Destiny – Melbourne Theatre Company (A RES)
Southbank Theatre, The Sumner
140 Southbank Blv Southbank
By Kirsty Marillier
Directed by Zindzi Okenyo
Destiny is an intimate drama of allure and loyalty set against the canvas of world-changing events in South Africa, January 1976.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Written by and starring award-winning South African-born playwright Kirsty Marillier, this transportive world premiere is a potent reminder that the past is always with us.
South Africa, January 1976. Della is 24 and doing her best to stay under the radar — working at the general store, keeping her younger brother Rocky out of trouble, and her dad off the booze. But when her old flame Ezra shows up with a head full of revolution — and Rocky starts getting ideas — Della’s world will be upended by forces that will echo around the globe.
As student uprisings surge and the shadow of apartheid deepens, family ties are tested, old wounds resurface and a generation stands on the edge of change.
Directed by Zindzi Okenyo (Is God Is), and also starring Clare Chihambakwe, Barry Conrad, Gaz Dutlow, John Shearman and Patrick Williams, Destiny is an intimate family drama of allure and loyalty set against the canvas of world-changing events.