Everything: script, direction, design, score and superb ensemble cast
Best Actress (Carmel Johnson for body of work including When The Rain Stops Falling)
2008 Adelaide Critics Circle Awards
Group Award (Brink Productions, producer)
Individual Award (Andrew Bovell, playwright)
2008 Ruby Award
Best Work (Brink Productions, producer)
2008 Adelaide Theatre Guide 'Curtain Call' Awards
Best Show - Drama (Brink Productions, producer)
Best Technical - Set Design/Video Design & Projections (Hossein Valamanesh & TheimaGen)
2008 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
The Louis Esson Prize for Drama (Andrew Bovell)
2008 Queensland Premier's Literary Award
Drama Script - Stage - Award (Andrew Bovell)
AWARD NOMINATIONS
2009 Green Room Awards
Best Director (Chris Drummond)
Best Male Leading Actor (Neil Pigot)
Best Female Supporting Actror (Carmel Johnson)
2009 Sydney Theatre Awards
Best Mainstage Production (When The Rain Stops Falling)
Best Director (Chris Drummond)
Best Supporting Actress (Kris McQuade
Best Set Design (Hossein Valamanesh)
Best Lighting Design (Niklas Pajanti)
2009 NSW Premier's Literary Award Shortlist
Play Award (Andrew Bovell)
2008 Helpmann Award Nominations
Best Play (Brink Productions, producer)
Best New Australian Work (Andrew Bovell)
Best Lighting Design (Niklas Pajanti)
CAST PAUL BLACKWELL, MICHAELA CANTWELL, CARMEL JOHNSON, KRIS McQUADE, YALIN OZUCELIK, ANNA LISE PHILLIPS & NEIL PIGOT MUSICIAN QUENTIN GRANT
WRITER ANDREW BOVELL DIRECTOR CHRIS DRUMMOND DESIGNER HOSSEIN VALAMANESH COMPOSER QUENTIN GRANT LIGHTING NIKLAS PAJANTI VIDEO DESIGN THEIMAGEN PRODUCER KAY JAMIESON
WORLD PREMIERE season was co-presented in Feb/Mar 2008 in Adelaide by Brink Productions, State Theatre Company of South Australia and Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts' New Australian Stories Initiative, ARTS SA's Major Commissions, Pratt Foundation and Maureen Ritchie.
Click here to download Chris Drummond's essay - 'Finding the Life in the Stone' - on the development of When the Rain Stops Falling (PDF, 76.24kb)
Click here for information about the Published Manuscript of When the Rain Stops Falling (Currency Press)
Click here to download the Teachers' Notes for When The Rain Stops Falling (PDF, 199kb)
Click here to download the General Info Pack for When The Rain Stops Falling (PDF, 836.32kb)
Production Photo: Wend Lear
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