'Family Values' by David Williamson opens at Queensland Theatre
Family Values by David Williamson is now playing at Queensland Theatre until 25th February.
Roger is turning 70. No gifts and no fuss. Quality family time. That’s all he wants from his wife Sue and their three children. Maybe some balloons. It is a party after all.
But Emily, Lisa and Michael have other ideas. Lisa is on a mission to save Saba, a detention centre escapee. All they need are the keys to dad’s holiday home and they’ll be on their way. Michael has found religion and is now following God’s plan. Emily's marriage has fallen apart with new love found in Noeline, a Border Force boat Commander. A simple family birthday get-together, right?
It’s like your worst family Christmas lunch where deeply held beliefs are pulled apart and long-held resentments resurface. Crackling dialogue, perceptive insight and fierce humour that skewers hypocrisy.
Family Values is a thought-provoking play asking its audience to question their own family values and consider that perhaps changing the world begins at our own dinner table.
- ArtsHub
David Williamson's Family Values is great conversation starter
Elsewhere, David’s play A Conversation will be presented in Japan by The Haiyuza Studio from 10th - 24th February 2023..
