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2024 DATES & TIMES
GLEN STREET
THEATRE
29 Feb - 2 March
PERFORMANCE DATES
Thursday 29 Feb 11am & 7:30pm
Friday 1 March 7:30 pm
Saturday 2 March 2pm & 7:30pm
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11am performance includes a post-show Q&A
RIVERSIDE THEATRES
6 - 9 March
PERFORMANCE DATES
Wednesday 6 March 11am
Thursday 7 March 11am
Friday 8 March 11am & 8pm
Saturday 9 March 2:30pm & 8pm
11am performances include a post-show Q&A
JASON BLAKE, AUDREY JOURNAL
"This spare and moving production [from Clock & Spiel Productions] balances the cerebral and emotional facets of a very fine play just about perfectly."
ABOUT THE PLAY
Vivian Bearing is 50 and in her prime. She has dedicated her life to deciphering and interpreting the metaphysical poetry of John Donne and is a highly respected Professor at the height of her career as an English literary scholar. But she’s just found out she’s dying.
This powerfully imagined play is cuttingly funny and beautifully poignant. It is not primarily a play about cancer, nor about the wit of John Donne – it is a play about the value of human warmth, the balance between head and heart; a play about life, not death. Twenty years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, Wit is as powerful and relevant as ever – to all of us.
DURATION
Approx. 1 hr 30 mins
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WARNINGS
Age recommendation 13+
Contains adult content (themes of death & limited strong language)
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CREATIVE TEAM
CAST
Director Helen Tonkin
Set and Lighting Designer Victor Kalka
Music and Sound Designer Adam Jones
Costume and Properties Designer Kaitlyn Symons
Stage Manager Natalie Low
Poster Image Daniel Regan Photography
Production Photos Alison Lee Rubie Photography
Cheryl Ward as Vivian Bearing
Kyra Belford-Thomas as Dr Jessica (Jason) Posner
Yannick Lawry as Harvey Kelekian/Mr Bearing
Hailey McQueen as Susie Monahan
Helen Tonkin as E.M. Ashford
Sayuri Narroway as Lab Technician/Clinical Fellow/Student
Joseph Tanti as Lab Technician/Clinical Fellow/Student