The Danger Age

“Mulvany’s play bursts from the stage: rollicking, furious, explosive and untrammeled” The Australian

“Enlightening and enlivening, The Danger Age makes for engrossing entertainment.”
Time Off Magazine”

An absurd chain of events is set in motion when a ten-year-old boy named (coincidentally) John Curtin gets caught in international political intrigue. After he accidentally receives a call from President Roosevelt intended for his Prime Ministerial namesake, the chronically asthmatic Curtin must attempt to save his hometown of Kalbarri from a potential disaster that would split his world in two. Enlisting a small army including a foul-mouthed sock puppet, a Nyoongar girl named Albert Namitjira and a Japanese doctor, young Curtin’s adventures make for an absurdly comic, wickedly inventive and visually rich exploration of our country’s past.

From celebrated WA playwright Kate Mulvany (The Seed), and with acclaimed director Sally Richardson at the helm, this production promises to be a visually dynamic and hugely funny play. Leading a stellar cast, we are also delighted to welcome back to WA, actors Gibson Nolte and Hayley McElhinney (Sydney Theatre Company’s War of the Roses).