This Year's Ashes November 22, 2011

The hilarious, touching urban fable of connection and redemption, of moving and moving on, This Year’s Ashes is playing at Riverside Theatres from Tuesday, 22 November to Saturday, 26 November.

A reluctant romantic comedy about Sydney, grief and cricket This Year’s Ashes is written one of our most brutal, insightful and bitingly funny writers Jane Bodie and joining her for this deliciously dark and dirty theatrical bender is one of our hottest new directing talents, Shannon Murphy.

Ellen lives a shiny life in the heart of a shiny city. She hates her office job, the alcohol isn’t making her as drunk as it used to, and she seems to be allergic to the water. But there is always the company of strangers in this city – the stranger, the better. So she’s doing fine.

Except, savage grief has Ellen in its grip and it’s getting tighter. And the anonymous guy she’s going home with may not be so anonymous.

“Jane Bodie’s This Year’s Ashes is fresh, relevant and touching. Riverside Theatres is excited to have such a powerful combination of Australian talent in Jane Bodie and Shannon Murphy share their new work with Riverside audiences,” said Director fo Riverside Theatres, Robert Love.

This Year's Ashes is a broadly appealing, wryly funny and touching comedy, and this clear-sighted production directed by Shannon Murphy shows it off to its best advantage.
Sydney Morning Herald

It is ideally cast and near flawlessly performed.
Sydney Morning Herald

Bodie’s work is as cerebral as it is sexual…both funny and stunningly lyrical. Honest, human and true.
The Irish Times

Director Shannon Murphy
Designer Rita Carmody
Lighting Designer Verity Hampson
Sound Designer and Composer Steve Francis
With Belinda Bromilow, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Nathan Lovejoy

THIS YEAR’S ASHES
Riverside Theatres, Cnr Church and Market Sts, Parramatta
DATES: Tuesday, 22 November – Saturday, 26 November
TIMES: Tues 22, Wed 23 & Fri 25 at 7.30pm; Thurs 24 at 6.30pm; Sat 26 at 2.15pm & 7.30pm
TICKETS: Adult $45, Conc $40, 30 & Under $33*
BOOKINGS: Riverside Box Office 02 8839 3399 or www.riversideparramatta.com.au
*transaction fees apply

THIS YEAR’S ASHES IS PLAYING AT GRIFFIN THEATRE FROM OCTOBER 7 – NOVEMBER 19.