La Boite Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Matrix Theatre’s The Wishing Well by Helen Howard and Michael Futcher.

Londoner Edith Middleton arrives in Sydney in the grip of the Depression and watches her last penny roll down the drain. As her life pitches into abject poverty, she bears an illegitimate child on a sweatshop floor, a gifted boy who drags his reluctant mother through the hole in his heart to discover love that is at once fragile and cruel. Building a shell to shut out love and drinking to dull the pain of her loneliness, Edith flees to Melbourne and becomes the toast of a city in the midst of cultural upheaval as the radiant queen of one of the first truly European-style restaurants in Australia. 

La Boite Theatre Company, The Roundhouse Theatre, Creative Industries Precinct, 6-8 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove. Previews Sept 1 and 2, Season Sept 3 to 20, Tues and Wed 6.30pm, Thurs to Sat 8pm, Matinees 11am Wed preview, 11am Tues and 2pm on the last Sat of season. Tickets:  $19 to $44, or $60 for Opening night function. Bookings: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone (07) 3007 8600.  More information: www.myspace.com/laboitetheatrecompany