Typhoon (Preview)

Three women. One household. A storm that changes everything.

Lara is an Australian mining executive building an expat life in Hong Kong, and failing to reach the adopted teenage daughter she loves. When Filipino domestic worker Angela joins their household, she becomes both a challenge to the pair and the key to Misha finally understanding where she comes from. As a devastating typhoon tears through Angela’s home in the Philippines, the quiet imbalances of power, care and belonging between the three women are brought into sharp focus.

Developed during OzAsia and through an intercultural creative process with the Philippines Educational Theater Association (PETA), Typhoon is an intimate new Australian play about labour, migration and the bonds that form across borders, told by a company of three extraordinary women.

Running time 80 minutes, no interval.

Written by Matt Hawkins
Directed by Valerie Berry
Starring Astrid Pill, Jelena Nicdao and Jennifer Trijo
Music, sound design and imagery by Datu Arellano

Presented by South Australian Playwrights Theatre, in partnership with Nexus Arts and co-producer PETA.

Supported by Creative Australia and CreateSA. Presented in partnership with Nexus Arts, and with co-producer PETA, the Philippines Educational Theater Association.