Seymour Centre and White Box Theatre will present the Australian premiere of Adam Bock’s  new play, BEFORE THE MEETING from 19th May to 11th June at Seymour Centre.

Every day in an old church basement, Gail and the regular members of her early morning group  set up for their meeting in the exact same way: Nicole makes the coffee, Gail arranges the  chairs, and Ron complains.

Together, the little group is forging a path towards sobriety and wellbeing – but when Gail’s  estranged granddaughter reopens old wounds, Gail knows it will take more than coffee, chairs,  and companionship to keep her life from falling apart.

Praised by The New York Times for its expert, high-octane naturalism, BEFORE THE MEETING is an examination of the cost of addiction and the effort it takes to stay clean, taking audiences on a rollercoaster ride of painful personal history, of grief, love, recovery and the  mantras of AA. 

A sensation at the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival, where many great plays start life, and awarded an Edgerton Foundation new play prize in 2019, follows on from the success of recent productions Ulster American and Heroes of the Fourth Turning.

BEFORE THE MEETING 

DATES: Thursday 19th May – Saturday 11th June

TIMES: Tuesday – Saturday at 7:30pm

LOCATION: Seymour Centre, Corner City Rd and Cleveland St, Chippendale

BOOKINGS: https://www.seymourcentre.com/event/before-the-meeting-2022 or (02) 9061  5344

TICKETS: Preview $33 / Full $49 / Concession, Student $35 / Senior, Group 8+ $39 / Under 35  $33

WRITER Adam Bock DIRECTOR Kim Hardwick PRODUCER White Box Theatre PRODUCTION  DESIGNER Martin Kinnane COMPOSER Chrysoulla Markoulli ACCENT COACH Linda Nicholls Gidley CAST Alex Malone, Tim McGarry, Jane Phegan, Ariadne Sgouros and Tim Walker