All that glitters is not gold. Things are not what they seem. There’s a dark secret lurking in Trav’s past that’s kept him separated from his twin sister Jem for 10 years.
Some things are best left behind.
Internationally acclaimed L.A.-based Australian playwright Sarah Doyle (Forest Blue, Megan Mostyn-Brown and And At That Moment Everything Changed) has put together an exceptional cast for four showcase performances of her latest play, Shiny White Diamonds.
Trav’s a soldier, but when things go awry, escape is the only option, and he has no choice but to return home. Things have changed. The years have not been kind to Jem.
Her mind’s a mess, and her only friend is a human-sized doll called Dummy.
Shiny White Diamonds
By Sarah Doyle
With
Russell Sams
Kym Jackson
Natalie Miston
Katerina Valentina
Director Sarah Doyle
Producer Bryce Pinkos
Designer Erin Garey
Sound Design Ed Mattiuzzi
Shiny White Diamonds is an ingenious story that borrows from the Theatre of the Absurd. Originally written by an Australian, it has been developed with theatre companies in Sydney, New York and London, giving the text universality that appeals to international audiences. With each new work Doyle offers us a contemporary understanding of some confounding aspects of humanity by placing real-life characters in simultaneously humorous and catastrophic circumstances.
“A strong theatrical instinct at work.” — Mark Hopkins, Sydney Morning Herald
“…some understated but assured writing by Sarah Doyle that
handled humour as well as it handled pathos.” — Lee Bremrose, The Drum Media
“What? No fumbling female in stupidly high heels desperately seeking love?
Yes please, Miss Doyle.” — Komi Sellathurai,
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