A Steady Rain
Umm, okay… It takes a while to take in Keith Huff’s A Steady Rain.
It’s intense, dark, conflicting, and its pace drives home the need to sit up and take note. Unrelenting and unassuming, A Steady Rain is a grim tale that explores the intertwined lives of two policeman who must bear the consequences of their actions and decisions.
A brutally mesmerising take by Adam Cook featuring exceptional performances by Justin Stewart Cotta & Nick Barkla, A Steady Rain is a shocker of a plot where friendship collides with work ethics, and morals collide with fate.
Featuring a plot inspired by true events the play tells the story of a young boy who, due to the actions of the two policeman, accidentally ends up being killed and eaten by a cannibalistic serial killer!
Watching it is as scary and terrifying as actually witnessing it, and this speaks volumes about the realism in the portrayal. Superbly acted and finely directed, A Steady Rain explores a myriad of themes: friendship, guilt, innocence, morals, loyalty, faith and crime.
More importantly, the play also reflects on human life and how one action can derail a person’s existence.
It’s a lot to take, but it will be worth your time! (JR & JRoth)
Sept 22 – Oct 17. The Old Fitz Theatre, 129 Dowling Street Woolloomooloo. $25-$35. Tickets & info: oldfitztheatre.com
BY JACQUI ROTHWELL & JOSEPH RANA
