

August: Osage County
Past Show - Season 2025
27 Feb - 16 Mar
Heath Ledger Theatre
This darkly comedic study of a family in meltdown is an unflinchingly honest and captivating look at addiction, personal failure, and the complex relationships we have with those closest to us.
August: Osage County
Presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company & Belvoir St Theatre
ONE OF THE MONUMENTAL PLAYS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 2007. In the scorching heat of summer, the Weston family has come together following the disappearance of their alcoholic patriarch, Beverly, a world-class poet.
While his wife, Violet, spirals into opiate addiction, the three daughters dutifully return to their childhood home with their spouses, children and unfinished business trailing behind. For the first time in years, the family is together... almost.
As the temperature soars, so do the familial tensions, boiling over in vicious point-scoring and score-settling to sensationally entertaining effect.
This darkly comedic study of a family in meltdown is an unflinchingly honest and captivating look at addiction, personal failure, and the complex relationships we have with those closest to us. August: Osage County is a brilliant example of the best of contemporary American drama, and a theatrical juggernaut of epic proportions.
PREVIEW PERFORMANCES
- A Reserve
- $75.00 Adult
- $70.00 Concession
- $40.00 Student
- B Reserve
- $65.00 Adult
- $60.00 Concession
- $40.00 Student
- C Reserve
- $35.00 Adult
SAVER PERFORMANCES (Tue/Wed evenings & Wed/Sat Matinees)
- Premium
- $100.00 - $119.00 Adult
- A Reserve
- $90.00 - $109.00 Adult
- $80.00 - $99.00 Concession
- $45.00 Student
- B Reserve
- $79.00 - $99.00 Adult
- $69.00 - $89.00 Concession
- $45.00 Student
- C Reserve
- $35.00 Adult
STANDARD PERFORMANCES (Thu/Fri/Sat evenings & Sundays)
- Premium
- $119.00 - $139.00 Adult
- A Reserve
- $99.00 - $119.00 Adult
- $90.00 - $109.00 Concession
- $45.00 - $50.00 Student
- B Reserve
- $85.00 - $105.00 Adult
- $75.00 - $95.00 Concession
- $45.00 - $50.00 Student
- C Reserve
- $35.00 Adult
$30 UNDER 30
- If you are between 17 and 30 years old, you can enjoy great theatre at great value with $30 tickets on B and C Reserve seats, subject to availability. Limit 2 $30 tickets per order.
CONNECTIX
- Connectix tickets are for people who face social barriers to attending the theatre or who are experiencing economic hardship, especially those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or culturally and/or linguistically diverse. To book $25 Connectix tickets, use the code CONNECTIX when selecting your seats. This offer is only applicable on A, B & C Reserve seats with a limit of 2 tickets per transaction, and 10 tickets per performance.
PRICING & FEE INFORMATION
- For group bookings phone (08) 6212 9300 or email learn@blackswantheatre.com.au - special discount pricing for schools with an ICSEA ranking of < 1000 and /or < 300 students.
- Demand-based pricing may see prices increase or decrease at any time and occur without notice. Such alterations do not entitle you to a refund or adjustment for ticket purchases prior to the revised pricing.
Dates
27 Feb - 16 Mar
Venue
Heath Ledger Theatre
Pricing
Tickets between $30.00 - $139.00
Duration
3 hours 45 minutes (including two intervals)
Content Warning
Coarse language, mature themes, sexual references, drug and alcohol addiction, and violence. This production also includes the use of herbal cigarettes.
For additional content warnings, please click here.
Wheelchair accessible venue
Use the calendar below to view the dates of accessibility services available for this production. Further access information and seat guides can be found via the Accessibility Page.
Media
Artists

Caroline Brazier
Cast

Bee Cruse
Cast

Geoff Kelso
Cast

Bert LaBonté
Cast

Amy Mathews
Cast

Hayley McElhinney
Cast

Ben Mortley
Cast

Rohan Nichol
Cast

Will O’Mahony
Cast

Pamela Rabe
Cast

Anna Samson
Cast

Greg Stone
Cast

Esther Williams
Cast

Gibson Nolte
Understudy

Tracy Letts
Writer

Eamon Flack
Director

Bob Cousins
Set Designer

Morgan Moroney
Lighting Designer

Rachael Dease
Composer & Sound Designer

Ella Butler
Costume Designer

Guy Simon
Assistant Director

Margaret Thanos
Assistant Director

Laura Farrell
Vocal Coach

Nigel Poulton
Fight & Movement Director

Katy Malacari
Stage Manager

Hayley Neil
Assistant Stage Manager

Hayley Murphy
Assistant Stage Manager

Bec Dilley
Transfer Assistant Stage Manager
Program
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