When the Rain Stops Falling

Alice Springs. 2039. A fish falls from the sky – it still smells of the sea. It’s been raining for days and Gabriel York knows something is wrong. When the Rain Stops Falling unfolds like a puzzle to be solved. Told through the interconnected stories of two families over four generations; between a prediction in London 1959 and its outcome in Australia eighty years later. This intricate, multi-layered story explores betrayal, abandonment, destruction, forgiveness and love. Where damage to the planet serves as a metaphor for the damage inflicted from generation to generation.

Writer Andrew Bovell (Lantana, After Dinner, Anthem) has created an epic and powerful piece of magic realism, which asks the question: do we have the capacity to address the damage of the past in the future? First performed in 2008, the play has become increasingly relevant as the world faces the impacts of climate change and global warming.

“All these years later, Bovell’s play has only gained in eminence and power. Some of the work’s technical brilliance is awe-inspiring.” - TimeOut Melb (2021)

“Not one to miss if you enjoy thought provoking, captivating storytelling.” - Theatre Travels (2021)
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WRITTEN & CREATED BY
Andrew Bovell
DIRECTOR
Briony Dunn
CAST
Heather Bolton, Lucie Chaix, Esther Van Doornum, Francis Greenslade, Darcy Kent, Margaret Mills And Alex Pinder
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Clare Springett
SOUND DESIGNER
Darrin Verhagen
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Julia Landberg
STAGE MANAGER
Natasha Marich
SET DESIGNER
Greg Clarke
COSTUME DESIGNER
Betty Auhl
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Cory Derrick
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Kimberley Heberley & Stephanie Ghajar
PRODUCERS
Esther Van Doornum, Hugh Owens, Paul Pandelis, Kathryn House, Liz Dunn And Linda Herd