Talk
Sydney Theatre Company presents
Talk

3 Apr 2017 to 20 May 2017

Sydney Theatre Company and Adshel present
TALK
By Jonathan Biggins

World premiere

Don’t follow the story. Be the story.

John Behan is a radio talkback host with a city in the palm of his hand. He fills Sydney’s airwaves with easy answers, hard facts be damned. Yesterday, he overstepped the mark. Today, the police have come knocking.

Locking himself in his studio and broadcasting live, John Behan is not going to go quietly, even if a life is on the line. Across town, the hunt is on for a sensational story. One that reveals the truth? Perhaps. One that keeps journalists in a job? More likely.

In Talk, writer and director Jonathan Biggins (The Wharf Revue) sets his eyes squarely on modern journalism, social media and the 24-hour news cycle. When everyone has a megaphone, who’s listening?

The charismatic John Waters, fresh from a villainous turn on ABC’s Rake, is back at STC for the first time in over a decade. With him is a wonderful cast, including Peter Kowitz (ABC’s Janet King), Valerie Bader (Children of the Sun) and Andrew Tighe (Travelling North). You’ll want to tune in.

“Social media’s just talkback radio with a bigger switchboard.”
Taffy

 

 

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Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre
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1hr 40mins (no interval)
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