Sydney Theatre Company, Black Swan State Theatre Company and Commonwealth Bank present
Signs of Life
By Tim Winton
On a farm that has been parched by severe drought, Georgie, a white woman in her fifties who lives alone, is quietly contemplating her solitude. One evening, the silence of the isolated property is broken by the sound of a car spluttering to a stop. An aboriginal man and woman come to the door for help and reluctantly.
Georgie allows them into her house. Author Tim Winton, a household name on account of his magnifi cent novels, has only very recently turned his attention to writing for the stage. Signs of Life is Winton’s second stage play and like Cloudstreet, this is a work of magical realism where the dead speak with and watch over the living. As atmospheric as any Winton novel, Signs of Life shares the gentle pace and searching tone of his novels.
DRAMA THEATRE, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Suits: Years 11 - 12
Cost: $22/student - $11/ PFSP student
Duration: 1 hr 40 min (including interval)
Content Warning: Contains Strong Language
Why Book?
~ Links to HSC English Area of Study: Belonging
~ Contains Indigenous themes
~ Catalyst for discussing Environment, Drought and Sustainability
~ Example of Magic Realism
