AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY hits Belvoir stage

Belvoir is delighted to bring to the stage one of the monumental plays of the 21st century, August: Osage County, a Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning tragicomedy by American playwright Tracy Letts from 9 November to 15 December.

Featuring a stellar cast of Australia’s finest creatives including Pamela Rabe (The Cherry Orchard), Helen Thomson (TV’s Colin from Accounts), Tasmin Carroll (Into the Woods), and Bert Labonte (STC’s Fences), August: Osage Country explores the pain and joy passed from generation to generation, and the vicious parts of ourselves that we try to hide.

Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 2007. Charismatic poet-patriarch Beverly Weston has gone – where, nobody knows. His wife Violet careers downhill into opiate addiction, and the three daughters dutifully return to their childhood home, spouses, children and unfinished business trailing behind. The family’s (almost) together -for the first time in years.

Of course, old wounds have to be dressed, but there are even deeper secrets sitting right there at the table. And what erupts is as uproarious as it is scarifying.

Belvoir Artistic Director Eamon Flack:

August: Osage County is about a family trying not to tear itself apart. I’m excited to stage it at Belvoir because it’s impossible to stage at Belvoir. The play is written for three storeys, and at Belvoir, you’ve only got one – this means we have to get straight to the play’s heart. Come and see the show because of its incredible cast and towering writing, but also because it’s a great chance to get a bit of an emotional massage.

Season Details

Venue: Upstairs Theatre
Date: 09 Nov- 15 Dec 2024

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