Acts on Avenue presents their Inaugural Production of ‘Away’ written by Michael Gow.

It’s Christmas 1967 and time to re-enact the rituals of the summer holiday.

Three Australian families, each from different social classes, embark on their own holiday, attempting to escape their underlying personal issues.

Immigrants Harry and Vic love their adopted country but are constantly faced with their son, Tom’s, terminal illness, while Jim and Gwen fret over their daughter Meg’s blossoming independence and her friendship with the socially unsuitable Tom, and Roy is unable to console a grief–stricken Coral over the death of their only son during the Vietnam war. Although each family is completely dissimilar, the theme of love remains.

One of the great Australian classics, ‘Away’ deals with family interactions, personal loss & grief, hope & unattainable dreams, status and a better understanding of our place in a world of possibilities.