Eddie Carbone is devoted to his wife, Beatrice, and fiercely protective of his niece, Catherine. When Beatrice’s cousins, Marco and Rodolpho, arrive illegally from Sicily in search of work and a chance at a better life, the Carbone household opens its doors. But when one of the men falls for Catherine, old certainties crumble, and the price of love – and freedom – becomes painfully clear.
Arthur Miller’s dark and compelling masterpiece simmers with a tension born of jealousy, desire, and unspoken boundaries. Set in 1950s Brooklyn, A View From the Bridge explores family, loyalty, and the immigrant experience, as secrets and betrayals gather force with tragic inevitability.
This production is an exciting collaboration between our Artistic Director Louise Fischer and returning favourite Luke J. Visentin as co-directors on Arthur Miller’s classic text.
From Louise: “Bringing a Miller masterpiece to the stage has been a delicious challenge. Each rehearsal, each line read has unearthed gems and revealed the layered complexity at the heart of A View from the Bridge. What begins as a simple domestic story unfolds into a gripping exploration of desire, loyalty, and identity, and we’ve worked to honour both its muscular realism and its tragic undercurrents. In shaping this production, the cast and creative team have leaned into the tension between the ordinary and the mythic, crafting a world where silence speaks as loudly as confrontation. My hope is that you feel the weight of these questions as deeply as we have in the rehearsal room, and that the emotional stakes of Eddie Carbone’s world resonate long after the final moment.”
The cast features Alex Bryant-Smith, returning as an actor after his spectacular direction of The Angry Brigade for us in 2019, Meg Kennedy, most recently seen as Bottom in Sport for Jove’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tom Massey who appeared in the New Theatre production of Shakespeare in Love, and Elena Pavli, whose performance career has included appearances at The Globe Theatre, Sydney Opera House and The National Theatre of Scotland.
CREATIVE TEAM
Co-Director Louise Fischer
Co-Director Luke J. Visentin
Set Designer Tom Bannerman
Costume Designer Raynor McKay
Lighting Designer Victor Kalka
Sound Designer Patrick Howard
Vision Designer Verica Nikolic
Stage Management Sabrina Whateley, Rosane McNamara, Bora Celebi, Marc Monnet-Demarbre
Photo credit: Bob Seary
CAST
William Badger, Julia Boyd, Alex Bryant-Smith, Adriana Carlino, Finn Couzner, Georgia Da Silva, Jad Deeb, Megan Elizabeth Kennedy, Tom Massey, Jonathon Nicola, Elena Pavli, Thomas Roberts, Emma Worrall
DATES/TIMES
Thu – Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm
Final performance Sat 5 Sep 2pm
TICKETS
Full $45
Concessions, Groups (6+) $40
New Theatre Members $30
Thrifty Thursdays $30
Preview $25
(booking fees apply)
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