Four Places

Outhouse Theatre Company was formed in New York City by Australian actors Jeremy Waters and Nick Stevenson and now they present American playwright Joel Drake Johnson’s Four Places.

Have you ever been to a family event and suddenly everything starts to deteriorate?

“It’s a very funny play but dealing with really big themes in a really restrained and delicate way,” says Jeremy Waters, “it looks at emotional bonds that bind a family and it shows what can repair and damage those emotional bonds.”

Johnson’s darkly funny play introduces local audiences to American writing and audience members deserve the chance to see high quality work from acclaimed international playwrights.

“I wanted to find the right sort of play outside of the more mainstream theatre avenues that would showcase a really great American playwright,” says Waters.

With three US premieres of Australian plays now under their belt, Outhouse returns home for this, their inaugural Australian production. 

Under the direction of Bad Boy Bubby’s Nicholas Hope and starring some of Sydney’s highest calibre actors, Four Places is a highly acclaimed, award-winning work from one of America’s most compelling playwrights. (CT)

Jul 29-Aug 10, The Tap Gallery, 278 Palmer St, Darlinghurst, $20-$30, outhousetheatre.org

BY CIARAN TOBIN