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- Herausgeber: Nick Hern Books
- Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
- Sprache: Englisch
A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the writer of the award-winning film Lantana. When the Rain Stops Falling moves from the claustrophobia of a London flat in 1959 to the windswept coast of southern Australia, and into the heart of the Australian desert in 2039. It interweaves a series of connected stories as seven people confront the mysteries of their past in order to understand their future, revealing how patterns of betrayal, love and abandonment are passed on. Until finally, as the desert is inundated with rain, one young man finds the courage to defy the legacy. Andrew Bovell's When the Rain Stops Falling was commissioned and first produced by Brink Productions in Australia. It was premiered at the Scott Theatre, University of Adelaide, in February 2008. The play received its European premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in May 2009.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016
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Andrew Bovell
WHEN THE RAIN STOPS FALLING
NICK HERN BOOKSLondonwww.nickhernbooks.co.uk
Contents
Title Page
Original Production
A Family Tree
Characters and Setting
When the Rain Stops Falling
About the Author
Copyright and Performing Rights Information
When the Rain Stops Falling was commissioned and first produced by Brink Productions in Australia, developed in collaboration with Hossein Valamanesh. It premiered at the Scott Theatre, University of Adelaide, on 28 February 2008, co-presented by Brink Productions, the State Theatre Company of South Australia and the 2008 Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts. The cast for this production, in order of appearance, was:
GABRIEL YORK
Neil Pigot
ELIZABETH LAW
Carmel Johnson
(OLDER)
GABRIELLE YORK
Anna Lise Phillips
(YOUNGER)
JOE RYAN
Paul Blackwell
GABRIELLE YORK
Kris McQuade
(OLDER)
ELIZABETH LAW
Michaela Cantwell
(YOUNGER)
GABRIEL LAW
Yalin Ozucelik
HENRY LAW
Neil Pigot
ANDREW PRICE
Yalin Ozucelik
MUSICIAN
Quentin Grant
Director/Dramaturg
Chris Drummond
Designer
Hossein Valamanesh
Composer
Quentin Grant
Lighting Designer
Niklas Pajanti
Video Designer
TheimaGen
Producer
Kay Jamieson
When the Rain Stops Falling received its European premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, on 15 May 2009, with the following cast, in order of appearance:
GABRIEL YORK
Richard Hope
ELIZABETH LAW
Phoebe Nicholls
(OLDER)
GABRIELLE YORK
Naomi Bentley
(YOUNGER)
JOE RYAN
Simon Burke
GABRIELLE YORK
Leah Purcell
(OLDER)
ELIZABETH LAW
Lisa Dillon
(YOUNGER)
GABRIEL LAW
Tom Mison
HENRY LAW
Jonathan Cullen
ANDREW PRICE
Sargon Yelda
Director/Dramaturg
Michael Attenborough
Designer
Miriam Buether
Lighting Designer
Colin Grenfell
Video Designer
Lorna Heavey
Composer
Stephen Warbeck
Sound Designer
Paul Arditti
Movement
Imogen Knight
Characters and Settings
The play takes place between 1959 and 2039
1960sA small flat in LondonHENRY LAW, 40sELIZABETH LAW, 30s
1988The same flat in LondonELIZABETH LAW, 56GABRIEL LAW, 28, her son
1988The Coorong on the southern coast of Australia, and UluruGABRIELLE YORK, 24GABRIEL LAW, 28
2013A small flat in Adelaide and a nearbyparkGABRIELLE YORK, 50JOE RYAN, 50
2039A small flat in Alice SpringsGABRIEL YORK, 50, the son of Gabriel Law and Gabrielle YorkANDREW PRICE, 28, the son of Gabriel York
The original Brink production in Adelaide used seven actors. The roles of Henry Law and Gabriel York were played by the same actor, as were the roles of Gabriel Law and Andrew Price. As a result, Gabriel Law did not appear as one of the ancestors in the final scene of the play. The Almeida production in London used nine actors, allowing the character of Gabriel Law to appear in the final scene.
Let us begin with
A Steady Fall of Rain
GABRIEL YORKwears a raincoat and stands beneath a black umbrella.
People pass him by. Back and forth. Back and forth. LikeGABRIEL, they carry umbrellas and wear raincoats. Their heads are bent against the relentless weather and against their relentless lives. Back and forth. Back and forth. Until in unison they stop.
AndGABRIELopens his mouth and screams.
And a woman falls to her knees in the street.
And a fish falls from the sky and lands atGABRIEL’s feet.
Black.
Gabriel York’s Room
Alice Springs 2039
GABRIEL YORKstands holding the fish.
GABRIEL. I do not believe in God. I do not believe in miracles. I cannot explain this.
It began with a phone call. It was Friday evening. About 10 p.m. Which was unusual. The phone rarely rings and never at that hour. I was reading. As I do before bed. A history.The Decline and Fall of the American Empire 1975–2015. I am fascinated by the past. Which may, at least in part, explain the fish.
I have not seen a fish like this for many years. Not since I was a boy. I mean, I have seen pictures of them but not one in the flesh. They are, after all, or at least they are meant to be, extinct.
