Overview
Providing fodder for all your half-drawn theories about parallel universes and/or that feeling you have that there are other yous out there (products of that time you could have sent that text and didn't, or the time you accidentally dropped that plate and smashed it, but probably could have caught it if you'd wanted to), a new production presented by Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Constellations, tells a story about the infinite possibilities of one relationship across infinite universes.
The play, by young British playwright Nick Payne, opened in London in 2012 and will premiere on Broadway next January, starring your teenage heartthrob Jake Gyllenhaal. In the Sydney production, Sam O'Sullivan is Roland the beekeeper and Emma Palmer is Marianne the physicist — a convergence of occupations almost too whimsical to handle. Starting from the moment the couple meet at a barbecue and detailing particular moments in their ensuing relationship, with outcomes dependent on anything from their previous relationships to the way they phrased that last thing they said, this is one for those who like their boy-meets-girl with a side of multiverse theory.
Constellations is on from August 13 to September 17 at the Eternity Playhouse. Thanks to the Darlinghurst Theatre Company, we have two double passes to give away to the preview performance on Sunday, August 10, at 5pm. To be in the running, subscribe to the Concrete Playground newsletter (if you haven't already), then email win.sydney@concreteplayground.com.au with your name and address.