TRUCK DRIVER : Soft Tread
“Brutal, tender, and devastatingly funny.”
Part comedy, part meditation on a changing Australia, TRUCK DRIVER is the latest genre-defying work from Jonny Hawkins and Nell Ranney fresh from its world premiere at the Sydney Opera House. Across one epic haul from cattle country to Uluru, the audience rides shotgun as Bev, expertly played by Hawkins, swings between rage and revelation, dirty jokes and devastating confessions. Belt up and strap in. And please, keep an eye out for roos.
TRUCK DRIVER is a solo theatrical experience that interrogates Australian masculinity with brutal honesty and unexpected grace. It's a play about isolation and connection, about the violence men inherit and the tenderness they bury, about what it means to keep driving when you're not sure there's anywhere left to go.
Strap in. It's going to be a bumpy ride because the road doesn't care who you are. It just keeps rolling.
DURATION
85 mins
SENSORY & CONTENT WARNING
Please be aware that this show contains adult themes, drug references, sexual references and coarse language.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Playhouse has wheelchair access to the foyer and auditorium via the lift on Hunter Street. Wheelchair accessibly seating is available in selected rows only. Accessible toilets are located at the foyer level.
ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Written & performed by Jonny Hawkins.
Conceived by Jonny Hawkins and Nell Ranney.
Director: Nell Ranney, Set & Costume Designer: Isabel Hudson, Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper, Composer and Sound Designer: Steve Toulmin, Producer: Jo Dyer, Photographer: Joy M Lai.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TRUCK DRIVER was commissioned by Sydney Opera House and was assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
The project was developed with the proud support of the House of Oz and the NSW Government.
TRUCK DRIVER is a solo theatrical experience that interrogates Australian masculinity with brutal honesty and unexpected grace. It's a play about isolation and connection, about the violence men inherit and the tenderness they bury, about what it means to keep driving when you're not sure there's anywhere left to go.
Strap in. It's going to be a bumpy ride because the road doesn't care who you are. It just keeps rolling.
DURATION
85 mins
SENSORY & CONTENT WARNING
Please be aware that this show contains adult themes, drug references, sexual references and coarse language.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Playhouse has wheelchair access to the foyer and auditorium via the lift on Hunter Street. Wheelchair accessibly seating is available in selected rows only. Accessible toilets are located at the foyer level.
ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Written & performed by Jonny Hawkins.
Conceived by Jonny Hawkins and Nell Ranney.
Director: Nell Ranney, Set & Costume Designer: Isabel Hudson, Lighting Designer: Nick Schlieper, Composer and Sound Designer: Steve Toulmin, Producer: Jo Dyer, Photographer: Joy M Lai.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TRUCK DRIVER was commissioned by Sydney Opera House and was assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.
The project was developed with the proud support of the House of Oz and the NSW Government.
