From playwright Leah Purcell comes an adaption of Henry Lawson’s The Drover’s Wife.

Lawson’s story of The Drover’s Wife paints her stoic silhouette against an unforgiving landscape.In Purcell’s new play, the old story gets a very fresh rewrite. Once again the drover’s wife is confronted by a threat in her yard, but now it’s a man.

The ensemble cast includesTony Cogin,Mark Coles Smith,Benedict Hardie andWill McDonald.

The production runs from SaturdaySeptember 17 to Sunday October 16 atBelvoir St Theatre. Ticket information is available here.

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