Meet Vivian Bearing; she’s 50, in the prime of her life, highly respected and at the height of a stellar career.
She’s a fiercely rational academic with a passion for poetry. And she’s found out she has just weeks to live.
Wherever we might be on our own road, Vivian asks us: “What truly matters when the end of that road comes into view?”
‘Wit’ isn’t a play about death, it’s a play about life. All of life, and everything that makes us who we are. As Vivian comes to terms with who she is; mind, body and soul, we’re left to ponder – can we conquer death, or at least our fear of it, by the way we live our lives?
By Margaret Edson and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, ‘Wit’ is the fourth production from Clock and Spiel Productions. Catch it at the Seymour Centre, October 17-26. Bookings: seymourcentre.com or call 9351 7940.
End of road discovery to inspire
AN award-winning play that fathoms what matters at the end of life, ‘Wit’ is set to debut next month starring Earlwood’s Matthew Abotomey and Newtown’s Nyssa Hamilton.