THE THEATRE ROYAL PRESENTS A CRITICAL STAGES AND FINUCANE & SMITH PRODUCTION

From internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning creators Finucane & Smith comes the haunting and electrifying work The Flood.

The sheep farm is dilapidated. The farmhouse, dark and squalid, sits by the river, sheltering a mad old lady, and her isolated hard-drinking daughter. Memories are seeping through the floorboards. As the sun sets, the floodwaters rise. The screen door bangs open in the rain and wind; Catherine has returned after 20 years.

The past is here.

Through the mesmerising friction between estranged sisters, fuelled by alcohol and uncertain memories of a long-dead father, three women are trapped with a past no one wants to remember.

Bristling with dark humour and edge-of-the-seat performances by three of our finest actresses, The Flood is startlingly authentic writing, plunging audiences into the lives of characters so real you feel you know them; a web of family intrigue against the haunting Australian outback.

This is a Theatre Royal Season 2012 show and is available for Season package discounts.

Production contains strong adult themes and strong coarse language. Suitable for audiences aged 15 years and up.

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Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes