WHITE ELEPHANTS

A small town station bears witness to a series of life changing interactions over 80 years.

1927: A young couple must contend with a decision that threatens the life that they know.

1967:  Two strangers meet and strike up an unlikely friendship over a game of cards.

2007:  A conversation between two locals demonstrates the risks of miscommunication.

Using Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Hills Like White Elephants’ as a starting point, White Elephants’ is a new work both comic and melancholic. Musing on life in transit, fleeting interactions, and our capacity for love without duty, it explores how communication shapes our lives and impacts our choices.

Featuring an outstanding cast of performers, White Elephants combines drama and original live music to convey the tensions of small town life from the same station platform.

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Written by Fergus Head

Directed by Fergus Head & Michael Zwiauer

Performed by Will Peppercorn, Eleanor Cross, Paul Graham, Michael Hajiantonis, Sandy Foster and Chiara Lari

Music by Tom Goddard and others to be announced…

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Running time: Approx 60 minutes

Ages Guidance: Ages 14 and above

Contains references to suicide and abortion.

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