Crimes Of The Heart
Image: Laura Pike, Amanda McGregor and Renae Small
Photo: Kate Williams
It would be easy to simply describe Beth Henley’s witty and character-driven play Crimes of the Heart as a wistful tragicomedy about the lives and loves of three sisters brought back together by a horrific act of violence. However, by setting the play five years after Hurricane Camille, a catastrophic category five disaster that fell on Mississippi in 1969, Henley has also allowed classic Southern Gothic tropes to permeate the story of these funny, frightened and brave women.
If this story sounds familiar to you it could be due to the 1981 Pulitzer Prize version of the play being adapted into a multi-Academy Award nominated film starring Sissy Spacek, Diane Keaton and Jessica Lange.
A cast of vastly talented and experienced actors including Caleb Alloway (Home and Away), Rowan Davie, Amanda McGregor (The Crucible), Laura Pike (Hoges), Renae Small and Amy Usherwood are being directed by Janine Watson, winner of the 2016 Sandra Bates Directors Award. With such a prestigious team helming Imperial Artistry and Red Line Productions presentation of the story this show is bound to strike an emotional cord.
Until Apr 8, Tue-Sat 8:15pm or Sun 6:30pm. Old Fitz Theatre, 129 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo. $30-$42. Tickets & Info: www.redlineproductions.com.au
