The Call
by Patricia Cornelius
1 May - 6 June 2009
"There's nothing in her eyes. Nothing... Been nowhere. Seen nothing."
Gary stares into the eyes of a chook. After laying twenty thousand eggs and spending an entire life inside a tiny cage, she’s facing the chop.
Gary has had a confined life too – most of it spent looking for girls, stealing cars and wagging school. Now it’s become a succession of dull, dirty and dangerous jobs.
Then he meets Denise, who is full of life and wants to live it to the hilt. They fall in love, and when she becomes pregnant, Gary believes his life will now be great. But it’s not.
Gary yearns for something else. He doesn’t know what exactly, but it’s something that can make sense of life for him – give it meaning. He hears the call. One that roars inside him. A call of the wild, a call to arms, a call to prayer, a call of adventure…
Funny, disturbing and bittersweet, The Call is an enthralling drama about a young man looking to escape a suburban life.
“A powerful piece of Australian theatre…The Call brilliantly explores what life is like in small country towns across rural Australia.” Australian Stage
