28 November - 14 December
New Ghosts Theatre Company presents
BORN ON A THURSDAY
Written by Jack Kearney
Directed by Lucy Clements
A WORLD PREMIERE
“We’re not the bad things that happen to us. We are - in spite of those things. And sometimes because of them.”
After years abroad, April returns to her family home in Western Sydney to a brother irrevocably changed and a mother unyieldingly the same. What begins as a strained homecoming slowly unravels into a desperate reckoning with memory, guilt, and the crippling weight of things left unsaid.
Set across four seasons, Born on a Thursday is a searing new Australian play about the ache of family ties, the long shadow of trauma, and the strange, persistent shape of unconditional love. It’s a nod to the toughness and beauty of an ordinary life; to rugby league and kidney beans and the rareness of a well-fitting pair of jeans; to both the power and limitation of learning to get on with things.
Delivered through characters that will stay with you long after you leave the theatre, this is a story about coming home - not in triumph, but with trembling hands.
Cast and Creative Team
Producing Company: New Ghosts Theatre Company
Writer: Jack Kearney
Director: Lucy Clements
Producer: Emma Wright
Set Designer: Soham Apte
Costume Designer: Rita Naidu
Sound Designer: Sam Cheng
Lighting Designer: Veronique Benett
Movement Director: Shannon Burns
Dramaturg: Mary Rachel Brown
Production Manager: Izzy Morrissey
Stage Manager: Oscar Ali
Set Builder: Angus Nott
Assistant Directors: Bella Ness & Jasper Reucassel
Assistant Producer: Izzy Williams
Assistant Production Manager: Megan Heferen
Assistant Stage Managers: Sasha Byk Giroux & Justin Li
Cast (of 5): Deborah Galanos, James Lugton, Owen Hasluck, Sharon Millerchip, Sofia Nolan
This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.
Dates + Ticketing
Season: 28/11 - 14/12 (previews 28/11 & 29/11, opening night [invitation only] 30/11)
Times: Tues-Fri 7pm, Sat 1.30pm & 7pm, Sun 5pm
Ticket Prices:
Previews: $29.70 + booking fee
Cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee
Adult: $49.50-82.50 + booking fee
Concession: $38.50-60.50 + booking fee
ThursDATE Night: 20% off when booking 2 or more tickets to a Thursday performance
+ BORN ON A THURSDAY is offering an allocation of complimentary tickets to First Nations peoples. Please contact Virginia at boxoffice@oldfitztheatre.com.au to claim.
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
Content Warnings: Self-harm, suicide, and suicidal ideation, domestic violence, traumatic brain injury, stage blood, coarse language, discussion of race, loud / sudden noises and flashing lights
Note: ticketing for Mainstage productions at the Old Fitz Theatre operate on a Dynamic Pricing model. This system means prices increase in line with audience demand (determined by capacity targets), and ensures we are able to provide cheaper tickets for a period whilst also making sure artists - who are often contracted on a profit share basis - get paid. In the interest of full transparency, the structure of the model can be viewed in full on our Welcome page. Concession tickets will never exceed $60.50, and previews and Cheap Tuesday’s will be capped at $38.50 and will not scale.
