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Starts: Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Ends: Saturday, 24 August 2024
Marjan thinks it’s one of the greatest things two people can do together: speak English. But her motley class of adult learners each have their own relationship to this new language – for some it means opportunities abroad, for others a way to grow closer to grandchildren. Whatever their motives, these strangers will find tensions flaring, connections forming and unspoken truths emerging as they hurtle towards their final exam. A small classroom in Iran is the birthplace for a big-hearted comedy in which the laughs fly thick and fast. From the absurd conversations you’ll only hear in a language lesson to the hilarity of serious subjects lost in translation, English is a masterclass in contemporary playwriting and features a lovingly rendered ensemble of characters that will carve out a place in your heart. Directed by Resident Director Tasnim Hossain (I Wanna Be Yours) and starring Osamah Sami (ABC’s Savage River), English explores the choices that people who seek a new home must make, and all that they lose and gain along the way. Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, English is a story of falling in love with your own voice.
Add to Calendar 2024-07-30 12:00 am 2024-08-24 12:00 am English Marjan thinks it’s one of the greatest things two people can do together: speak English. But her motley class of adult learners each have their own relationship to this new language – for some it means opportunities abroad, for others a way to grow closer to grandchildren. Whatever their motives, these strangers will find tensions flaring, connections forming and unspoken truths emerging as they hurtle towards their final exam. A small classroom in Iran is the birthplace for a big-hearted comedy in which the laughs fly thick and fast. From the absurd conversations you’ll only hear in a language lesson to the hilarity of serious subjects lost in translation, English is a masterclass in contemporary playwriting and features a lovingly rendered ensemble of characters that will carve out a place in your heart. Directed by Resident Director Tasnim Hossain (I Wanna Be Yours) and starring Osamah Sami (ABC’s Savage River), English explores the choices that people who seek a new home must make, and all that they lose and gain along the way. Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, English is a story of falling in love with your own voice. 140 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank , VIC , 3006 , Australia
140 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank , VIC , 3006 , Australia
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