On the plains near the town where she was raised, she finds herself living amongst a group of cloistered nuns. The ritual of their daily lives, prayer and chores acts on her like a benediction.
But even in a sanctuary, the world can’t be kept at bay forever. Charlotte Wood ’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel makes its way to the stage in a production that reunites director Sarah Goodes with playwright Joanna Murray-Smith after their acclaimed collaborations on Julia , The Talented Mr. Ripley and Switzerland .
Malthouse Theatre, in association with Jacaranda Productions, brings together two legendary actors, Lisa McCune and Catherine McClements , in this meditation on the transcendent nature of daily life. In this groundbreaking production, the Merlyn stage will transform into a liminal world, with immersive sound and luminous imagery, blurring the world between theatre and art installation.
As our narrator experiences a series of tests that force her to realise that nowhere is free of challenge, she must face her past and consider the future before her. Stone Yard Devotiona l asks that most fundamental of questions: what makes a good life?
