Saturn's Return
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Saturn's Return is an Australian play by Tommy Murphy. The play was commissioned for the Sydney Theatre Company
2008 season by incoming co-artistic directors Cate Blanchett
and Andrew Upton.
It plays 15 August-6 September 2008.
The project is from the writer-director team behind Holding the Man
and Strangers in Between
.
A revised version of the play and production, from the same team, opened at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 theatre on 29 July 2009.
Saturn's Return is published by Currency Press
.
What is a Saturn return
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Director David Berthold
Designer Adam Gardnir
Lighting Designer Luiz Pampolha
Sound Designer/Composer Basil Hogios
Cast Matt Zeremes, Leeanna Walsman
, Socratis Otto
In the 2009 revised version, the cast was Toby Moore, Leeanna Walsman and Matt Zeremes
Information on 2009 Production
Reviews of 2009 production
Information on 2008 Production
Reviews of 2008 production
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
2008 season by incoming co-artistic directors Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
and Andrew Upton.
It plays 15 August-6 September 2008.
The project is from the writer-director team behind Holding the Man
Holding the Man
Holding the Man is the best-selling memoir by the Australian writer, actor, and activist Timothy Conigrave. It was adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy in 2006, and has become one of the most successful Australian stage productions in recent years.Holding the Man was published in February 1995 by...
and Strangers in Between
Strangers in Between
Strangers in Between is a two-act Australian play by Tommy Murphy. It won the $15,000 2006 NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Best Play. It was first staged at Sydney's Griffin Theatre Company in February 2005, where it broke box office records....
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A revised version of the play and production, from the same team, opened at Sydney Theatre Company's Wharf 1 theatre on 29 July 2009.
Saturn's Return is published by Currency Press
Currency Press
Currency Press is Australia's only specialist performing arts publisher and its oldest independent publisher still active. Their list includes plays and screenplays, professional handbooks, biographies, cultural histories, critical studies and reference works....
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Synopsis
Zara, the heroine of the play, is happily settled in a relationship with her partner, Matt. Marriage, mortgages and midwives lie on the horizon. Then, as the big planet does its thing, doubt creeps into Zara's mind. She must decide whether to continue on the path of the three Ms or break free from the constraints of rational living.http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/to-have-and-to-hold-onto-forever--its-the-siren-call-from-planetpossibility/2008/05/02/1209235149834.htmlWhat is a Saturn return
Saturn return
In astrology, the Saturn return is an alleged phenomenon which is described as influencing a person's life development at 27 to 29 or 30-year intervals. These intervals or "returns" coincide with the approximate time it takes the planet Saturn to make one orbit around the sun, i.e. 29.4 years...
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Creative Team
Playwright Tommy MurphyDirector David Berthold
David Berthold
David Berthold is a leading Australian theatre director. He has directed for most of Australia's major theatre companies, as well as internationally. Since November 2008, he has been Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer of La Boite Theatre Company...
Designer Adam Gardnir
Lighting Designer Luiz Pampolha
Sound Designer/Composer Basil Hogios
Cast Matt Zeremes, Leeanna Walsman
Leeanna Walsman
Leeanna Walsman is an Australian actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Zam Wesell in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones , for playing Carly Bishop in the Australian film Looking For Alibrandi and for her starring role in the mini-series Jessica.She has been nominated for two...
, Socratis Otto
In the 2009 revised version, the cast was Toby Moore, Leeanna Walsman and Matt Zeremes
External links
Information on 2009 Production
- Sydney Theatre Company website, including video interview with Tommy Murphy
- First Impressions: Tommy Murphy - interview for The Weekend Australian
- Why the 'off-Broadway' run is the playwright's friend - article by Tommy Murphy for Sydney Morning Herald
Reviews of 2009 production
- Review: samesame.com.au
- Review: Australian Stage Online
- Review: The Australian
- Review: The Daily Telegraph
- Theatre: Saturn's Return
Information on 2008 Production
- Sydney Morning Herald opinion piece on Saturn Return
- Publisher's website
- Sydney Star Observer interview with Tommy Murphy about Saturn's Return
- SX News interview with Tommy Murphy
- Brought Back to Earth, so it seems... Article by Tommy Murphy for Sydney Morning Herald about the play
- Sydney Morning Herald article on the play, and interview with creative team
- The Return of Tommy Murphy - interview with the playwright
Reviews of 2008 production