Sarah Enright

Three lives orbit each other, each on the brink of chaos in the serendipitous pursuit of rapture. Darlinghurst Theatre Company's Broken is akin to theatre heroin; powerful in its purest form capable of transfixing in some moments and transporting in others whilst maintaining a reverent potency in word and sound. Playwright Mary Anne Butler and Director Shannon Murphy didn't cook this in a bathtub, it is effective and razor-sharp. An intertwining, drain-circling tale of a car accident romance and domestic collapse in dustbowl Australia, every element from cast to homespun sound effects brought a sense of ambient pregnancy. Broken is very much a gem that too rushed a judgement will cost the flawless experience of it.

Broken by Mary Anne Butler is the first drama to win one of the most prestigious and sought after awards in Australia, the Victorian Premier's Award for literature.

Broken by Mary Anne Butler is the first drama to win one of the most prestigious and sought after awards in Australia, the Victorian Premier's Award for literature.

Broken by Mary Anne Butler is the first drama to win one of the most prestigious and sought after awards in Australia, the Victorian Premier's Award for literature.