epic in theme and dense with socio-political ideas and well-crafted language Stage Whispers
an atmosphere thick with ideas about love, sexuality, art, poetry and time… Compelling Australian Stage
Sewell knows what he’s doing: it’s rich and provocative, and I’ll enjoy thinking about this work for some time to come Theatre Red
Gradually we come to understand the play as a study of language and its potential to transform and to obliterate Sydney Morning Herald
THE LIVES OF EVE
A new play by Stephen Sewell
OCTOBER 2023
Eve is in crisis. A crisis that’s difficult to discern or even name, but has something to do with who she is and where she’s going as the world around her crumbles. Not what you expect when you’re a professional psychoanalyst of many years experience! Into this crisis steps a young woman, Sylvia, similarly fraught - so similarly, in fact, that conflict is inevitable.
In this latest masterpiece from one of Australia's greatest writers, two women from different generations go toe-to-toe on sexuality, politics, integrity and practice - it's a title fight for the ages, and there can only be one winner.
Director Kim Hardwick with Annie Byron, Helen O’Connor, Louisa Panucci, Noel Hodda
Set & Costume Design: Hannah Yardley Lighting Design Martin Kinnane Sound Design Jessica Pizzinga
Presented by White Box Theatre Company