The Bleeding Tree - Sydney Theatre Company

Victorian playwright Angus Cerini's Helpmann-winning play returns.
Matt Abotomey
Published on March 08, 2017

Overview

After a season at Griffin that earned it three Helpmanns and a NSW Premier's Literary Award, Angus Cerini's 'murder ballad' is popping down the road to the Wharf Theatre.

With the original cast — Paula Arundell, Airlie Dodds and Shari Sebbens — returning, The Bleeding Tree tells the story of a mother and two daughters living in rural Australia who decide to give the man of the house his marching orders. The eviction notice comes in the form of a bullet. But where's the best place to dispose of a body in a small town? And what will the neighbours think? The Bleeding Tree is just as much a study of community reactions to domestic violence as a revenge thriller.

Scoring praise for its pitch-black humour, sharp lyricism and taut revenge plot, The Bleeding Tree will hang you up by the heels until it's good and done with you.

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