Tony Award and Pulitzer prize-winner Rabbit Hole opens soon at the Gryphon Theatre
Pulitzer prize-winning drama Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire, a beautifully observed, witty but empathetic play
about grief, opens at the Gryphon Theatre on 20 July.
Starring this year's Wellington V48 Hours Best Actress award winner, Rebecca Parker, Backyard Theatre’s production of
Rabbit Hole draws from the reservoir of feelings common to anyone who has experienced the landscape-shifting vacuum left
by a death in the family.
The play was recently made into a film starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest. It begins 8 months after
Becca and Howie's 4-year-old son Danny ran into the road after his dog and was hit by a car
“The couple’s grief is still raw as they struggle to get back to normality, but they're grieving in very different, and
incompatible, ways,” says Rebecca. “Howie seeks solace in memories of his son and Becca pushes aside all reminders of
him in her efforts to cope. Then Becca's wayward sister Izzy announces she's pregnant, and it changes everything again
for both of them.”
Director Tanya Piejus says she chose the script because of its realistic dialogue and family dynamics. “It’s a very
credible story of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. It’s as much about what the characters don’t say as
what they do, while they tiptoe around each other’s fragile emotions.
“It’s a sad play, but there’s also a lot of humour in it and some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. David Lindsay-Abaire’s
skill is in weaving the darkness and light together in a theatrical tapestry that’s always engaging. Everyone can relate
to these characters.”
Rabbit Hole will be performed in the Gryphon’s 80-seat auditorium on Ghuznee Street. “The Gryphon is the perfect venue
for Rabbit Hole, where the audience can ride the waves of this intimate family drama along with the characters,” says
Tanya.
Performances start at 8 pm on Wednesday 20 to Saturday 23 July, 3 pm on Sunday 24 July, 6.30 pm on Tuesday 26 and
Wednesday 27 July, and 8 pm on Thursday 28 to Saturday 30 July.
Tickets are $25, $20 for concessions and $18 for groups of 10+ and Equity members and can be booked by calling (04) 934
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