Cost of living
By Martyna Majok
Directed by Priscilla Jackman and Dan Daw
DOES LOVE HAVE A BOTTOM LINE?
Former-carer turned Playwright Martyna Majok won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this play in 2018 and it’s easy to see why. This is a beautifully rendered story about our need to care (or be cared for) no matter the distance that age, race and disability might place between us.
Drawing on her lived experience, Majok introduces us to four seemingly disconnected characters whose lives are at a crossroads. There’s John — a wealthy successful PhD student with cerebral palsy — who hires the secretive Jess to be his new carer. And then there’s Eddie, an unemployed truck driver, desperately trying to reconcile with his ex-wife Ani, who has become a wheelchair user after an accident.
Told with deft humour and enormous heart, the Australian premiere of this highly-lauded work is directed by Priscilla Jackman (The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race) and Dan Daw, also appearing as John, with icon Philip Quast as Eddie, and Kate Hood as Ani.
"Worth its weight in gold"
— The New York Times
"Sensational! The kind of theatre that imprints on the body and lives in your bones"
— Variety
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Dates15 Jun — 13 Jul
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LocationBille Brown Theatre
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tues 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm
Relaxed Performance: Saturday 6 July at 2:00pm - Buy Single Tickets
- Buy Season Tickets
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Ticket PricingAdultfrom$70Seniorfrom$70Concessionfrom$70Youth - 35 & Underfrom$35
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Night with the Artists
Monday 24 Jun 6.30pm
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AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Monday 1 Jul 6.30pm | All performances include surtitles.Audio Described Saturday 13 Jul 2.00pm
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Play briefing
Monday 10 Jun 6.00pm
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Warning
This production contains frequent strong language, nudity and herbal and e-cigarettes.
Recommended for ages 15+
This production contains frequent strong language, nudity and herbal and e-cigarettes.
Recommended for ages 15+
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Dates15 Jun — 13 Jul
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LocationBille Brown Theatre
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tues 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm
Relaxed Performance: Saturday 6 July at 2:00pm - Buy Single Tickets
- Buy Season Tickets
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Ticket PricingAdultfrom$70Seniorfrom$70Concessionfrom$70Youth - 35 & Underfrom$35
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Night with the Artists
Monday 24 Jun 6.30pm
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AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Monday 1 Jul 6.30pm | All performances include surtitles.Audio Described Saturday 13 Jul 2.00pm
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Play briefing
Monday 10 Jun 6.00pm
-
Warning
This production contains frequent strong language, nudity and herbal and e-cigarettes.
Recommended for ages 15+
This production contains frequent strong language, nudity and herbal and e-cigarettes.
Recommended for ages 15+