CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION

About the show

Rebecca Gibney (Packed to the Rafters) and Cameron Daddo (Once at Darlinghurst Theatre) make their Sydney Theatre Company debuts in this humorous and heartbreaking mosaic of daily life. With a knockout ensemble cast also featuring Ahunim Abebe, Nicholas Brown (Long Forgotten Dream, Still Point Turning) and Jessie Lawrence, Circle Mirror Transformation is a masterpiece of simple beauty and relatability by one of America’s most respected playwrights: Pulitzer Prize-winner, Annie Baker. In a modest, small-town community hall, five people – mostly strangers – come together to take part in an amateur acting class. The class is run by Marty (Gibney), a well-meaning, passionate and provocative teacher who leads the group in a series of drama games. She intends to get them in touch with their inner selves and let their imaginations run free. But as the exercises build in intensity and their lives become further intertwined, real-life drama begins to seep into the curriculum.