An Intervention
A Play by Mike Bartlett
23rd June – 4th July
“You’ve become a bit of a pr*ck, haven’t you?”
Ever lost a best friend to their new partner? Or alcohol? Or a political cause? Ever woken up one day to find you don’t even recognise the person they’ve become? Did you let them go, or did you fight tooth and nail to keep them in your life?
An Intervention, by the multi-award-winning Mike Bartlett (SNOWFLAKE, King Charles III), is the story of a friendship pushed to its limits as values diverge. When one friend doesn’t turn up to the protest, the other begins to question everything she thought she knew about him, and before long they discover that their worldviews may be irreconcilable.
“You should have a pint of something deadly like absinthe or meth.”
“I’d prefer port.”
Bartlett’s writing is razor-sharp, playful, surprising, and full of comic intelligence. A two-hander, with a pace and wit reminiscent of Morecombe and Wise, An Intervention is in the safe hands of Sydney comedy duo Brea Macey and Jake Harvey. Directed by theatre veteran Mike Booth, this production by Harvey Family Co. promises an exhilarating night at the theatre.
It’s the kind of theatre that stays with an audience; this play is electrifying.
‘[An Intervention] has Bartlett’s astute wit and extraordinary ability to pinpoint the way maturity can suddenly slip away’
Creative Team
Writer | Mike Bartlett
Director | Mike Booth
Assistant Director | Sarah Ballantyne
Producer | Harvey Family Co.
Cast | Brea Macey
Cast | Jake Harvey
Running Time
80 minutes (no interval)
Performance Times
Tuesday – Friday | 7pm
Saturday | 2pm & 7pm
Sunday | 5pm
Content Warnings
This production contains coarse language, depictions of substance abuse, addiction and attempted suicide, discussions of suicide, political violence and war.
