Sydney Theatre Company presents the Abbey Theatre / Amharclann Na Mainistreach production
Terminus
by Mark O’Rowe
From bustling streets to the skies above Dublin, then deep into the bowels of the earth, Terminus whisks us away on an incredible journey through a night of strange and fantastical occurrences. Three people, ripped from their daily lives and catapulted into chaos, narrate their seemingly disconnected tales which will eventually collide in a brutal head-on smash.
A mother is working in a suicide prevention call centre when she hears a familiar voice on the other end of the line. It’s a voice that will lure her on a violent vigilante crusade.
Meanwhile, a lonely heart who has ditched her microwave dinner for one in favour of a possible romantic liaison is also being lured into danger… this time to the top of a crane. A moment of unsteadiness sends her plummeting towards certain death until an unlikely saviour catches her, stealing her heart with his gentle heroism.
Across town a solitary man is on a bar crawl, desperately searching for a woman to touch. Despite his feelings of inadequacy, shyness and desperation he finds a woman willing to take him home but a virtuosic talent for singing is not all this lost soul has to hide.
Colloquial, contemporary language is sculpted into tight verse with exceptional skill to create an epic work of both extreme ugliness and beauty.
These vast, elaborate and enthralling narratives are presented with stark simplicity in a thrilling and breathtaking production. O’Rowe’s fast, furious play is both unapologetically confronting and gloriously enlivening.
DRAMA THEATRE, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Schools Day Wed 22 June
Pre-show Intro 10:30am, 45 minutes
Performance 12:15pm
Duration 1 Hour 30 Minutes, no interval
Post-show Q&A immediately following, 15 minutes
Content Strong adult themes and sexual content, violent descriptions, strong language
Suits Years 11 - 12
Cost $21/student
Curriculum Links:
Drama - Irish Drama, Monologue
English - Belonging, Crime Fiction
Resources: Comprehensive student and teacher resources provided
