Noni Hazlehurst Brings Acclaimed One-Woman Show The Lark to Adelaide
★★★★★ “A masterclass in the power of theatre…delivered by one of the greatest performers Australia has ever seen.” – Scenestr
★★★★★ “utterly compelling.” – Limelight
Beloved Australian star of stage and screen, Noni Hazlehurst (Play School, Better Homes and Gardens, Every Family Has a Secret)returns to Adelaide Festival Centre’s Space Theatre from June 24 – July 5 for the South Australian premiere of The Lark – a powerful, moving meditation on life, death and change. Tickets on sale now.
Originally commissioned and produced by Arts Centre Melbourne and Hey Dowling, The Lark is the second offering from the creatives behind award-winning 2015 solo production Mother. Together, internationally recognised Australian playwright Daniel Keene, directorMatt Scholten, and Noni Hazlehurst produce profoundly moving work, exploring emotive social issues rooted in straightforward storytelling and superb acting and direction.
Noni Hazlehurst: “The opportunity to work with Daniel and Matt creating Mother was a rare privilege and a joy. To have the chance to collaborate again on The Lark is a miracle. No actor could ask for more.”
The acclaimed, one woman show follows Rose Grey facing her final goodbye to The Lark, a small inner-city Melbourne pub slated for demolition. At 75 years of age, this building has been her entire life. Her memories, both bitter and sweet, bind her to The Lark more strongly than she realises. As memories overwhelm her, Rose must break free from the past before it claims her forever.
Celebrated film, theatre and television actor, Noni Hazlehurst has graced our screens, stages and airwaves for fifty years. Hazlehurst’s extensive body of work has earned her numerous accolades including multiple Australian Film Institute (AFI) and Critics Circle Awards, and two Logie Awards for Best Supporting Actress. In 1993 she was awarded a star on the Adelaide Festival Centre Walk of Fame and in 2016 she was inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame.
Daniel Keene: “It has been a joy to write The Lark for such a skilled and generous actor as Noni Hazlehurst. Setting the play in the heart of Melbourne, our hometown, has enriched the writing and empowered Noni’s performance. The play is both a celebration of and an elegy for a very particular place in our shared cultural landscape.”
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