The Spare Room
From the novel by Helen Garner. Adapted and Directed by Eamon Flack
Venue: Belvoir St Theatre
Address: 25 Belvoir St Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 7 June – 13 July 2025
Time: Tuesday 6:30PM, Wednesday 6:30PM. Thursday 1PM & 7:30PM, Friday 7:30PM, Saturday 2PM & 7:30PM, Sunday 5PM
Ticket: $41-$97
Buy / Ticket: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/the-spare-room/
EMail: mail@belvoir.com.au
Call: (02) 9699 3444
Address: 25 Belvoir St Surry Hills NSW 2010
Date: 7 June – 13 July 2025
Time: Tuesday 6:30PM, Wednesday 6:30PM. Thursday 1PM & 7:30PM, Friday 7:30PM, Saturday 2PM & 7:30PM, Sunday 5PM
Ticket: $41-$97
Buy / Ticket: https://belvoir.com.au/productions/the-spare-room/
EMail: mail@belvoir.com.au
Call: (02) 9699 3444
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Belvoir presents a gripping adaptation of Australian literary icon Helen Garner’s award-winning novel The Spare Room, starring Aussie screen legend Judy Davis in her first on-stage role in almost 15 years.
Directed and adapted by Eamon Flack, Belvoir’s artistic director, and featuring Elizabeth Alexander (Netflix’s Clickbait, STC’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf), alongside the three-time Emmy Award-winner, The Spare Room is an emotionally nuanced depiction of two old friends confronting the burden of illness, inspired by Garner’s own experiences caring for a friend with cancer.
When Helen’s old friend, Nicola, comes to town for treatment, it only makes sense she should stay in the spare room. Nicola has put her faith in a shady alternative cancer clinic, and Helen is determined to be her brilliant friend and carer no matter what. But as the sleepless nights rack up, a short stay in the spare room becomes a loving, maddening battle for life.
From frustration and rage to love and honesty, this tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre is not to be missed.
Directed and adapted by Eamon Flack, Belvoir’s artistic director, and featuring Elizabeth Alexander (Netflix’s Clickbait, STC’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf), alongside the three-time Emmy Award-winner, The Spare Room is an emotionally nuanced depiction of two old friends confronting the burden of illness, inspired by Garner’s own experiences caring for a friend with cancer.
When Helen’s old friend, Nicola, comes to town for treatment, it only makes sense she should stay in the spare room. Nicola has put her faith in a shady alternative cancer clinic, and Helen is determined to be her brilliant friend and carer no matter what. But as the sleepless nights rack up, a short stay in the spare room becomes a loving, maddening battle for life.
From frustration and rage to love and honesty, this tour-de-force of modern Australian theatre is not to be missed.