Heaven (play)

Heaven
Vitas Varnas (right) and Tim Abdallah (left) as a Max and Stewart in the 2016 production of Heaven.
Written by Kit Brookman
Date premiered 16 November 2011[1]
Place premiered Old 505 Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales[1]

Heaven is a 2011 play by Kit Brookman. The play premiered at the Old 505 Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales in November 2011.[1]

Plot

When schoolgirl Angela Farnsworth is run over and killed by a van, three school kids, Max, Stewart and Sally, perform a ritual to bring her back.[2]

Production history

Heaven first premiered at the Old 505 Theatre in Surry Hills, New South Wales from November 16th and ran to November 27th, 2011, with Geraldine Hakewill as Angela Farnsworth [1]

In 2013, Heaven was performed at the La Mama Theatre in Carlton, Victoria, directed by Brookman.[3]

In 2016, a production was toured by SLAP Arts Company to the Canberra Theatre and Riverside Theatre Parramatta which starred Vitas Varnas as Max.[4]

Awards

In 2012, Brookman was awarded the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award for Heaven.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pigott, Mark (2011-11-19). "HEAVEN Review". Sydney Arts Guide. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  2. Woodhead, Cameron (2013-05-27). "Heaven". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. "Heaven". Arts Review. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. Bannister, Cathy. "Heaven". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  5. "Kit Brookman wins Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award". Belvoir. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
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