The Spare Room

Published by: Kabuku PR | 6-May-2025
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
 The Spare Room
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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.

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