TRAVELLING NORTH
by David Williamson
directed by Cate Clelland
An Amateur Production By Arrangement with ORIGIN (TM) Theatrical, on behalf of Cameron's Management Pty Ltd.
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Travelling North is a timeless journey that hits close to home.
Frank (Pat Gallagher) and Frances (Danielle Spiller) pack up their lives and head to the sun-drenched subtropics of Queensland, looking for a second chance at passion and tranquillity, away from the expectations of their adult children.
David Williamson’s ‘biographical’ play is a witty, moving exploration of the ultimate late-life rebellion. A tribute to the courage it takes to live—and love—on your own terms.
ACT I
Scene 1 Queensland, late afternoon
Scene 2 Melbourne, Helen's house, winter
Scene 3 Melbourne, Helen's house, a little later
Scene 4 Helen's house, a little later
Scene 5 Melbourne, Frank's motel, cold and wintery
Scene 6 Melbourne, Frank's motel, cold and bleak
Scene 7 The New Cottage, NSW near Tweed Heads
Scene 8 The Cottage Interior
Scene 9 Saul's Surgery
Scene 10 Cottage Interior
Scene 11 Saul's Surgery
Scene 12 Melbourne, Helen's house and Sophie's house
Scene 13 The Cottage
ACT II
Scene 1 The Cottage
Scene 2 Melbourne, Helen's house, Winter
Scene 3 The Cottage Garden
Scene 4 Saul's Surgery
Scene 5 The Cottage Garden
Scene 6 Saul's Surgery
Scene 7 Melbourne, Helen's house, Winter
Scene 8 Melbourne, Helen's house, Winter
Scene 9 A Hospital, Melbourne
Scene 10 Melbourne, Helen's house, Winter
Scene 11 The Cottage Interior
Scene 12 The Cottage, Night
Scene 13 Melbourne, Helen's house
Scene 14 Melbourne & The Cottage
Scene 15 The Cottage Interior
Scene 16 The Cottage Interior
Scene 17 Sydney
Scene 18 Sydney, an Art Gallery
Scene 19 The Cottage Garden
Scene 20 The Cottage
RUN TIME
ACT I 50 minutes
ACT II 85 minutes
There will be one 20 minute Interval.
The performance finishes at 10:10pm
Bar service available up to 5 minutes before start of ACT I, at interval & after the performance.
