4 Act / 3F, 4M
Set against a landscape marked by a sense of turmoil and deprivation, the connecting
image in these four intertwined stories is the river as a line of demarcation that
separates people; as a body of water that must be crossed to reach the promise of
the other side; as a means of escape from turmoil and delivery to what is unknown.
This play aims to uncover aspects of our society that are complex, difficult and painful
to comprehend. It pushes beyond the boundaries of realism, staking out its territory in
another direction entirely; one that uses allegory, epic theatre, surrealism and musictheatre
to investigate the burning issues of race, class, culture and environment.
Commissioned by Melbourne Workers Theatre 2003
