NEVER CLOSER
Downstairs Belvoir, 2022
Essential Workers and 25A
Set against the backdrop of The Troubles, this multi-award nominated new play (Griffin, Rodney Seaborn & Theatre503 International Playwriting, Shane and Cathryn Brennan Prize) is a tender exploration of love, forgiveness, home, and whether we choose to stay or go.
Writer Grace Chapple
Director Hannah Goodwin
Set Designer Grace Deacon
Sound Designer and Composer Alyx Dennison
Lighting Designer Phoebe Pilcher
Costume Designer Keerthi Subramanyam
Dialect Coach Laura Farrell
Intimacy and Fight Director Nigel Poulton
Producer Zoë Hollyoak
Stage Manager Darcy Catto Pitkin
Cast Emma Diaz, Raj Labade, Mabel Li, Phil Lynch, Ariadne Sgouros, Adam Sollis
Production Photography by Phil Erbacher
An outstanding piece of theatre, Never Closer is a lay down misere for a full house
Sydney Arts Guide
A truly remarkable play that will make its mark and stay with you long after the lights go up
★★★★★
The AU Review
one night in the theatre I will gladly attend again and again
★★★★1/2
Theatre Thoughts
tender and hilarious both at once
★★★★
Suzy Goes See
every little piece of dialogue, suggestion, gesture and that which remains unsaid – everything is loaded
★★★★
ArtsHub
I ran out of breath at the intensity with which this story is brought to life and had to gasp for air… a good team makes good art, but this little adage doesn’t even begin to cover it
Kaleidoscope Arts
Each of these actors is a powerhouse on their own, put together their chemistry is electrifying
Theatre Enthusiast