CRIMES OF THE HEART

by arrangement with Origin Theatrical

by Beth Henley

directed by James Antonas

4 SEP - 19 SEP 2026

Weeknights and Saturdays at 8:00 pm

Sundays and first two Saturdays at 2:00 pm

About the play

- Laughter laced with heartache in the Deep South -

In Hazlehurst, Mississippi, the three eccentric Magrath sisters reunite under one roof: Babe has just shot her husband, Meg's fled Hollywood, and Lenny is celebrating her birthday with a cookie. What follows is a darkly funny and deeply human story of shared trauma, fierce love, and awkward healing.

Beth Henley's Crimes of the Heart premiered in 1979 and quickly became a classic of American theatre, winning the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Blending Southern Gothic humour with aching vulnerability, this bittersweet comedy has delighted audiences for over four decades.

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Director	James Antonas
Production Coordination	Tim Scott

WORKING BEES: Sat 22 Aug & Sat 29 Aug; 10am-4pm

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