The Wolves
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Following a sold-out season at the Old Fitz in 2017, Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves will run for a second season at The Belvoir throughout February. A show which explores the intricate journeys of adolescence, The Wolves follows the lives of a girls’ team of nine indoor soccer players. With each character adopting their own story and personality, the piece captures the lives of each girl over a season of soccer. Encapsulating the raw years of adolescence, The Wolves is a production of the relatable waves of teenhood.
Australian actress Cece Peters plays character number “7” and describes her as the “mean girl” within the group of young women.
“I’m really blessed to play her…I feel like my own personality is very far from my character,” whilst continuing to explain, “I had to work the character out and kept asking myself ‘why is she so angry?’”
With each of the characters having their own sense of individuality, Cece talks affectionately of the off-stage relationship the cast members have, “In rehearsal, the group interactions we have reflect the actual show. The nature of our conversations as a group of young women are often similar to the way our characters interact onstage.”
The Wolves presents “a pocket in time that’s so different to any other life experience,” says Cece. She goes on to say that, “the piece shows all the girls in a group setting but also as individuals…it’s really special.”
Feb 2-Mar 3. Belvoir St Theatre, 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills. $37-$77+b.f. Tickets & Info: www.belvoir.com.au
By Madison Behringer
