Packer & Sons
16 November - 22 December 2019
Upstairs Theatre
2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
By Tommy Murphy Director Eamon Flack
About
Tommy writes real life like no one else – robust and brilliant, complex dramatic portraits, a pitch-perfect sense of the public interest in the private life. In other words, no one is better suited to write about the Packer line. This is about power in Sydney, and fathers and sons across generations, and the childhood traumas that drive us forward.
From humble beginnings, the myth of the Packer dynasty grows in step with their increasing influence, as each son feels the weight of time, of power. Newspapers, magazines, broadcast TV – what are they? How does each generation keep the empire one step ahead of the technological race, declare himself free of the shadow of his father and build a lasting legacy.
A deeply researched, muscular work, Packer & Sons puts on stage the men who have loomed large over Sydney for nearly a century, following the transitions of power from father to son over three generations.
Supported by Australian Writers’ Guild’s David Williamson Prize, The Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, and the Walking Up the Hill Foundation.
Cast
Team
Set and Costume Designer Romanie Harper
Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper
Composer Alan John
Sound Designer David Bergman & Steve Francis
Movement and Fight Director Nigel Poulton
Assistant Director Hannah Goodwin
Stage Manager Luke McGettigan
Assistant Stage Manager Jen Parsonage
Performance Times
16 November – 22 December 2019
Tuesday 6.30pm
Wednesday 6.30pm
Thursday 1pm & 7.30pm
Friday 7.30pm
Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm
Sunday 5pm
Previews
7.30pm, 16 November
6.30pm, 17 November
7.30pm, 19 November
Opening Night (invitation only)
7.30pm, 20 November
Post-show Q&A
26 November, directly following the performance
Thursday Matinee
1pm, 28 November
1pm, 12 & 19 December
Unwaged Performance
1pm, 5 December
Belvoir Briefing
6,30pm, 7 November
Running Time
2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
Prices
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| Weekday + Sat Mat | Weekend Evenings | Weekday Matinee | Weekday + Sat Mat | Weekend Evenings | Weekday Matinee | |
| Full Price (adult)^ | $80 – $92 | $85 – $97 | $70 – $82 | $75 – $87 | $80 – $92 | $65 – $77 |
| Mates Rates (Adult) | $70 – $82 | $75 – $87 | $60 – $72 | $70 – $82 | $75 – $87 | $60 – $72 |
| Senior* | $70 – $80 | $75 – $85 | $60 – $70 | $65 – $75 | $70 – $80 | $55 – $65 |
| Concession† | $60 – $70 | $65 – $75 | $50 – $60 | $55 – $65 | $60 – $70 | $45 – $55 |
| 30-Down# | $58 – $68 | $48 – $58 | $53 – $63 | $43 – $53 | ||
| Previews | $54 | $54 | $49 | $49 | ||
| Student Saver# | $45 – $55 | $35 – $45 | $40 – $50 | $30 – $60 | ||
Image Gallery
Rehearsal images by Brett Boardman
Sponsors
Running Time and Content Warnings
Running Time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval).
Content warnings will also be uploaded to each production page as they are advised.
Should you wish to speak to speak to a member of staff regarding running times, content warnings or any other show related queries, our box office can be contacted on 02 9699 3444.
Podcast
Playwright Tommy Murphy, director Eamon Flack, set and costume designer Romanie Harper, and Belvoir’s Head of New Work, Louise Gough discuss the cyclical patriarchal brutality of Packer & Sons; a play which charts the transitions of power in one of Australia’s most powerful families over three generations. Podcast produced for Belvoir by Zoe Ferguson.
