The Sound of Waiting
Darlinghurst Theatre Company presents
The Sound of Waiting

31 Mar 2018 to 22 Apr 2018

A story about hope and survival that cuts straight to the heart.

A tiny wooden boat is battered by roaring seas, on board Hamed Mokri cradles his small daughter. His former homeland now more perilous than the seas he’s fighting, his daughter the very last soul he can protect other than his own. He clings to a fading silver lining, to find land girt by sea. 

Meanwhile, an Angel of Death hangs over them with reckoning, conjuring up all its power to send them both to the bottom of the unknown sea – silent, and black, and endless.

Written in response to Tony Abbott’s infamous comment, “Jesus knew there was a place for everything, and it’s not everyone’s place to come to Australia.” The Sound of Waiting is a powerfully poetic allegory for our times, exploring displacement, resilience and hope in a world that has closed its doors on humanity. 

The Sound of Waiting should be on every stage in every city and town of Australia.” – Real Time.

Mary Anne Butler is a multi-award winning writer from the Northern Territory. Her play Broken won the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Literature and Drama.

A Sydney Premiere

Supported by The Stafford Morgan Family

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Venue
Darlinghurst Theatre - Eternity Playhouse
Session TimesTicket PricesDuration
75 minutes (approximately)
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Sun 2 Nov 2025, 1:00pm3:10pm
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Wed 5 Nov 2025, 1:00pm3:10pm
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Thu 6 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
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Wed 12 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
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Fri 14 Nov 2025, 7:30pm9:40pm
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Sat 15 Nov 2025, 7:30pm9:40pm
Sun 16 Nov 2025, 1:00pm3:10pm
Tue 18 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
Wed 19 Nov 2025, 1:00pm3:10pm
Wed 19 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
Thu 20 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
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Sun 23 Nov 2025, 1:00pm3:10pm
Tue 25 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
Wed 26 Nov 2025, 1:00pm3:10pm
Wed 26 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
Thu 27 Nov 2025, 7:00pm9:10pm
Fri 28 Nov 2025, 7:30pm9:40pm
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Thu 23 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:05pm
Fri 24 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:05pm
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Tue 7 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Wed 8 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Thu 9 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Fri 10 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:00pm
Sat 11 Oct 2025, 2:00pm4:30pm
Sat 11 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:00pm
Sun 12 Oct 2025, 1:00pm3:30pm
Wed 15 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Thu 16 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Fri 17 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:00pm
Sat 18 Oct 2025, 2:00pm4:30pm
Sat 18 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:00pm
Sun 19 Oct 2025, 1:00pm3:30pm
Wed 22 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Thu 23 Oct 2025, 7:00pm9:30pm
Fri 24 Oct 2025, 7:30pm10:00pm
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