RIVERRUN Begins 10 March at STC's Wharf 2

One of Ireland's leading theatre-makers, Olwen Fouéré, last seen at Sydney Theatre Company in the 2011 Abbey Theatre highlight Terminus, returns with her own scorching show that has earned excellent reviews in London, Edinburgh and New York. riverrun is at STC's Wharf 2 from 10 March to 11 April, preceded by performances at the Adelaide Festival of Arts.

In riverrun, Fouéré brings to theatrical life the final sequence of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake, charting the progress of the River Liffey. Fouéré's unique approach is to find the voice and dance of Joyce's words in a mesmeric performance fusing vocals, sound design and lighting.

The Scotsman's five-star review records that "for an astonishing 65 minutes, she holds the audience enthralled, as she leads us through Joyce's glimmering vision of the life of the city as it wakes to another day, of its aspirations and follies and political posturings, then deeper and deeper into the rushing water and into something like a female life-story...". London's Daily Telegraph simply claims: "Fouéré's bold, funny and eloquent drama might just be life-changing."

riverrun follows previous international offerings at STC from major international theatres and artists including One Man, Two Guvnors (London's National Theatre), Terminus (Dublin's Abbey Theatre), August: Osage County (Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre) and Midsummer (Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre).

Performer & Director: Olwen Fouéré. Co-Director: Kellie Hughes. Lighting Designer: Stephen Dodd. Sound Designer & Composer: Alma Kelliher. Costume Designer: Monica Frawley.

Box Office: 02 9250 1777. sydneytheatre.com.au Tickets: $40 - $55

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