Grain in the Blood
Written by Rob Drummond
“sharp no-nonsense direction from Victor Kalka, not a moment is wasted. [...] Kalka’s setting and general direction is quite splendid.”
A folk-gothic thriller
Isaac, a prisoner released on compassionate furlough, returns to his home in a remote farming community – a place steeped in folklore and superstition. He is there for his daughter, Autumn’s twelfth birthday, and unless a kidney donor can be found, it will be her last. As the Harvest Moon rises, Isaac must make a terrible choice that could offer redemption for a crime that robbed Autumn of a mother and father. One way or another, blood will flow and a sacrifice must be made.
The Australian premiere of Rob Drummond’s folk-noir thriller dares the audience to answer the question “what would you do to save the person you love?” - and do the ends ever justify the means?
written by Rob Drummond
directed and designed by Victor Kalka
with Kim Clifton, Nick Curnow, Genevieve Muratore, Siobhan Lawless, Ciarán O’Riordan
costume designer Lily Mateljan
lighting designer Jasmin Borsovszky
sound designer Madeleine Picard
stage manager Maya Soni
assistant stage manager Sasha Byk-Giroux
produced by Virginia Plain Theatre
photography Clare Hawley
23 February - 9 March
KXT on Broadway
“This brilliant production asks us to think about sacrifice, its nature, its value. And in a most aesthetically provocative manner, it does this through sacrifice – the ancient type. By initially sacrificing full disclosure, by asking us to go without answers, magic happens on stage”
